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The Conservative convention at New Westminster concluded its work on Friday by selecting Revelstoke as the next meeting place. The officers elected were as follows: Loader of the Conservative party in British Columbia: Charles Wilson, Q.C.; lion, president of the association', Sir Charles Hibbert, Tupper; president, lion. R. McBride, M.P P.; treasurer, F. S. Barnard ; secretary, C. .T. South. The vacancy in the . vice-presidency for the New Westminster district was filled by the election cf Rnbic L. Reid. Ac the meeting on .Friday there wore 230 delegates present. A motion was made by C. W. Sarel, seconded by Mr. Hudlong, of Vancouver, th it hereafter the prefix of Liberal be - struck from the name of the Liberal- Conservative Association. After a sharp debate the motion was withdrawn'. A resolution was moved urging the establishment of a mint and assay office in the province. It was decided not to ��������� interfere with the votiijg powers of the ' various'^istricts, but* ftr^continue* the present rules governing life same. The date for-the'holding of the next convention was fixed for the second Thursday in October, 1901. A resolution was ��������� pasted, on motion made by President ' Wilson, and seconded by J. A. M<*Kcl- vie, of Vernon, to the effect, that the convention expresses its profound confidence in the vererablo leader of tlie Tory party, Sir Charles Tupper, Bart., and assuring him of tlie hearty and loyal support of the party in British Coin in bin in the approaching contest. A vote of thanks was peeped to Col. Prior, tho retiring president, and to Me.-ars. Lewis" "and Kerr, ������ecrt'.''cr and treasurer respectively1.' -The 'convention then' closed its labor by the singing of tho National Anthem, and by giving three cheers for the Canadian volunteers in the Transvaal. -- Galliher Was'Nominated. Rkvelstoku, Sept. 5.���������At the Liberal convention held here today, W. A. Galliher received the unanimous nomination. Tlie convention "was representative of the entire riding. There was a strong feeling in favor of Hewitt Bostock, the present * member, but he resolutely declined to allow his name to go before the convention. ' The nomination of Galliher did not come as a surprise, as lie was generally regarded as a likely candidate. niNES'AND fllNING. Races' At Victoria. Saturday at the races under the auspices of tlie Capital City Cycling Club tvt Victoria, Frank Cotter won all the professional events; and in the milt; open covered the distance in 2:04 H-it. In the mile open amateur Jesse Edwards, of the Terminal Club, Vancouver, won I incr the first, lieat in 2:32 1-5, with R. Lind- ' say second. The second heat was won by Archie Bell, of the Vancouver Club, who beat JMillhouse and Cooper Harold out in the sprint. The final was won by Millhouse, with Harold second and Bell third. Time .2:14 2-5. The two mile lap race, amateur, brought out a Held of 11. This proved too many to start for safety, for as the second lap was beginning, three of the riders got. ii bad spill. McLain, of Vancouver, one of them, was unconscious for a time. This race, in which the winner of each lap guts five points, and the second, third and fourth, 3, 2 and 1, respectively, with the points doubled on the last lap, was won by Robt. Haddon, 5:714-5, with Cooper Harold second and Jesse Edwards third. Hadden took four firsts and one second, Harold one (list and four seconds, and Edwards three thirds, in this race. Tho quarter mile was a fasi', race with close finishes. Hancock, 'a promising young Victorai rider,-won the first heat in 33 2-5, with Edwards second and Lindsay third. The second heat went to Blackmore, of Vancouver, whose time was a fifth second slower than that'of Hancock'. Harold was a good second, with Haddon third. In the final, Haddon. crossed the line first with Harold fighting hard for the victory, and Edwards a good third. The time *was 32 3-5. W. W. McDonald, with a start of .25 yards, won tlie'two mile handicap with Harold, scratch, second; time 4:50 2-5. Little George Haddon, of this city, gave a clever exhibition of trick riding during the afternoon.���������The Vancouver World. ' The Corintli has a dozen men at work. Tho Emily Edith wants a few good miners. The American Boy is now a regular and heavy shipper. , The Chapleau is putting in a stamp mill on Lemon Creek. The long tunnel of the Queen Bess is over 1,000 feet in length. ' The Legal, on Lemon , creek, is developing into a gold property. A strike of large proportions is repotted at the Sunset, Whitewater. For last month, the Rambler-Cariboo shipped from McUnigan 124^ tons of ore. It is reported that A. Sprort is to be re-appointed Mining Recorder at New Denver. ' P. Hayes is said to have made a very promising strike on his property near the Payne. There arc twelve men at work on the Re<! Vox. Its uVire al\<-ayfi of'a very r Iiifch oiaas." *" .Whitewater shipment".���������Whitewater mine shipped 14>< tons; Peoria, ;i).1. Total 147 tons. On account of the new find of steel galena in the Sovereign mine, the property is looking better. Shipments from' Three Forks, for Augnsl, were: Idaho, 17!) tons; Queen Bess, 152. 'Total 331 tons. The Tamarack, at Ymir, is to commence shipping shortly. There are now over 10,000 ions of ore available. The High Grade group, in Winder- o, owned in part by J. A. Gilker, of Nelson, is considered a very promising property. Sandon ore shipments���������mines and tons���������Payne, 31G; Slocan Star, CO; Last Chance, i61; Ruth, 32. Total, 469 tons this week. The Mountain Con still continues .its excellent showing, but is likely to develop into a property that will take considerable means to handle. Mr. G. W. Hughes has twelve men at work on his property on Paddy's peak. They have a fair quantity of "good ore, nothing phenomenal,' but fair for all that. The Commonwealth group on Crawford Bay has been sold to the Can. Gold Fields Syndicate; of Rossiand, for .$50,- 000. W. S. Drewry, of New Denver, was part'owner. Mr. Gintzbergcr save the English panties who are owners of the Ajax Fraction and have recently bonded the Monitor, near Three Forks, are going to do considerable work on the property this, fall and winter. An important strike is reported from the Toronto claim, one of the Venus group, on Morning mountain. Dr. Doo- little; manager of, the Venus, has had several men working on the property, aud a four foot lead of good looking ore has been uncovered. Mr. Norman, a large owner in the St. Keverne, is in the'city. He says there1 are some men at work on the property; but when asked if there was not a deal on for it, he said he had nothing to say. It may be taken for granted there is a deal under consideiation. Gus Schyler claims to have made a' big strike" on the Ore-Or-No-Go, near Bear Lake. A' trial shipment from the Vulture Group, near Cody, netted .$55.84 per ton after all expenses .were paid. The strike on Galena Fraction consists of from two inches to' one foot of good galena. The owners of the propeity are: J. B; May, one quarter; Frank Wilson, one quarter, and Pat Hayes, one-half. Under the management of Charles E. Hope, of Vancouver, the Emily Edith mine is producing good results. Twenty men have been employed in tho mine during the past two months. Development work is being carried on exclusively. ' ' ; , J. Frank Collom, who bonded the Speculator group some days ago, has tiken a bond on 'another Ten-Mile property, the two-thirds interest in the Gertie R. fraction, situated on the summit just above the Speculator, and owned by John Werely and Dan McPherson, ot New Denver. The bond does not carry, with it any work, but hinges on the acceptability of the Speculator. If the Speculator turns out according to expectations, the Gertie R. will betaken up: Tlie price named for the two-thirds interest is $6,000, the bond maturing one year from date thereof. W. C. Adams holds the remaining interest, having purchased it from Pete Lindquist some weeks ago. Eberts and McBride will continue, while Messrs. Turner, Wells and Prentice will drop out, Mr. Turner taking the position of Agent-General in ,London. The intention is to 'make the government a ��������� purely Conservative one. Mr. Dunsmuir will continue to be Premier, and Mr. Eberts Attorney-General. Hon. ' Mr. McBride will become Provincial Secretary; Mr. Green, of Slocan, Minister of Mines; and Price Ellison, of Vernon, Chief Commissioner of Lands and Works." From Far and Neap. Who the Conservatives will bring out in the coming contest is yet a matter of -mere speculation. 'Nelson lacrosse boys want to tackle the'-Westnriinster-champions. They had better, take-up the Sandon Junior hock- eyists. , _ ��������� ��������� The Inland Board of Trade, of Kamloops, will call a convention on the 27th of September, for the purpose of organizing a Provincial Good Roads Association. It. is expected that members of the different Boards of Trade in Kootenay will attend. The astonishing news is in circulation that Hewett Bostock, M.P., has made an assignment. Up to this moment ho was regarded as a man who could command almost any amount of money. If he ha* failed it is because he was bled to death by his political party. While the despatches which have reached Skagway tell of the destruction I of at least ten larg������ buildings in Atlin by fire, a private telegram received in | Victoria says the fire was not as large as i stated in those messages, the loss being | confined to a number of shacks and smaller buildings. SnAXG-HM, Sept. 4.���������Li Hung Chang, Yung Lu, Hsu Tung and Prince Chang, whom an imperial edict has appointed peace commissioners, constitute a radically anti-foreign commission. Hsu Tung, guardian of the heir apparent, is especially obnoxious. Three of the commissioners are Manchus. The American association, whose membership includes all the business men at Shang-Hai. met today and adopted a protest against the evacuation of Pekin until a final settlement has been reached. The meeting resolved to urge President McKinley to insist upon the appointment of satisfactory commissioners, arid the recognition ofthe emperor as sovereign. ',-'-. PURELY PERSONAL. Sammy Lloyd is back again from Nelson. R. Jalland arrived home from Ender- by on Monday. Miss Anna Funk returned home to Sandon Friday. Mr. Follows is laid up at the Reco with a sore throat. E. P. Bremner, of New Denver, was in the city this week. Mr. Parry, of Nelson, spent a few days hero talking insurance. * ��������� J. G. Main, of ICaslo, paid Sandon a business visit this week. Dr Morrison, dentist'.of Nelson, paid a short visit here this week. Herb Sharp arrived home last Saturday', alter a long visit to tlie south. Mr. and Mrs. Dudley Blackwood, of Nelson, are visiting friends in town. Miss Laura Hammond is visiting her sister, Mrs. Geo. McDonald, at Cody.' Miss English, assistant school teacher, spent Labor day visiting with friends in ICaslo. " Mr. Haines has arrived home from the coast, and is back again in his -place in tlie B. C. bank. Jas. Osbourne and Mr. Henderson, a drugcist of Vancouver, spent a few days here on business. G. O. Buchanan, of Kaslo, was in the ' city Tuesday, on his way to Revelstoke, to attend the Liberal convention. Mcsdames Atherton, Creech and Wil- < liamson went over to NeNon on Monday t3 attend the wedding of Mr. Irvine. '" Mr. C. Culver, who ha1* had charge of ��������� the Star concentrator for a long time, is \ now located at the new Ivanhoe institution. Peter Larsen, the well known railroad contractor, will make a trip to some mining property here, in which he is interested. J. W. Moffatt, who has been looking alter some properties near tlio Wonder- - ful, for months past, took a trip east on Monday. ' "* Westminster Wins' Everything. Political Shuffle. This interesting bit of political gossip is taken from the Vancouver World: , "The report is current in Victoria, and we give it for what it is worth, that the reconstruction of the cabinet, as was agreed upon in the convention held in this city last June by the government and its supporters, will take place jiri mediately. Hon. Messrs. Dunsmuir, ster, 37 The Westminster lacrosse team to the amazement of thousands of British Columbians, took the famous Capital lacrosse team of Ottawa into camp Saturday afternoon, bv a score of 4 goals to 1. It was a desperate battle, and the western boys were badly used up. But, notwithstanding this, again yesterday thev met the Torontos and plaved them a draw game, the score being four goals each. The record of the team since they reached the far east has been simply wonderful. They have played six matches and won them all. In these six matches the great western ceam have been scored against 12 times, while tfiev have scored on their opponents 37 times, trul}'.a remarkable record.. Here it is: Quebec, 0; Westminster, 9. ' . Montreal, 2; Westminster, 5. National, 3; Westminster, 9. Shamrocks, 2; Westminster, 6, Capitals, 1; Westminster, 4. Torontos, 4; Westminster, 4.. Total, eastern teams, 12; Westinin- . Si<S?': I P 1 ���������;-B ���������-.-������������������^ -,'!(:<:* I- '���������'$ $������������������ 'I ii y 1 -WORLD'S IOMI SYSTEM'. IT WAS FIRST DEVELOPED BY FINANCIERS OF CHINA. KanK Notfs Ilscil Tin-re I-'lve Centuries .Ago ���������Tli������s riotvcr.v litici-Ioiu Has Also Clvcu <lvlll/.il'im . **I:iu.v Oilier INuluT Tilings, ,-iimI lhe I'lii-iuv. "He"���������the Chines-e Emperor���������"buys such -a 'quantity of precious things that his treasure is endless;- while the money he pays away costs him nothing at all,. There is the idea of paper money and bank notes as Marco Polo found it at work in China more than 500 years ago, " If any of these pieces of paper," iie wrote, " are" spoiled, the owner carried tbetm to the mint-and by paying ' S per cent on the value, he gets new pieces in exchange." The early Emperor of China must have been a shrewd '.business man, with his_flimsy bank notes and his 3 per cent profit on their flimsiness. But there was the great idea of written promises to pay serving as money, and the world snapped it up. Marco Polo was an Italian, and his l*ook was eagerly read by the bankers oi Italy who adopted the Chinese idea of paper money and written promises SOMETHING QUITE NEW CEYLON QREEN TEA Sams flavor as Japan, only more delicious. in mm- \M7imim WHAT JOHN BULL AND HIS PEOPLE ARE DOING. ' - Itvcoi'd of Ocom-cncci In I lie Lund Tlial Ucl^i^ Sii|>i-(iii<- In ili<. <<)iniii<iclal "World. One year's sweepings of the British Mint yields over ������1000 in gold and silver. A new building slip is to be constructed at Chatham Dockyard at a cost of ������150,000. The lawn at Buckingham Palace is large enough to allow ample ro.om for over 2,000 men,to manoeuvre. ^ Statistics show that the total consumption of paper in the British Isles is as nijUrch as 1,047,000 tons a year, from China sold in the streets of The lowering of the height standard Chinese c;ties , by peddlers. From by the military authorities is believ- China we h*ive inc. paper lentjrns, i ed to havo caused a boom in enlist- The chrysanthemum, the Japanese national flower, came first to us from China. Indeed, -we have always called Ch'na tho Flowery Land because of her matchless garden plants. From thence came coir tiger lily, tha came- liu., and azalea, the gardenia, and probably the jasmine. The goldfish and the silverfish are sunshades and fans, and Americans use the Chinese paper napkin. As to newspapers, the oldest in the world is the Peking Gazette. Some of the -gifts of China have not been popular���������the black death, for instance. Five hundred and fifty years ago tbe bubonic plague,broke out in China and killed 13,000,000 people. Spreading through Asia, it carried off 2-1,000,000 more victims. In Freemason' exactly 32 years. Several of the most distinguished officers now at the front are prominent M"a- sons. Lord Roberts is Past Grand ' "Warden. So is Lord Mothuon'. Lord Kitchener is Past urand Warden and District Grand Master of Egypt and the Soudan. '" Sir Charles "Warren is past District Grand Master of tho Eastern /Archipelago. The Duke of Conna-ught takes as active an interest in Freemasonry as does his eldest brother. In the earliest years of her reign the Queen was accustomed to view her* troops moiunted on a charger~dress**>d in military costume. Two months after her accession, mounted on a grey charger, she wore a trim blue coat and skirt, with a star on her breast, and a round cap with a peak ornamented with a deep gold band, in reviewing for the first time the Household troops at "Windsor. Later on the ��������� ������"f' Queen was dressed in a long habit Tho British Houses of Parliament ^^ ft -utaway jack6t and a large hat ornamented with military plumes. ment of paper money and written ^���������������c 15 a struok Italy and swept to pay, such as notes, bills of exchange ^ ^ populatlon. End checks. They founded a colon in j OTAP���������, pi,0M rT. London, the bankers Irom Lombards, who gave the name to Lombard street, the home of the art of banking. Tho Chinese idea has spread, and has become the very root idea of civilized commerce, the system of credit on which all our wealth is founded. SECRET INTACT FOUR CENTURIES The word china means to us porcelain or translucent pottery, and specimens from tho Chinese Empire have been found in tombs of tho. ancient Egyptians. Chinese porcelain was common in Efaropo for 400 vears beforo a German potter succeeded in finding out the process of making it. This Chinese pottery is scattered all over the world, and everywhere valued ; hut nowhere was the distribution moro curious than in Western Canada. Early in the century a Chinese junk was cast away on tho Pacific Coast of America just south of Vancouver Island, and its cargo of willow-pattern plates fell into the hands of the Hud- , son Bay Company's officers. Still in the remotest trading posts of the fur traders a few fine specimens remain. The Chinese taught us the use of tea nnd 'gunpowder. This last the early- Arab traders used to call "Chinese snow" and "Chinese salt" and brought it to Europe, with the most amazing results. Now this ancient Chinese invention is being used to ���������spread the blessings of our civilization among our Chinese benefactors. Tho Chinese have been wearing silk for 4,- 500' years. Cotton came very early , from China, in the heavy textile which we call nankeen, after the Chinese. SOME FINE GAME BIRDS. To China we owe several game birds ���������the golden pheasant, the silver; the , reeves, the Lady Amherst and tho ring-neck pheasant���������the Cochin China I fowl and other poultry and several' kind's of ducks. . The Chinese' taught us the uso of fish glues and fish gelatines. From the gum of a surqach tree they mado .the beautiful Chinese lacquers for ornamental woodwork. They invented the color vermilion, made of one part . quicksilver to two parts sulphur. Of precious stones, jade is a Chinese product. The Chinese cypress ia one of our garden trees; the Chinese hemp one of the fibers used for ropes and cordage. Of preoious timber they - gave us the camphor wood and the sandal wood, and of sp'ces the cassia and the cinnamon. ' NO ESCAPE FROM IT. The whole of Europe was swept from end to end and 25.000,000 people perished. For years there were hundreds of ships floating about the Mediterranean, with all- their seamen dead, and the decks strewn with their skeletons. One of the greatest Chinese diacov- erieslwas a kind of iron ore which attracts iron���������the magnet. Then they found that a bar of magnetic iron set free always points to the north. That is, the mariner's compass,' without 'which travel at sea would be almost impossible. They were the first people to dig canals, and so find a cheaper way of carrying goods than even our railway. In building, they discovered the greatest of all inventions���������the I arch. In arithmetic the Chinese were first to invent thedecima) sustem���������the, way of counting by tons, which has been adopted by all nations except the English. From very early times Europe was astonished uby the wonderful things which came from the Chinese���������-the silk, tea, spices, tho great ideas and inventions. The search 'for sea 'routes to tap that splendid trade led the Portuguese to round the Cape of Good Hope, and so discover the whole continent of Africa. The English search for .the Northeast Passage to China led to their and ojur great Russian trade, and tho search for' the Northwest Passage led to the exploring of Canada, the fur trade and the twhaling trade. In the search for the Indies and China the whole planet was - opened upto the use of (man. EVAPORATION OF TREES. Somo curious facts concerning trees have been discovered. A. single oak of good size ia said to'lift" 1*23 tons of water during tho months it ia in leaf. This moisture is evaporated and rises to Ifarm. rain clouds. From this estimate of the labor' of a single oa.k we gain some idea of- tha immense force which! the forests exert in equalizing pireventing periods of inundation and ptreveaiting periods of inundation and drought. Municipal electric launches instead of steamboats are now mooted for the Thames. j J.JUU JJ1...UU .u are partly lit by 40,000 electric lamps, a number which is being constantly increased-1 i In tho remote parish of Markby, in Lincolnshire, staids a little thatched church, probably the only one existing in Great Britain. London can boast of more parks and open spaces, than any city in the world, and thoir nu'mbor is being constantly augmented. The average ago of the British soldier now at tho front is nearly two years higher than that of the soldier who fought at Waterloo. A parent, ndamed Jeskins, in an English' town, has, named the triplets which arrived tho other day, Roberts, Buller and Tugela. The latter was a .girl. baby. One hundred and ten thousand copies of the New Testament or of St. John's Gospel have been distributed to the Biitish soldiers at the front.' Tho Archbishop of Canterbury has consented to the grounds of Lambeth Palalce bemg handed over to the London County Council as a public park. Admiral Sir Henry E>npcl, who is amost 92..years. old has left his comfortable chambers in London and undertaken a long voyage to British North Borneo. Princess Beatrice is becoming quite an exjpert hockey player,-and is so devoted to the game that she played nearly every day at Windsor Castlo during the winter. , Some one has calculated that the postmen of London walk, together, something like 48,300 miles per day���������a distance equal to twice, the circumference of the globe. ��������� At the annual meeting of the Hospital for Sick Children, Great Orrnond street, London, it was intimated that the " Punch " fund had reached no less a s*um than ������16,400. Welshmen are proud of Mr. Thomas, \vho from being a . miner in South Wales has risen to the position of being one of tho first scholars and preachers in tho country. The Diuke' of Connaught is to-day, next to the Queen, the most popular member of the Royal Family. His popularity among the soldiers is only ^equalled by that of Lord Roberts. The late Mr. John. Thomas Bedford, was for_ nearly 30 years a leading member of the Loudon Corporation, and to him the community is indebted foi* the preservation of Epping Forest. The young Marquis of Grahame, the future Duke of Montrose, has adopted, the sea as a profession, and has been assisting in the navigation of a trading ship from Australia to .England. The Prince of Wales, pre-eminent as a British Freemason, hats been unanimously elected Most Worshipful Grand Master. The Prince has now. been a THE DRINKHABIT. ii i- Xw.an'X Salt! . Io - !'������������������'" ' ItuM'c. i^lnj. *P.i<.IlI<������ i:tl������l<> AYollU'll. A x>e,nc.il cavi designed to contain (, brandy is iii Uio_ possession of a car-, tain Eastern society lady addicted to diink. The ariicle, sho has four or niore exactly alike, will hold a neat( nip of brandy, so that when my lady goes to ball or theatre sho ,may refresh herself unsuspeciedly. By placing what pielencls tew be the pencil point to hor lips, in half-studious fashion, she ��������� always carries a note, book, being so anxious that her diary- shall he accurate, she may sip the contents of .tlie fountain pencil by pressing the' knob at the bottom. Until lately no one was aware thati brandy-drinking was her greatest drawback. Pe,rhap> a fals.o finger as a spirit flask may tsoiind rather far-fetched. Yet tho daughter of a well-known Washington official, having developed a liking for whisky, turned an artificial member into account in tho most ingenious fashion. The finger , , was hollow, and grasped tho stump by means of a gold and jeweled ring- artfully contrived, throughout. The finger was frequently filled with a. stimulant, and while the lady pretended to nibble hor artificial nail she could, by means of a self-acting tube, the tip of which rested just nu- der the nail, tako what refreshment the momejat demanded. The writer once saw a fan that had. been artfully contrived to hold spirits. Ite outea* frame was hollow, and contained a tube of a body sufficient to contain a good glass of raw whisky. The fair wielder of this production used it at ball or opera, and was notj suspected of drinking. j So cunningly was the thing prepared that it was; only necessary to press the handle, place the rim edge to' the lips, and the exhilarating flow immediately followed. This article, I was informed,, cost the owner nearly ������100. Cigarettes that are merely paper and. steel tube often embrace a "nip" of something,;.strong. .' So at least says one who is up-to-date, and knows a. little oif the yagaries of those-who profess to be modest. CHINA'S LETTER SHOPS. China has still the old-fashioned system of private letter carrying. Lefc- ter shops, are to be found in every town. If he has a letter to send the Chinaman -goes to a letter shop- and bargains with the keepr thereof. He pays two thirds of the cost, leaving the re(ce?vor 'to pay the,rest on da- livery. , : i ;��������� fl ,-.������*j:U(; - J.-J _it*. w .. r - ^"������-*v** ��������� DANGERS ,OF'-EuECTRICITY. .\ov<l Kv-M'rlmriit* Ki-i-ciitly *tl������ili> l������J* . I'ral'f.Hsur IVi'Iht. u| /urlrli. , Some very interesting experiments havo just been made in Zurich, with the object of ascertaining the precise conditions undor which electricity is dangerous to human life. The general impression has been that currents of less than ,500 volts could not be fatal, yet a few cases- of deaths havo been recorded through currents which wero as low aa- 1J0 volts. Alternating'currants of 100 volts havo in like manner been regarded as absolutely harmless, yet experience shows that this conclusion is not always correct. With' the object of arriving at definite truth1 on the vexed questions, Professor Weber, a distinguished * Swiss scientist, made several experiments', on himself. Ho first made a test with 30 volts, and found that when ho grasped the wires with moistened hands, his arms, wrists and hands were practically paralyzed. It was impossible ' tor him to move a hand, an arm, or oven a finger, and the pain in these parts of his body was so acute that ho could not endure it for more than ten minutes. He ulso experienced considerable difficulty in freeing his hands from tho wires. His next test was with 50 volts, and tho pain in this instance was so acute that he could not endure it for more than' two seconds.' Neither was it possible for him to free his hands from the wires, aud for tho reason that his hands and fingers were so benumbed by paralysis aa to be practically lifeless. A similar result was obtained when ho,made tests with! dry hands, but'not until the intensity of the currents had reached 90 volts. THE CONCLUSION at w-hich Professor Weber has arrived is that "there is danger in grasping tho conductors of two alternate currents witli the hands whilo iu a dry condition whenovor tho difference between the (intensity of tho two conductors exceeds 100 volts." At the same time ho points out that, while currents of such'comparatively low intensity are dangerous, other currents of very high intensity aro under different conditions absolutely harmless. In explanation it is isaid that these strong currents affect so quickly tho surface of the body that it is impossible for them to press into the intorior and produce physiological changes there. Another notable discovery was mado by Professor Weber. He know that many a workman had been " killed wiiilo handling a conductor in which tho current was 115 volts, while engineers had constantly handled a similar conductor without meeting with any injury, and ho determinod to find out why tho current has proved so- fatal in tho case of workmen. Ono reason, ho claims, is because engineers, owing to their training, are constantly on their guard ' against danger from electricity, and, furthermore, while performing such work are isolated from the ground through the, soles of their shoes. The workmen, on the other hand, sometimes work in their bare feet and sometimes in damp leather shoes,: the result being that either through this dampness or through their own bodies a connection' is established between them and the earth which,necessarily leads to their death. r Professor Weber's experiments have attracted widespread attention among scientists, and the belief among them is genaral that' our knowledge of electricity is more likely to be increased by practical tests of this, kind than in any other way. THE SERGEANT WAS COOL. Towards the close of the battle of Paardeberg Lord Kelchenur, when returning from an interview'with Lord Roberts, came upon a sergeant carrying canteens of water for the wounded. A\ cannon b'lll came bounding over the hill and knocked off the sergeant's helmet, win* coolly picked it up, brushed it with his sleeve, and carefully placing it on his head again lixrajorl to salute Lord Kitchener, who admiring his coolness, remarked, "A' narrow shave, that, my man." The sergenat replied, again saluting, "A miss is as good as a mile, sir." Tho British Government used 121,000 gallons of corn whiskey last year in the manufacture of smokeless powder. are the only medicine that will cure Diabetes. Like Brig-ht's Disease thtp disease was incurable until Dodd's Kidney Pills cured it. Doctors themselves confess that without Dodd's Kidney Pills they are powerless against Diabetes. Dodd's Kidney Pills aro the first medicine that ever cured Diabetes. Imitations���������box, name and pill, are advertised to do so, but the medicine that does cure la Dodd's Kidney Pills. Dodd's Kidney Pills aro fifty cents a, bos at all drug-gists. X s a SS������ A SOURCE OF GRIEF. Judge. " So the prisoner hit you on the head with a brick, did he? McGLnly. Yes, yer honor. .Judge. But it seems he didn't quite kill you, anyway? McGinty. No, bad 'cess to him; but it's wishin' he had Oi do be. Judge. Why do you wish that? , McGinty. Begorry, thin Oi would have seen tho schoundrel hanged for muTlhcr! Failure impossible Wifen Nerviline���������nerve-pain cure���������is applied. It matters not of how long standing, its penetrating and pain- subduing power, is such that relief is almost instantaneous. Nerviline is a nerve pain-cure. This statement expresses all. Try it and be convinced. DULL BUT READY. Two commercial travelers in a railway carriage entered into conversation. One of them tried very hard to make the other'understand something, but he was either very hard of hearing or slow in believing. Ab last his friend lost his temper and exclaimed, Why, don't you 'see ? It's as plain as A B���������' C 1 , .That may be, said the other: but, you see', I am D,E F."'.-��������� YOU HAY HAVE fJSED MANY BRANDS OF TEAS. O'si-arx.o'D-r ucxmji. SurptisRes thorn all, because of i's unoriuallecl purity aad richness. In Lead Packets. 25, 30, 40, 60 and 60a " ARMY HORSES NUMBERED. ' Every horse in the English army is numbered and has a little history kept for it all to itself. The number is branded upon tho animal's hind feet���������the thousands on the near hind foot and the'units, tens and hundreds on the off hind foot. Thus the horse whoso number is, say 8,354, will have an1 8 on his left hind foot and 351 on the other ono. On what is called a "Veterinary History Sheet" everything about tho horsei will from time t������ timo be written. i . ! x W-P C 1038 Safe, Sure and Painlsss. What a world of meaning this statement embodies. Just what you are looking for, is it not'( Putnam's Painless Corn Extractor���������the great, sure-pop corn cure.���������acts in this way. It makes no sore spots; safe,, acts spodily and with ceerfainty; sure and mildly, without iuflaming the parts ; painlessly. Do, not be imposed upon by imitations or substitutes. POLITENESS THE BEST 'RULE. Ib ia much easier to be polite and neighborly than to fly into-a passion when things don't suit you. Take this note, for instance, addreased by a lady to tho woman who lived next door: Tho " Balmoral," Free Bus ^jffSg; AUCMlie HOUSE McGill��������� Collego Atomia AVCHUE HUUOfc���������FuiMs Hotel rates $1.50 por day. SIZE OF WHALES. The average whale isi from 50 feet to 05 feet in length and 35 foot in oircumforenco. The jaw-bones are 20 feet to 25 foot long, and a tongue has been known to yield almost a ton of oiL FOR OVER FIFTY YEARS MRS. WINSLOW'S SOOTHING 8YRTJP has been used 1)7 mothers for their children teething. It soothe the child, softens the gums, allay," pain, cures wind colic, nnd is tho best remedy for diairhcca. 25o.a bottle. Bold by all druggists throughout the world. Be sure and auk for " Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup." CONSIDERATE. ' Smithers���������May I pat your darling little puggy, Miss Marianne, and caress it? Miss Marianne���������I havo no objection Mr. Smithers, if you are sure you have no fleas. Thoro If more Catarrh in this soclion of tha rountry than all other diseases put together, and until tho last fow yoars was supposed to ba Incurable For a great many years doctors pronounced it a local di9on.se, and prescribed local remedies, and by constantly failing to euro with local troatmont, pronounced it incurable. Science has prcvon catarrh to be a constitutional disease, und therofore requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure: manufactured by F. J. Chenoy & Cy., Toledo, Ohio, is the only constitutional euro on tbe market. It is taken Internally in doses from 10 drops to a teaspoon- Jul. It.iota directly on the blood ������nd mucous turfacos of tho system. Tnoy offer one hund. red dollars for any case It falls to oure. Send for circulars and testimonials; Address, F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O Sold by Druggists, 75c ������������������-.-.������������������ Hall's Family Pills aro tho best: ..���������-.- A. SHINING; MARK. '-. Borrows���������Easy, is he? Graphter���������Well, I should .say. I wrote to him once and asked him to lend me $2. Ib seems I spelt two t double o, and forgot to cross the t. He .sent me $100. CALVERTS Carbolic Disinfectants, Soaps, Oint ment, Tooth Powders, otc., have been awarded 100 medals and diplomas for superior excellence. Their regular use prevent infections diseases. Ask your dealer to obtain a, supply. Lists mailed free on application. F. G. CALVERT & CO., MANCHESTER - - ENGLAND, LAW HILLS, MILLS & HALES, '* BarriFteiP, etc. Removed to Wesley 1'uildint^f. Kichino- (ISt. W.. Toronto. Brasi Instruments, Drums, Uniform*, Etc. Every Town can have a Band Lowest prlcei erer quoted. Fino oatalogae 600 Uba������ tratlour mailed free. Write ui for anything la I Muolo or Musloal Instruments. | Whaley Royce & Co., ToroD&fe.*&, Catholic Prayer ^ffi&flK&EC Relidoua Pictures, Statuary, aud Church Ornimentu- Etluoutional Works. Mail orders receive prompt otteu. toon. 0. & J. SADDER & 00., Montreal. * POULTRY, BUTTER, EGGS, APPLES, ui othor PRODUCE, to ensure bebt results comign t< The Dawson Commission Co., Limited, Oor. West-Market & Oolborne St., Toronto, J For the very beat send your work to the " BRITISH AMERICAN DYEINC CO." Look for agent iu your town, or send direct. Montreal,Toronto, Ottawa, Quebec. Rn n F I M ft and sneot Metal Wonts. u*,rMUJ KOOFINO 8LATE,_ln Elatb. Rod or Green. SLATE BLACKBOARDS. (W������ rap ' Publloand Hiirh Schools/Toronto) Roofing hit, PiUk, DoalTar.eto. ROOPISa TILE (S-e New Oitj B������il������ tags, Toronto, done by our firm). Metal Oolllnii, Oaf. 3ioet,eto. Estimate, furnlihed for work o omplete or M jnaterialssh pped to any part of the country. Phone IMS n.OUTKIE&SON8,AdoialUoAWIdmor8t������.,Tor(mtai TEETHING SYRUP /&/" 4*ftt!/> ^ Gi-a>nAjtZ&^ C4*vr u/ies Largest Sals IN THE WORLD, THE NIMM0 and HARRISON BUSINESS and Afti | ������ SHORTHAND ������������������..V,W|iLt1 I. 0. 0. F. Building, Toronto. .GlYea a most thorough course of individual Instruction in all Business and Civil Service 8ubJ������0t3, 8horthand, Typowrltlng-, Etc Expert experienced teachers/equipnieutand advantages unsurpassed, open entire yeiir. Circulars Free. The Canada Permanent and Western Canada Mortgage Corporation. Office- Canada Permanent Building", Tokonto St., TORONTO. Branch Offices��������� Winnipeg-, Man., Vancouver, B.C., St. John, N.B. Capital Paid Up, $6,000,000 Reserve Fund, - 1,500,000 President��������� Ceorge Cooderham. 1st Vice-President and Chairman of Exeoutire Committee��������� d. Herbert Mason. 2nd Vice-President��������� W. H. Beatty. General Manager- Walter S. Lee. Money to Loan. Deposits Received and Interest Allowed . Debentures Issued in Sterling-and Currency. ' ^J^^^WISM^^^^ f: THE MINING REVIEW���������Saturday, September'8, 1900. '���������f'->:r'. ws m ���������i*: 11 m -;t-:-l!: t$ 1 lit :i The Mining Review. SATURDAY," SEPTEMBER 8, 1900. MORE REVENUE. As we at times said before, we believe increasing the tax on the output of our mines, 'in this stage of the history of tlie country, is a mistake tlie results of which the government will see later on. It is no argument to say such and such countries do so and so unless the cases aie parallel, and that the lesults in the country compared wilh ours aie shown to be satisfactoiy. Whatever the mines should do later on, in the way of revenue, it is not now our purpose to consider. The country's great need is capital, and every burden, of whatever nature or kind, placed on mining, is only an additional blow at the income of that capital. It is quite true the country requires more-- revenue, but tbe government should have sought it in other directions. For instance, the entire revenue received from personal property taxation is leas than $100,000, while if the rate adopted by the province was raised to an equivalent to that of Ontario^or Manitoba, the city of Vancouver would .contribute as much' alone as the whole province now contributes. Again, there are vast areas of land unimproved in the province, held by speculator* for personal gain, that contribute but little to the provincial revenue. Why are they not taxed at, a maximum rate until the owners either improve them or sell to those that will do so? We believe half a million dollars a year more than is now obtained from , them, should be got from these two sources, and ease tho burdens on incoming capital so much needed in the country. Again, it mines must be taxed (and tiny should contribute their quota to the provincial revenue) a better plan would be to tax the profits rather than the output. In taxing outputs the burdens are not equitably placed, as it is ���������well known that similar outputs do not always create similar profits for the owners, as the cost of operations from local and other causes are often so varied and various. "CAPITAL WILL TAKE CARE OF ITSELF." Talk to the ordinary labor leader, and lie will tell you it is only labor: that requires protective legislation, as "capital will always take care of itself." While theoretically there is much truth in this, in practice it is very far from being all truth. Labor certainly requires protection from all inferior and illegitimate competition, such as Chinese, Japanese and Italian labor in this province, and such an expansion of public works as will create a healthy demand for all the bona fide labor in the country. It is then oii fair footing to get all, the payment it is worth, expenses, cost of living, etc ', considered and this is all that can.be done for it in justice to other interests, on which the material growth of the country depends. , While it is true again that capital will take care of itself, this abstract fact alone is not enough for any paternal government to consider���������it must consider the best ways of inducing that capital to take care of the people. Capital, unlike labor, is notnaturally limited to country���������it has for its field of operations the wide world, and can' readily shift from opening to.opening, while labor is to an extent stationary. The people of this countiy, irrespective of section or class, know well the one tiling needed ia capital to develop our hidden resources; ^.ind from our experiences of the past few months, it is taking caie of itself by keeping away. 'Anything, even diamonds may be bought too dear. Investments in this country, valuable as our resources may be, may be rendered too expensive bv conditions of an artificial character. An energetic man may overcome many obstacles, but the latter may become so prominent, as to be absolutely obstructive to the greatest energy. Our country may be specially rich in ^minerals, but obstructive legislation and other obnoxious conditions, may leave mining operations unremun- erative. In such cates capital will take care of itself; if it cannot operate successfully here, it will only;try other fields where obstacles aie not so great.. This it where the work of the statesman, imbued with a proper desire for the welfare of his country, can well come into play. ��������� He will set to work to so diminish these that the inducements in this country will be greater than elsewhere��������� that the restrictions that render investments hazardous are removed, and that the country is every where regarded as a successful field for operations. Now, the question is.'how many of our local representatives have looked at the matter this way in the session of the House just closed? The great majority of them sought means to create votes for themselves; but how man\-of them took a single step towards encouraging the investment of capital in the country? The great bulk of them were extiemely solicitous, lest they should lose votes through an interference with the eight hour law. Another section anxious were for revenues outof the mines by increas- J ing the tax to afford money to buy up votes in public works while but very few cast aboutfor means to make present investments profitable, and, therefore, an advertisement for more capital, and turn tlie attention of outside capital this way. We repeat again, that while , it is the duty of all our representatives toy see labor properly protected, it is equally incumbent upon them, if they wish to deserve well of the country, to see that impediments in the way of the productiveness of present investments are removed, and the way made smooth for the income of further capital. ������><--><t>3---^������xS><3>3x^^ FACTIONS AGAIN. Our neighbor is at its peculiar antics again, uiging the nomination of third party candidates for the Commons, in this province. In tbe past this kind of often develop into weak, delicate, backward children; undersized, nervous, feeble, adults. Lack of nourishment is the cause. is the remedy. A little of it three or four times a day- will do wonders. The pinched, sad faces become round and rosy; the wasted limbs plump and firm. If your baby is not doing well, try this great food-medicine. 500 and $1.00, all druggists. Is the latest Note Paper f out���������beautifully tinted��������� * sold at Cliffe's Bookstore. iW*������������><8>3x^W<*S><Jx^$<^^ Oxford Stoves are the Best Heaters. If you want a fuel-saver, purchase one of our Oxford Stoves or Raug-es, which will burn either wood or coal. We have a nice assortment for sale cheap.1* Call and see them.r HARRY NASH.;. Donaldson's Old Stand. thing has been one of the curses _of Canada, and it is not apparent that curse will be removed by the lapse.of time, as long as the custom is observed: In the Ottawa cabinet, Irish Catholic, French Canadian, ultra Protestant, agricultural and other representation is 'observed, and as a result the interests of the country arc sacrificed. -But it is' not necessary to go from home for illustrations��������� we have plenty of them in tho British Columbia legislature at the present moment. In the last election, we had Turner, Cotton, Grit,' Tory and Labor, and what is the lesult���������a session of the House and nothing done���������no party strong enough to support a government. No one ever yet knew that belonging to any of these factions of itself fitted a man for representation, notwithstanding the zeal with which they were supported on these lines. It is just as reasonable to suppose that a doctor should be a good musician, or a lawyer should be a good shoemaker, as that a man's fitness for parliament should be all that might be desired, merely because he belonged to one of these factions. A man for representation should have a knowledge of what was required of him in office, he should have the ability to use his knowledge when required, and should be a man of integrity. If he has these requirements he will see that injustice is done no class or creed; that the legislation passed is wise, and progressive, and that is all that should be expected of him. The mere fact of electing men of classes for factional purposes can never result in good, and always results in injury. We believe the present British Columbia cabinet is disposed to do the best they can for.the country; but knowing they have so many factions to please, it is a question if the country will receive from them any of the progressive enactments our wants loudly call for. IE the people would only I00V for honest, capable men of independent bearing in the old line parties, and elect them without reference to creed or calling, it would be infinitely the best for the country. J. W. BALMAIN, Civil Engineer, Architect, Etc. , P. O. I)OX 170. SANDONi BRITISH COLUMBIA. W.8. DliBWRY , Sandon, B, C 'H.T.TWIGG' New Denver, II. C. DREWRY & TW1GQ Dominion and Provincial Xand Surveyors. Civil and Miniug:Eiigiueers. BeiJfpid &. SIoNeil 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. Alta Lodge, No. 29. A. V. AND A. M. Regular Communication of the lodge. Meets first'Thursday in each month atSp. in. Visiting brethren cordially invited. THOS. BROWX, Sec'y. Tlie Denver Bouse 0000 Headquarters for Travelling Men and Miners. The Table is first class. The Bar is always stocked, by the best _-Unported Wines, Liquors,and Cigars. The Rooms are all that can be desired for comfort. NELSON & CO., Proprietors. YOU Are Going; Io ? See C. K. SKALES, THE EXPERT PAPERHANGER Who will give you close figures on Painting", Paperhanging aud Signs. We are quick at the btisiucs���������up-to-date mechanics iu every' way. Established 1858. M. R. Smith & Co. namifacturers of all kinds of Plain and Fancy mm. 1 iFfflii VICTORIA, B.C. BRANCH-VANCOUVER, B. C. Harris & Hickman Painters, Paperhangers, Decorators. 'i 1, *** 1 I I w t -f mi ���������AIM I if I I! 1 (fl 11 Vm i ���������Mi if Wc do the Finest Work in the city, just give us a trial. Harris & Hickman, ��������� Sandon, B.C. * .: w 1 '/, '��������� '���������?'?!< i-i\y""'j'[-]:r.y:������ 'S ��������� i* V THE MINING REVIEW���������Saturday, September 8, 1900. 1 '1 I-I i l!\ 1 P t <! Ft / * ! " ��������� : f. ������������������j From the Year Book. The followinK 13 a statement of the lead output of Canada, taken from the Canadian year book:���������"In 1S!M Canada produced 5,70:5.222 pounds of lead; in '1895.' 1G,*1G1,7!)4 pounds; in 1S0G, 24,- 199,977 pounds; in 1897, *J9,018,2L9 pounds; while for last year the piodiic- tion was only 21,802,-180 pounds. ' New Code of Signals." Mr. To1 n'A. Turner, the Gold Commissioner, hns issued an nutosraph letter to the managers of mines, aimoiniing that the Minister of mines lias informed linn that, sit Uie next session of the Lc<r- , islaturc, the minister will recommend'1 that the government introduce a bi'l establishing a uniform code of signals to be useiPSn nil the mines in lhe province. 5Ir. Turner has forwarded with each letter, a conjKof a code now in use in Montana, which he has been instructed to confer upon with the mine managers, and to forward uiiy surest ion& they iriake to the Minister of Mines. Tlio code in question is an excellent one, and is {riving great satisf.iction where it is, huinjrnsed. Mr. Turner will be ja*l&d to hear from all the managers of mines in tlio district if they have any surges'ions to make in connection with the matter. ���������Nelson Miner. ' a ������ e a Perils of Edmonton Trail. THE HUNTER-KENDRICK CO., LTD. ' i ' * ' Have purchased the Hunter Bros. Sandon store, aud. will keep up the business reputation held by the old firm. Hunter- Bros, wish to thank the general public for" past > ��������� , favors and hope that they will continue the same with the new,firm. All the stock is new and up to date, and all'the requirements in our lines will always be kept iu stockv - , Skati'le, Pcpt. 4.���������Joseph Svatonsky, a Russian, probabjy holds the record for slow travel iiver tins traehoroiis Kchnon- ton frail. Klondike passengers of the steamer City of Seattle, say that he reached Dawson on August 21st, having .been two years and three months on (he death-strewn highway to tbe Yukon's trcasine land. Ho loft Chicago in tlie spring of 1S9S. fie declares one faces death in a thousand forms on the 1-M- monton route. The winter of ]Sfl!> he j>:i.-*scd on Dead'*Ts)and, in the Great S'ave Lake country. lie trapped, hunted and prospected, and in the spring stauippded to what was declared to be a big quartz discovery, 100 miles oil' the tiail. But the find proved worthless, and in May Svatonsky resumed his journey. He nscended the reel and Rat rivers, being several times capsized in the wild rapidb of the<*e streams. On-ie be said he would have drowned 'but for the friendly Indians who lescucd him. Crossing lhe Rockies, lie built a raft, and floated down Salmon river to the Yukon, where he took u sti*amer for Dawson. o ��������� s ��������� e *������ *��������� ��������� o oocc9es*09oeoo<->e������aaae������*oeoeoei>*e������ao*oeaeooe������������������9009eaQ9eaooeoee������o������o������9e9oeeeoc<><> : ��������� ��������� ������* ��������� ������������������������ CERTIFICATE OF IMPROVEMENTS. NOTrCE. Charloltte unci Herbert Mincrnl Claims," situ- nto in the Slocun .Minim*- Division of West Kootenay Distiiut. Where located: On .McGuigan Creek, and near the Washington "Mine. Take nol fee (hat r, W. J. If. Holmes, acting as agent for JiclA in Hyde Tomlinson, Free Miner's, certificate So, 23IJ8 A. and the Washington Minim; Company (foteiirii) Free Miner's C'ertiiicate No. 7UU special, intend GO (lavs from the date hereof, to apply to the Miuinp tte- corder for Certificates of Improvements, for the purpoose of obtaining Crown Grants of the above claims. And further tike notice that action, under Section i>7, must be commenced before the issuance ol such Certificates of Improvements. Dated this *!Vth day of August, 1'JOO. In addition to,our made-to-order department, which will always be kept up to the pink of perfection, we have put iu a fine assortment of all Miners' CMfiing . Gents* Furiifslite t Our Boots and Shoes, Underclothing", aud, in fact, ��������� all supplies���������just what's wanted in the camp. Call and inspect them. Z Spokane Falls & Northern R'y. Nelson & Fort Sheppard R'y. Red Mountain Railway. The only all rail route between all points east, west and south to Itosblund, N'el.sou and intermediate points; connecting at Spokane with Great Northern, Northern 1'acilic, and O. R..tN.Co. Connects at Nelson with steamer for Kaslo and all Kootenay hike pain's. Connects at Mover's l>"������ill3 with Btage daih- for Kepiibllciiud-connects at Uo^sbnru with stai-'e daily for Grand Forks and Oicenwood. lillective June 3rd, correct time card as follows:��������� Leave ' Day Train. Aiutivw 10:3o a. m Spokane 7:10 p. in 12:0.-> p. m Kossliuid 5:.*!0 p. in" 8:'i0 u. in Nelion 8:00 p. m,' NiKlit Train. 9:45 p. in Spokane 7:05 a, m 11:00 p. m Rossiand 6:30 a. m" H. A." JACKSON, G. P. & T. A., j Spokane, Wash. G. K.TACKABIJRV, Agent, Nelson, li. c. folliott &x McMillan ���������cDntraotors and Builcleins. . 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 ou short uotice. Dealers fa Rou^K and Pressed Lumber. SMn������les, LatK, Lime and l$nck. CALL AND GET PRICES. P. O. Box 155. Sandon, B. C. Canadian Pacific and SOO Line. RENOWNED - " Service, with improved connectiiif*: service to ��������� und from the ��������� KOOTENAY COUNTRY. Dealers ir Treats AT SANDON ROSSLAND, NELSON, KASLO, PILOT BAY, THREE FORKS, SLOCAN CITY. Frist-class Sleepers on all trains from AftKOlVlriiAD <& KOOTENAY LANDING. Tourists Cars pass Medicine Hat daily for St. Pnul; Saturdays, for Monln-eal and Uoston ; Mondays and Thursdays, for Toronto. Same cars pass Revelstoke one day earlier. CONNECTION'S. Ex. Sun. To A. from all points. E-c. Sun. lo:35 leave Sandon arrive 13.10 For rates, tickets and full information apply to J. R. CnuDCiK, J gent, S.mdoii, B. C , or W. F. A.N'DKKhON, K. J. Covlk T. P. A., Nelson. A.G.P.A.,Vancouver ATLAHT2C STEAMSHIP TICKETS To nnd from Knropcau points via (Jnnftdinn iinil Americiin linos. Applv for miIIihr dutet, rates nnd full informiition to imv O. ]'. K. suent or J. R. CrudRe, Afcnt, Summon, W. P. F. C'ummini's, Gen.S.S. Agent,\Vinnii>oiJ I 1 \\ I ' I, ���������'? / *; Jj. c ** 1 I EED HAP OF AIARCHY, M: ���������'ia: '���������ffit *��������� ip -: IK.' :*.$> '![ ���������liis: m p: ���������$������������������ BPi NS������ j I'] raSy|- 9HB - |- ShBh j: ������* ���������SHEo '* 5* nBS (.-'*'' hHsI * - v.* HbS': - ��������� SDH [ ^*j'i SfflB :'.:! I S!||; ll W;- ;|ji KEn ' j''?: iH||ft'},i BwB; lV HHLu.l|.; suIkS --'':! ~ |������Sn j;-,.* g iBf-i Hawf''- ���������si- B|{ H'; H S-'.": ���������ll; HI; ut 9nhBK*. >.;'!'-'- ��������� : I TO ]T IS TRACEABLE MANY MOST CRUEL MURDERS. TIk.' tiiiii-flilstls Vain, lloincfiil 'ninl ������'<m- :irifl-t ��������� Alter ::*.xi������l. Ilf ll:i< in IiioiiII- ii-il<*.������ i-avlnu r������i* 'I'Hltllrliv. The assassination of King Humbert ; of Italy makes of timely interest an article ia Blackwood's Magazine on The Real Anarchist, extracts from which are here appended. " The anarchist is a ruffian of feeble brain and weak inclination, who is .pursued by^a spirit of restless discontent. -Sorry for h'msolf, he believes, by an easy trans5tion, that he is sorry for h>s fellows; and it is this sham sympathy, rooted <n selfishness, which generally wins for him the credit of amiability. So the discontent which ' he fondly construes \>nto a general love of the human race, dr'ves the anarchist to attempt reform, and for h;m reform means death. Indeed, so narrow.is'.'his brain: that he can conceive no other remedy for a trifling , ill than murder ; he would wipe out '��������� a spot of ���������-,dust-- with blood, and his own war cry is ' Kill, kill, kill !' In other words, his diseased; intelligence forbids him to understand the link which binds cause and effect. He recognizes his poverty, and believes that a change of system will ameliorate it; but he can imagine no method of changing a system which appears irksome save the death of an innocent man. That is to say, he does not understand the rules of society's game *, he is like a man who would be taken Ior a gentleman, aud yet cheats at cards. So he rushes into the street, armed with dynamite or dagger, and finds heroism in a lupine ' brutality. Hence it follows that he is of a san- .giuine disposition. He is of those who ���������hope always that the wickedness ot to-day will be overlooked by the mercy of the morrow, and, in truth nothing need appear, hopeless to the brain which detects in an unreasoned crime a cure for poverty. A VICTIM OF WORDS. " But says his apologist, at any rate, the anarchist is a man of courage; at any rate, he risks his skin for an idea. Nothing could be further' from the truth ; he is not brave, this irresolute apostle of slaughter; he is tho victim. :not of ideas, but of words. Impelled to his ineffectual act by a phrase, he deems no risk excessive, if only he be given a chance to 'work off a few tags before his judges. His quick, restless mind omits one step in the argument. He sees the crowded court; he is blind to the gallows. He imagines himself for a moment the centre of attraction, he seems to hear the echo of. his hollow voice, an he proclaims the foolish sentences which he has iearned by rote. And his stupendous ���������vanity blinds him to the last consequence, the early morning and the ghostly counsel, the chill walk from the prison to the guillotine, the'oblique blade and the fateful basket. These horrors do not appal him, because his self-satisfaction carries him no farther than the speech which he fondly believes will impress tho'.jury. For, indeed, if there were no vanity in the world there would bo no anarchists, since vanity is the essence of that stupidist of crimes, which is called political. None .bait a vain fool would attempt single-handed what he grandiloquently describes as the "regeneration of man;" none but a vain fool would choose for this attempt the ridiculous method of inconsequent assassination; none but a vain fool would ���������overlook all the consequences of his deed save the chance of an ill-deserved speech in a hostile courthouse. And, in all the history of anarchy you will not find one practitioner who did not unite in himself the throe qualities of vanity; hope and cowardice.1 "The anarchist, moreover, is commonly half-educated. Rotten before he i.s ripe, ho has extracted from cheap philosophy all that is mischievous. Reeking with mrurder, ho 'will quote Herbert Spencer, as the devil quoted Scripture, to his, purpose. ''Snch is* the type to-which the most off .'political' murderers conform Such was the foolish,, amiable Vail- lant, who thought that an infernal machine thrown into the Chamber of Deputies might call attention to himself and his 'fortunes. Th this he succeeded, and if there were room for cynicism, in the adventure, we might wnile at the irony which chose tha place and the method. At any rate, tho deputies experienced a new terrar, even though the machine was wreathed in flowers. Such, too, was the miserable Henry,, who comes nearest to our ideal of shiftless, irresponsible half-knowledge. Such, too, was the poor Caserio, who was elevated by his compatriots into a hero of the Sunday school. ANOTHER TYPE. " Nor are these the only exceptions to a clearlj. defined-type. There is another sort of anarchist, who works stealthily, .not for a revolution,, but for the gratification of his own Sadie temper.,, Not'������������������many years ago thero was a mysterious stranger, one Sternberg, who supported the Anarchs of France for the mere lust of slaughter and suffering. Wherever workmen were in revolt there were tidings of this man of mystery. It was not his hand that threw the bomb, but it was his brain that devised the'crime, his money that- bought the materials. For. a while he -'was the best known man in France, yet few eyes had ever beheld him, and few men knew his nationality. He is a Pole, said this one; he is a Russian said that; and we may cheerfully leave it to the wiseacres of eastern Europe to settle their claim, But he was indefatigable in his desire of : blood. 'Kill more you brutes!' he is reputed to have said, when he thought his creatures were not giving him value for his money. He was working at Antwerp, he was- an inspiration at Lille, and then he vanished. Tried for murder, he was twice condemned, and, at last, a rumor came that, ho was in a Russian pr'son; Thereafter an enemy espied h!rn at Geneva, and none can say whether he :s dead or buried alive. ' 'It is France that made anarchy possible. For- anarchy is the legitimate child of the Revolution, which now appears to us in a true light as the mother of evil. If the lesson of murder had not been taught to the imbecile citizens of the Terror, we might never have heard of the assassination which appears'to its votaries as the highest virtue. The Revolution it was that first discovered the grandeur of cowardice, that first saw in the severed headLof: a girl the symbol of freedom and patriotism. The country which still insists that the Revolution must be taken en bloc as arc- birth of the world can hardly be surprised if her citizens and her pupils have learned the uso of dynamite and the knife. Assassins there were, of course, before the black year, 1789, but'they were no hotter than sporadic imbeciles, and neither Fonton nor Bellingham struck. with the weight of a misguided movement behind them. No; the anarchist is a brief century old, and already it is time that ho should crawl away to death, and be no more known. THE FUTURE. - ��������� . . ' ��������� '. ���������-...' ' And what is the future of anarchy? Blank for the anarchs, hopeful for us. ' I The# international association, which now devises nuurder in secret, and puts fo death its disobedient members, has, passed its zenith of brutality. The i activity of tho police, and tho dying zeal ot the agitators, have doubled its risk and halved its ingenuity. If ��������� will still hold its middle-claass' meetings and discuss the works of Herbert Spencer, but it is not likely to i torpedo boat, where > tho military renew its forward policy. All that gov- j handed over the coffin to the naval ernments can do is to see that the I authorities. > anarchist, whon ho is caught, has the briefest trial and the severest sen- district. 'Pathetic in its grandeur ' and solemnity was' the picture as it moved slowly toward the sea; the soldiers were for the occasion resplendent in their bright tunics and white helmets, and a detachment of the R. M������ L. I., which! constituted tho firing,, party, with Sub-Lieut. Leokie, R. N., in charge, awaited tho cortege on the i Without ��������� delay the torpedo boat was steered out toward Cape Point, tence that can be devised. For, after blood, he best loves publicity. A FUNERAL AT SEA. |,���������|ire������lvr ������*.iciii<.iiy in >"���������������������"������������������ "'������>rl,'l VVMi Wni llnm>r<'������l. A funeral.at sea is regarded usually as rather undesirable, but Miss Mary KLngsLey so strongly desired suoh a burial that her body was taken from the land out to sea. The ceremony is described by an eyewitness as follows: ��������� beyond which, shortly after 4 o'clock, the funeral service was held, tho officiating clergyman being the rector of'Simon's Town, the Rev. Philip T. Legg. The last rites' being accomplished, the coffin was lowered to the depths. l <t> ��������� BELAYING HIS JAWS. Shu.rik stories, with some reason, are commonly received with incredulity. 'iA well authenticated anecdote, however, is told of Dr. Frederic Hill, an English sturgeon of distinction. Al The funeral of Mary Kingsley was i man fell overboard in the Indian quite in accord with' her life, unique | Ocean and ��������� almost into a shank's and impressive. Permission having | mouth. 'Hill, who was standing close boen obtained to, bury her at sea, the ' to the trail, grabbed a belaying-pin, military and naval authorities com- j and without hesitation jumped to* bitted to pay a fitting tribute to the mortal remains of her who had. in three short months endeared herself to the Dutch.and English community at Simon's Town by her thought- save the sailor. The great brute was just fuming on his back to bite, when Hill drove the beluyiitg-pin right through! bothnjxws. Both men were got on board again' unharmed. "Per- -, i n��������� Tho funeral ! haps that fellow won'ti want another ful care and ^^'Jtzrlmlho \ toothpick. .Has any one got a clean procession, fich ^Xck oTwli ! shirt to lend? This was my last," mam barracks .at 2 ^������J ������J \on. ; wc,0 ���������10 only words of the rescuer. Monday, was given full military nun , ors. The heavy teak, brass mounted ��������� ��������� * coffin, bore a plate with tho inscrip- ] -< tion*. ��������� MARY H. KINGSLEY. A.gcd 35, Died at Simon's Town , j-)ou'(, c\0 anything? Do you know While nursing Boer prisoners of war ; tb;il tbe wor](. pel-formed by the mere June 3, 1900. ; viLill processes of the human body ev- It was covered with a Union .Tack | cry twe���������ty-four hours amounts to BUSY. You don't do anything at all, do j'you, Digby ? lilting 3400 tons? and conveyed to the jetty on a gun carriage, escorted by a detachment of gunners. The pallbearers, who held ; ���������pLEN'TY OF SHOCKS IN THAT, the corners of tbe flag, wore Col. Price, I 1)ocLoi.j said lUe palient, thought- Capt. Lightowlors, Dr. G. Carre and ( ^^ insload pC relying upon an elec- Dr. Greenwood Hall. Preceding the ; ^^ baUoryi io give mo occasional coffin marched 'the band of the ' ^^ why couldn't I go into poli- Fourth West ' Yorkshire regiment, (.^ ? I which played the solemn strains of Q^ ^^ musui,, lrive sucll violent' the "Dead March" en route, and in the ^^^ answercd the cautious physi- rear came representatives ot the pub- ^ lie bodies and hospital and nursing m- 1' ���������, . stitutions followed by-a_ large con-i ^ 000 houses. Paris course of th, general pubUo th bank _ ^ ^ ^ ^ holiday excursions having tnougxiu large numbers from- Cape Town and^ 000. ��������� '. It requires an enormous amount of vitality to withstand tho weakening and trying effects of the withering suimmer weather, to overcome the languid, wornout feelings, and to fight off the fevers and dre.adfiul fatal.dis- oases.which are especially prevalent in the' summer time, arid ever ready to attack those in a low state of health. There Is nothing so trying on the system, as tho tot, summer weather, and none who tiluffer. more from the heat than the woman with tho cares ot a family on her hands, requiring work in tho tot kitchen and over the 'stove. Many a wornout, despondent woman who could scarcely drag herself about' the house has been restored to health and strength by the use of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, pills, the groat blood builder and nerve restorative. Mrs. D. "W. Cranshnrry, 168 Richmond St. West, Toronto, Ont., states: ���������"'My daiu-g-hter got completely run down >ln health. Her nerves were bo exhausted and aba was ao weak and dabilitated that sSfo had to give up work entirely and was almost a victim of - nervous prostration.' "Hearing of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food pills, she began to use it and was benefited from the very first. It proved an excellent remedy 1ni restoring hor to health and strength. After hav.'ng used four boxes she ts now at work agai!n, healthy and happy, and attributes her recovery to the uso of Dr. Chase's Nerve Food, p'lls." As 'a Sufmmer med'eine to revitalize the bra' n, the spinal cord, the nerves, and through them tho entire human hody, Dr. Chase'3 Nerve Food is unrivalled and unapproached. It increases the ntumber o'f red corpuscles ���������n the blood, oroatos now nervo foroa and entirely overcomes tho . wretched, langufid and worn but feelings of sum- mor. Disease can find no foothold when the blood Us kept pure and rich and the nerves strong by using this great restorative. Dr., Chase's Nerve Food, pills, 60 cents a box, at all dealers or by mail post paid on receipt of prioa, from Edmanson, Bates & Co, Toronto. mm m wmmmmm^^^mi^xXMmM 1 ��������� ft / I? i \ t* i.v / ���������-' l������\ l ? ��������� it ' :;'U in ! I It }��������� ��������� r.-< h ! if ) * i , M * ( > i i '.'. -I? \1 & >. i. i ��������� (Continued.) He was in search of lodgings himself having come South to study tho ins and outs of a complex will case which >iad its roots in New Orleans. But he had no mind to lodge with the memory of a lost love���������vague and shadowy though it had become; nor with somo denuded, shabby genteel Le Breton��������� perhaps, he shuddered, Grande Cou- oine herself 1 He found precisely the place ho wanted; the topfloor ot a tail house . in Royal Street, a stone's throw from , the Cathedral and the ancient building beside it where the court records of a , century and a half are stored. Thero was a small court-yard below, half filled with a mossy cistern and a ramshackle bench, and a pleasant outlook upon a 'mass of flowering geraniums, in a dormer-window which jutted like a gray hood from the roof of a house just across the street. He took possession at once. " I shall get on capitally here," he decided, looking over at the Cathedral .towers and, hearing vaguely the distant hum, like wind-stirred forest loaves, of children's voices in the convent school near by. " I shall look up data during the" mornings and write my brief o' nights." But he calculated without that unknown quantity which is said to lurk ��������� behind all human reckoning. The samo night he seated himself at a table, spread out before him the fair pages of legal cap, dipped his pen in the inkstand,���������������������������and pushed his chair back wilh a frown of annoyance. A mocking-bird somewhere in the neighborhood had begun to sing. To others listening in holiday mood, for the timo was hard upon Christmas, the song was a flood of melody tender, wooing, joyous, ' sad���������a captive's song of the green wood, and of his forgotten mate callin'g from her nest in tho dew-scented magnolia treo; ' a passionate love-lilt, varied by, musical and mischievous imitations, of a , dog's bark, the thump of the policeman's staff on the banquette, the call of tho milkman, the long-drawn cry of the praline woman. To Maybin it was simply noise ; brutal, insistent, outrageous. He had never Liked mocking-bird3 since���������but no matter I He arose with an angry ejaculation, and looked out of the window. Tho . offender, as he had instantly divined, was swinging in a huge cage,���������May- bin could see the outlines of it plainly���������in the dormer-window opposite. He slammed his own blinds ostentatiously and went "to bed, work for that night being impossible. Work at any time was out of the question, or so, at least, the irritated lawyer deoided, during the days which followed. The mocking-bird, first on the ground, was evidently there to Btay���������and to conquer. His exasperating performances began with unfaiL- ing regularity a little before nightfall each day, and continued throughout the livelong night, now enveloped in the effulgent glory of a waxing moon; while Maybin's hard-sought notes accumulated tho legal cap gathered dust, and dust only, on its pristine punrity, andhis always-impetuous temper steadily rose. . At length, after some four or five days of constant feeding, the temper reaohed a white heat. Move,? Never ! He liked his quarters, he had a most ixoiportant brief to write, he needed at least ordinary quiet���������that infernal bird should be hushed ! Rich, successful, imperious, Mr. Kenneth Maybin was unused .to being balked in his desires. One morning he descended his stair, crossed the street, and rang at the enemy's'door. So far as ho knew, the enemy was in sole possession; ho .had never caught so much as a glimpse of any other inmate of the darmer-wiudowed room, or of the house itself. His ring was answered by a fat old negress with a shrewd, good-humored face. "How do "yon do, Auntie?" began Maybin with easy familiarity. "I wish to see the lady of the house." He handed her his visiting-card' as he spoke. "Yes, suh," she bobbed an old-time plantation "curchy," "U'm de lady of de house. Mis' July Anna Baxter, suh." She had the ' rich, unctuous ~ voice "of" the plantation darky. "Oh I" Maybin gasped for breath. "Then I suppose, Mrs.���������eh���������Baxter, that the bird on the top floor is yours ?" "No,v suh1. I keeps roomers. Dat mockin'-bird is de propitty o' one o' my roomers. "Very well,.Mra. Baxter. Please present my compliments-to the roomer���������^a lady? I thought so���������and tell her that the bird's noise is extremely annoying to me. I shall be infinitely obliged if she will remove bird and cage to another part of the house." Mrs. July Ann Baxter opened her lips ,to speak, but Maybin, was already reciossing the street. She looked after him, shaking hor head indignantly. "Hump!" sho ejaculated, "dat's a mighty high-jinted pusson. Mek lak he de inarster. But he ain't marster- in' July Ann Baxter. An* I ain't gwine ter tell her nothin'I Humpl" , And so it befell that the mockingbird sang on unmolested in his geranium bower, while his baffled foe ramped and roared in vain for a day or two longer; then the lawyer sent over to the invisible roomer a note couched in the politest .language, but setting forth plainly the grievance of the writer. Ho watched tho messenger hand this to Mrs. Baxter herself, and saw the portly form' of that high- turbaned dame disappear, with stride majestic, down the corridor, as if conscious of the importance of > her er- , rand. | Absolute inaction on the part of the roomer, with increased volubility on the part of the bird. I A second note, frigid, stiff, peremptory, threatening. Result, the same; which is to say, no result at all. Maybin by this time had worked himself into a frenzy which amounted almost to madness. A' fellow-lawyer, listening to the recital of his wrongs, laughed i "Have 'em arrested, man! Bring the whole kit and caboodle into court!" The laugh was provoking; it proved to be the last straw, the surcharging feather, the turning hair. For the second timo in his life Mr. Kenneth May- bin lost his head. "Madam, you are charged here with violating an ordinance prohibiting the keeping of a mocking-bird," said Recorder Nolan a day or two later. He looked , from1 the affidavit in. his hand to the colored lady dressed in guine-blue calico, with a white waist, apron, and a plaid chignon���������Mrs. July- Ann Baxter, in short, who sat on a bench1 in the crowded court-room, balancing a large bird oage on her knee. "What have, you'.to plead to the charge?" Mrs. Baxter' stood up, resting 'the cage upon her hip ; the mocking-bird within, thus haled to the bar of justice, maintained a discreet silence. " 'Fo' de Lawd, Jedge, Iain' guilty.!* said Mrs; Baxter, visibly flustered. "I been raise' in Copiah County, Mis-ippl, inongs de quality; an' I* olar* ter goodness I'll drop in my traoka ef I hatter go to jail I You ain' gwine ter sen' me ter jail, is you', Jedge? Dish yer mockin'-bird ain' my propitty, nohow. 'Sides, ef any biggaty, high- jinted, maaterin' pusson"��������� she cast a r withering glance at Maybin ��������� "doan' j ment, writes a London correspondent, A REMINISCENCE OF CAWNPORE. c- III* .I",1 fulness <il If;l>fi|.j; in Mil One's On ii IVIiV- .iikI I'Etil'li-cii.. At this distance and in this eiivirc.n-=-- lak music, whyn't he change his1 bo'd- in'-house? Why, Jedge, honey,"oMrs. Baxter's rich voice became teDderiy persuasive, "dish yer mockin'-bird kin sing fitien ter lit' up yo' soul when you gits low in de vallew o' sorrer an' tribullatium." "The bird is not yours ?" interrupted Recorder Nolan. , "No, suh. Hit b'longs ter one o' my roomers. I rippresent her in dish! yer case, I'm ler garjeen. She ain' been able ter come ter co'te " ��������� "Why?" demanded the Judge grave- "Becaze, in de fust place, she's a ole pusson. An* she's lame in bofe ber laigs an' she's blin* in befe her eyes. 'Sides, she's a lady bawn, dat's what she ia, an' she ain' gwine ter be drug ter co'te by no common, low- down ly'ars���������'scusin' V you, Jedge, honey I" Ihe onlookers roared; Maybin himself joined in the laugh' at his own expense. His fury was fast melting in the humor of the situation. He stepped forward to withdraw the charge; but the Judge waved him baok and proceeded solemnly in the exposition of the ordinance. This, he declared, said nothing about mocking-birds, except as might or might not be constructively construed. To Be Continued. BRITAIN'S ROYAL PRINCES. OnNIcle lhe I'rlurc of It all's.' and Ills Family, Only Three Arc Now AIl\e. The death ofthe Duke of Edinburgh, who, by the way, was exactly the same age as the murdered King Humbert, both having been born within a few months of each other, in 1844, brings very forcibly home to Englishmen the constant diminution of the number of Princes of the royal blood of Great Britain. It may seem curious that, although the Queen has been-- blessed with a fairly large family, the number of royal Princes is very limited outside the direct line of succession. Besides the Prince of Wales, his son and three grandsons, there are only three royal Princes now left in England, namely, the Duke of Connaught, his son, aud the aged Duke of Cambridge. That, of course, is not counting the young Duke of Albany, who is now to become a foreign potentate, or the Duke of Cumberland, who is also to all intents and purposes a foreigner. Prince Christian is 'of the royal house by oreation only. Without entering into details the fact presents itself that the desceud- ants of Queen Victoria represent all that is left of four generations of the Hanovoiian dynasty. Thirteen branches of the royal house have entirely died out. In the direct male 'line the same process of diminution continues. The Queen has lost two sons out of four and the Princess of Wales two out of three. The lute Duke of Edinburgh's son died before his father. The Duiko of Connaught has only one son. Tho Duke of Albany is the only son of tho. late Prince Leopold. Only.five princes are left out' of two generations. ... ��������� '������������������������������������'��������� ,-.'-. it seems that the nations of tho earth have permit tod all thescawful things in China. It may not bs so, but iti looks very muoh liko >a consultation over a dying man, with Russia as the family physician, Japan as the surgeon who could save, and the rest of us a lot of blithering, bungling'country doctors, letting him! die while we discuss the etiquet of it,all., , * It' looks as if* the only hope for the women''and children in Pokin'is that their men will shoot ithern down when the worst comes to the> worst. This thought recalls a ghastly-'experience I had at an evening reception here, ��������� recently. I' was discussing the situation in China with a white-haired, seared-visaged,'soldierly looking man,' and. I said I didn't see, .necessary and human as the act would be under some circumstances, how"it' could be possible for the men in thev,legution to shoot their wives and'/laughters. The-man was silent for a.-moment, his face rigid aind white, his .eyes, gazing into space before him. " ��������� "li had to shoot mine in the1 Indian- mutiny-," he said, quietly.. ' I wanted to shrieik out' ttian and uhecre, but only groaned and',walked away. Later, a friend .who knew htm told me tho story. He was a major in the army, and during that aw-) ful Cawnpore affair he and- his family were captured. He shot; his wife and two daughters as they,were being dragged away by those blaokj brutes; after he had been imprisoned and tortured1 he escaped, to live a'nightmare life. '' 'V ��������� We all recall tbe Cawnpore story, and people are retailing it.now just as if there were not enough present horror���������now those women, the wives and daughters! of English officers, and officials, had their breasts cut .off and were thrown into a pit to die of their wounds and of starvation. ���������* And all this, like theso later hor- tors in China, in the name of .religion. Yet Buddha and Mohammed, like Chn*ist, c-ime to the world as .apostles of peace and good-will toward man, Surely the real living, God of humanity now and then shuts" his light fiom the soul of His human images. . TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING FUNNY. ',,' ! David, they've sent us a whole gallon of ice cream by mistake. ' All right; well eat it, and pay for the half gallon we ordered. Then,, the next time we feel like having ice cream we"ll go pay for the other half gallon. <������������������' WHAT. HE PAID TO LEARN. , I waited three solid hours for that palm reader to'get around to me. , Well? He told me Ididn"t get on in life because of my tendency to fool away time. FORCIBLE. Teacher���������Now, Tommy, give me a sentence, and then we'll ohange it to the imperative form. Tommy���������The house drmws the wagon. ��������� Teacher���������Now put it in the- imperative. , Tommy���������Gee-up. SMART, BUT INDISCREET. Boss���������I don't know whether to discharge that new boy or raise his salary. Manager���������What has he been doing? Boss���������He rushed into my', private office this morning and told me there was a man downstairs who would like to1 see me. > Manager���������Who,was it? . Boss���������A blind man. WHERE SHE IS WISE. Why do you cons'der woman more :ntelligent than man ? Because she has sense enough not bo show all that she disbelieves. ''< iff li'.l . -*" 1 -;s.i <..' id". It i . k r'-> y I ,/<��������� Is ; ft! ������ "a. I- ; 5' fi I. Ii* ' !���������: i ii i- Jtt- iS 5^|' MTs]:.' ���������If THE MINING REVIEW���������Saturday, September 8, 1900. THE LOCAL GRAFT. Kaslo is going to have a comique ugain. The miners of Slocan will give a ball on the 11th. The Rev. Mr. McRae is resigning his charge at Whitewater. P. Burns & Co. are to erect a new shop , on the old site in this city. Miss Stella Lilly will give a birthday party to her friends today. W.J. Pearson is pushing ahead Siott's - houses on Sunnyside with much force. New Denver wants an assistant school teacher, but the Department .will not consent. * Work is commenced on the new school, and the foundation of the new R. C. church is completed. The council had no meeting Monday. One was held last evening, too late for proceedings to appear in the Review today. Geo. Mitchell, of Kaslo, has been committed for trial for "rolling" Henry Roman, while drunk, and abstracting money from his pockets. A new townsite bat been located some fifteen' miles up Wilson creek. There are several properties around the site that are giving considerable promise. W. A. Galliher, a lawyer at Nelson, is the Grit candidate to succeed Mr. Bostock. The latter gentlemei, positively refused to accept a nomination, so it will be a case ot "Let her no Galliher." The Conservative candidate is not yet announced, Mr. May, of the Bank of British Columbia, contemplates taking a well earned holiday. In a few days he will take a trip to Rossiand, and after seeing the sights there will visit several "points in Europe, nnd, will be absent until January.' Mr. Haines, of Nelson, will have charge during his absence. In the late Conservative convention, resolutions were passed condemning .the lavish expenditure of the Laurier government on railways; denouncing the government for riot giving the province representation in the cabinet; and recommended increased duties on white lead, red lead, orange lead and other) mineral products. They had unnecessary trouble at the Queen Bess the other day over a cook. It is well known that manager Scott is always kind and considerate to his men; and would readily make changes where necessary, if properly appealed to. The mere fact then that the cook did not cook to Buit the men, was a very slender pretext for a disagreement. - ._. Mrs. Clille entertained the members of the brass band at her residence on Sunnyside, last Saturday evening, as a farewell to Mr. G- A. Stevens, who has been a member of the band since its formation. On Monday, when he and Mr. Hall, also a member, were leaving Sandon, the band went to the depot and gave them a parting salute. M. E. Hall, who has practically been in charge of C. M. Wilson's assay office here for the last four years, with complete satisfaction to all patrons, left on Monday to take a term at McGill college, Montreal, in applied science. His intention is to come through as a mining engineer. He is a very excellent young man, and no doubt, will make a very attentive student. Mr. E. P. Bremner, Dominion aibitra- tion agent, was in the city Tuesday. He sees no signs of appioacbing trouble between capital and labor in the Kootenay; but thinks localities on the coast may require watching. In his present position he is not slow to say that in all the difficulties of the past eighteen months, responsibility rested on both sides of all conflicts���������no one side in any of them was wholly to blame. Mr. Krackenberg's little boy had a very narrow escape from death on Tuesday. In trying to jump on the brake of a passing wagon, he slipped, fell and got badly wound up in a wheel. As it was his face was badly scratched and one arm was badly bruised. As cautions appear to be of no service, tho tiest thing teamsters can do is to make a general use of the whip, and stop this jumping on to wagons and sleighs."-It will save many an accident, if it is effectively done. . Jobbers and Retailers in Hardware' S-A.L_iA.IDA_ TELA. I and ies '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 Traus Automatic Ore Cars. A fine, pure, .dainty, tasting Ceylon production, put up in a neat one-half aud one pound packages. Having secured the agency of this favorite brand of tea, we are prepared to recommend it to all, ' feeling assured that one trial will establish' its superiority over all ' other- package teas for its delightful flavor and reasonable price. ��������� QO.H 'JrH 'T^FT-SS. My blend of Mocha and Java is acknowledged to be the best. All other lines' of pure, clean and fresh Groceries. I. ,1 I k T T JTjL G-ie, ;eruo]n : m SANDON. KASLO. AINSWORTH. \ 11 s ) i 1 U I (A ! .4 Head Office- Stores at -Nelson, B.C. Nelson, E.C. Kaslo, B.C. Sandon, B.C. Misses M. & A. McKinnon Have Now Reopened Their TQilliRer/ Business in their own new building, across the street from the new Reco hotel. Their stock will be found, quite complete, aud it embraces all the requirements for ladies and children. Call and see. 0 ff. J. ARMSTRONG & CO. TAILORS REOPENED :\ W in the their new premises next to the planing mill.' f $ i m ��������� a e ��������� CHAS. LAMBERT COHUCIOE Ul IUIL1ER SANDON, B. C. Plans and estimates furnished. Office 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 (live PannelS), first quality. $1.75 and up; Sash Glass, $1.75 and up. . Joiners Supplies at the right price. Call and Inspect stock���������all No. 1. ootk������o*ea������oee������������taao������o90>oeeee XOMBE&X PACIFIC W. ������fl, st ~!T DOUBLE TRAIN SERVICE. TlMti CAKD OF iKAIKS. I Arrive. I Depart. No. I, "North Coast Limited" No. 2, "North Coast Limited" No. H, West Bound No. 4, East Hound Voeurd'Alone Branch I'alouEe & Lowiuton Brunch.. "Central Wash. 1'rancb. 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