2) vA 'Sept. 11 pase ROSSLAND, B. 0, The Biggest Bonanza Town of Modern Years ~ Its Streetsare Ever Thronged by & . Diversified Crowd Possessing Many Picturesque Features LAWLESSNESS IS ALTOGETHER ABSENT iN THIS MINING CENTRE AND A DRUNKEN MAN IS NEVER SEEN ON THE STREET. Rossland, B. C, Sept. 3. -- As long as gold continues to be the arbiter of peaceand war, the recognized stand- ard of national and intlividnal wealth --and even a nation of silver anarch- ists can hardly make it anything else-- just so long will the attention of man- kind be attracted by the countries pro- ducing the much-coveted yellow metal, and the footsteps of the adventurous and fortune-seeking turn to those ever green, because usually distant, fields of romance and wealth. Conservative, and somewhat prosaic withal, the men of Eastern Canada were long in recog- nizing the fact that right in their own land, far past the fertile fields of On- tario and Quebec and the aillimitable prairies of the newer Canada, in the midst of the eternal mountains of Brit- ish Columbia, were buried the richest treasures of the world. Westerners, both American and Canadian, had long known the value of the Kootenay dis- trict, but eastern men and eastern cap- There has been au awakening, however, and now thon- sands from the older parts of Canada and millions of eastern capital are here to develop the gigantic mines of the Trail district. ital were lacking. THE TOWN OF A DAY. This is Rossland, the town of a day, the city of years secon to come. Now but afcollection of wooden buildings, lying haphazard on the side of a moun- tain, but full of 2] energy that makes for prosperity and the persever- and 1c of the great cen- the ance thatguaranter-s permanency, certain to become . tres of industry and wealth in the west. The district of _-- Rossland i is the potential t is mineral country. Here no heavily laden swains will ever hear from field to barnthe golden grain or scented hay ; Ceres is not the goddess of the land. The wealth that in other parts of our great Dominion is earned by years of patient toil and tilling is here more quickly won by skilful though | Sabaaer age bufthe: here lé fre.of gold and silver, taken from the irou-bound treasure chests of mother earth, and fabulous in value as they are inexhaustible in extent. Such is the inspiring cause of the pilgrimage to the Mecca of modern days, this Golden Gate of the West. NOUNTAINS EVERYWHERE. The town is surrounded by moun- the district being altogether mountainons, but here there are of the stupendous and _ precipitous heights seen in the Rockies. Instead, the hills are rounded and in the main well covered with vegetation. The timber in the vicinity is not of the highest class, but is excellent for min- while there is a sufficien- There are occasional plateaus "or benches the sides of the mountains, and on series ofthese the wonderful town of Rossland is situated. new tainr, none ing purposes, ey of good timber for building. 0 MAIN PART OF THE TOWN. The main part of the town, includ- ing the principal places of business, is situated on the lowest of these plateaus; un successive flats above arethe resi- dences of the citizens, the mine works and the cabins of prospectors and min- ers are on the outskirts, many of them high up on the side of the mountains, while in the valley below the business section are the sawmills and brick yards which supply building material for the hundreds of new stores and dwellings that are constantly in conrse of erection. Here and there through the town may be seen the unpretend- the log houses of one and two years ago, but the principal streets are thickly lined with buildings which would com- pare most favorably with those in many older towns, and when the use of paint becomes more general Rossland will present a very pleasing appear- Nance. T IS ALWAYS CROWDED. The town is always crowded, all places of accommodation being taxed to provide for the ever-increasing population, yet some old-timers, who are never satisfied with the doings of modern days, have been heard to com- plain that Rossland is altogether too cheap fora mining camp. None of the eastern visitors, it may be said have been-heard to raise any objection on that score, the scale of prices' being quite high enough to suit the niost fastidious. . THE DIVERSIFIED CROWD. The streets of Rossland are ever thronged by a diversified crowd, pos- sessing many picturesque features. There are grey-haired miners, veter- ans who have tasted the sweets and disappointments of a gold seeker's life in the mines and diggings of Pern and Alaska, South Africa and California, Australia and Mexico, western prospec- tors bearing on their faces the marks of years of gold hunting, traces of al- ternate success and adversity, which, to the average prospector, mean feast or famine. Again, there are typical westerners, sombrero-topped, booted avd spurred, hob- nobbing with English mining experts, while foresighted busi- ness men, who have bronght their cap- ital to develop the mines, rub elbows with Chinese servants. THE TOPIC 18 GOLD. ® All the merchants and artisans of & city are here, and with all the one-ab- sorbing topic is gold. Around the ho- tels, in front of brokers' offices, on the street corners, everywhere and at all hours, groups may be seen in animated discussion or earnest consultation. All down the street the visitor hears the jargon of a mining camp, to him hardly more intelligible than so much San- skirt. Through all the camp there is an air, not of excitement, but of plicit contidence in the great future in store for Rossland and the district. And the stranger, observant of the characteristics of the people and the richness of the mineral resources of the immediate district, is not slow to ac- knowledge that the citizens have rea- son for their belief. LAWLESSNESS IS ABSENT. Lawlessifess, popularly supposed to with the ception of mining towns, 1s here alto- gether absent. thousands im- be invariably mixed up in- There are in Rossland of men from the mining camps of the Western States, where toc often the six-shooter is the decid- ing factor in disputes, and a large ma- jority of the town's population is com- posed of a class of men whose very ex- istence is often dependent largely upon chance, whose most prominent charac- teristics are recklessness and disregard of the hamperi ti of civili- zation, yet, strange though it appears old American camps, there is an entire absence of disorder in Rossland. The rule prohib- iting the carrying of firearms is gen- erally observed, and intoxicated men are seldom seen in the streets. There known gambling resort in the place, nor is there a » hile schools and churches are well estab- lished. The orderliness of this, the biggest bonanza town of modern years, is a constant source of surprise to visi- tors from the other side of the line, who are constrained without exception to express admiration of the law sys- tem under which a mining camp may be the well-conducted town that Ross- land's citizens take pleasure in making it, to the veterans of the NO TOWN ORGANIZATION. There is no town organization save the Rat iati appointed by the eiticeos This body acts in con- junction withthe Mining Recorder, Mr. John Kirkup, who is the only repre- the town, with the exception of the consta- bles. All the town affairs are istered in an eflicient manner by com- while the and sentative of government or law in admin- mittees of the association, duties of chief constable police magistrate are performed by Mr. Kirk- up, whose record as a fearless upholder of the law makes him a terror to evil- doers and respected by his townsmen. His well-known reputation and _ strict rule have contributed in no small mea- sure to make Rossland a quiet town. Treated by Queen Victoria London Chronicle. The Queen of England was not be- hindhand in hospitality towards the Boston Corps, and their visit to Wind- sor Castle will be reckoned among the most pleasant and most memor- able of their experience. Her Ma- jesty's cordial weleome, the ancient castle, the exquisite grounds, nuilitary pageants, and a brilliant company combined to please them; while the royal refection inthe Orangery, spread and served by the royal footmen in their scarlet liveries, could not have The buffet was Champagne corks popped by the dozen ata time. Those who were in the secret of the royal brown sherry, tried it in spite of the time of day. There were gallons of Apollinaris, and what was generally deélared the West claret cup ever brewed. At Windsor Castle the smell of tobacco is virtually profane, but the visitors, lounging out into the open air, began to smoke, no one saying them nay ; and the delightful Boston- jans, on their return to London, were atho pains to conceal the pleasure been better arranged. seasonable, nice and cold. The utilization of the water power of the Niagara river for the generation of electricity has been made the basis of a great industrial development on the American side of the river. mills have been erected in the vicinity of Niagara Falls, town sites have been laid out and preparations are under wayfor a great expansion in real estate, in business, and in manufactures,- It is expected that Niagara Falls and Buffalo will become the greatest indus- trial centries in,America, and teginst to look asif such will be the case. But what about the Canadian side of the river? Nota sign of the industrial activity that is apparent across the river. No attempt made to develop electric energy the same ashas been done on the other side. There is no greater power centre in the world than the Niagara peninsula. The great volume of water that is passingin & continuous stream from Lake Erie to Lake Ontario can be tapped much more economically on the Canadian than on the American side of the river. In the first place, it will not cost one- fourth as much to instal a water power and electric plant on the Canadit, side of the river as it has cost on the oppo- site bank. The physical formation on the Canadian side is such as permits o the development of power ata com- paratively small ccst. In addition to the power site at the Falls itself it is possible to Gevelop an enormous horse- power at various places along the Ningara escarpment between the Falls and Hamilton. The Welland river (which is practically on the same level as Luke Erie) can be tapped at various poiuts. It comes within eight miles of the escarpment at Thorold, aud sgain it is about the same distance from the precipice of the Jordan river. There is no doubt in the world the Niagara peninsula is destined to becom@one of the greatest, if not the greate ower and manufacturing centers of nada The Ontario Government, wever, has adopted a policy which produces stagnation on this side while a state of The Government has committed a great blunder in disposing of our immense water power at the Falls forma paltry $25,000 a year. Moreover, they have disposed of it to a foreign company, to the company that owns the franchise on the Amorican side. his company his spti activity reigus across the river. during the past three or foug years on the American side of the ver, nota move has been made in Caftmda. It is an open secret, in fact, 'that the American' company has secured our water power merely to prevent it pass- ing into the hands of somm company that might compete with t They de not watt to use it themselves 80 much as they are anxionsto have no one get possession it. Ina couple of months Niagara thus power will be delivered in Buffalo, while several thousand horse power has for many months been driving: machinery at Niagara Falls and vicinity. The Americans have got bof of our most valuable water power, prevent- ing our own people from. using it, much inthe same way ag they have secured possession of our timber limits m. else and monopolized onr pulp wood. Our valuable were never more outrageously sacrificed than has been the water power of the Niagara river. Within ten years the six rail- ways ranning east and west through the peninsula and the two ranning ucrth and south will all be operated by power generated by the waters of Laxe Erie. Great manufacturing es- tablishments will be in operation all over the peninsula, and it is not too much of a stretch of the imagination ty state that by that time Hamilton and 'gf onto will receive all their power for light and motive work from Niagara or other water systems. All this magnifi- cent prospect our Government has squandered for $25,000, or $35,000 after ten years. And not only that, the company that possesses the franch- ise is a foreign one and not concerned at allin the welfare of this country. We have sold our birthright for a mess of pottage. Ben Laydell, the Boston gcrobat, who broke bis back while performing at the Fair grounds in Toronto, is still lying at the Palmer House ins most precarious condition. The doctors have decided to place the patient in a plaster of Paris casing, where he will have to remain for at least five weeks, if he lives that length of time. Richard Harrison, of Walkerton, has sold his trotting forse, Wilkie Col- lins, to Geo. Larkworthy, of Stratford. The price paid was $600. An Ingersoll shipper says the apple erop is notas good as was anticipated, owing to a spot that has recently de- timber limits which they -had- derived from their visit to Windsor: ~ ~ veloped on the apples. Co.gperatzve Belling * ncourding to'an En English ace 'the farmers of South Lincolnshire are to have the credit of being the first in England to apply co-operative prn- ciples to the distribution of their pro- duce. Under the direction of Lord Winchilsea's British Produce Supply Association, a local society of farmers has been formed at Sleaford to collect and distribute the farm produce of the district, and will begin operations in the autumn. The society proposes to arrange forthesystematic daily col- lection of eggs and other small pro- duce, which will all be taken to Slea- ford, and thence forwarded to central stores in London. It will be able to take advantage of the reduction in the railway charges on large consignments, and will thus effect a saving on the present cost of carriage to small farmers. Further, the society intends to erect a butter factory in Sleaford, and to establish separators in the neighboring villages for the farmers who are willing to sell their cream. Suggestions for Apple Shippers. J. R. Shuttleworth, London, Ont., Canadian representative of the well- known British firm, J. C. Houghton & Co., suggests some essential points re- garding packing, shipping, etc., for the English markets :-- "Do not pile your apples on the ground, asthe sun and weather destroys their keeping quality, flavor, and sp- pearance, but have a table in the orch- ard for the fruit, so the packer can sort and pack it as it is picked. By so doing the culls are not destroyed by being trampled upon, as when put on the ground, and there is less Jabor in handling. Before filling the barrel head line one nail hoops, end, and clinching uails inside. Do not put in any defective, bruised or scabby fruit, but select and grade the apples. Face the barrels with an average size apple, then place say half a bushel in the barrel by hand ; fill the barre} half fuil, then put in the racker {made out of a head of a barrel covered with thick woolen cloth), shake after putting in each basket until the barrel is filled say one inch above the chime ; turn the apples stem shake the barrel on a plank, holding the rack firm on top ; press gently with ascrew press until the head is in place. Be careful and name the correct varieties on face Wend 'of barrel Inshipping, have the branded, "Choice Canadian ," with your name or initials on Have the rate of freight endorsed on the bill of lading (do not allow ageuts to put on shippers' count)." end up, and Marned Them for Six Months, The Northern Presbyterian. A correspondent from Nipissing, Ont., tells a story that would indicate a laxity of law and morals more char- acteristic of the wild and wooly west than of staid Ontario. A clergyman not being available a young couple went to the township clerk, who a- greed to marry them for six months, repeated the Lord's Prayer, then or- dered them to salute one another, pronounced them man and wife, and closed the ceremony with, "And may er the Lord have mercy on your souls ! That the bicycle is rapidly displacing the horse was proven one day last week when a certain individual found a piece of rubber tire' in a sausage. "There is something wrong with my metre," soliloquized the poet. "There are too many feet in it." And he put the bill in his pocket and went down to the gas office to kick about it. Uncle Jobn Yeahoo (to express agent at Bryanton, Ky.)--"I come in, Mistah Agent, toask yea question. Do y' reckon we're gwine to have free silver when Bryan's 'lected ?"" Express Agent --'I reckon so, Uncle John." Uncle John Yeahoo--'*Wa-al, that's what I come in to ask y'. Supposin' we hev free silver, will y' send it out tous, or must we come in fur it ?" The trustees of a school section not athonsand miles from here, recently advertised for a teacher, and as usual there wae a rush of applicants. Salar- ies were at a discount. One supplicant, aman, holding a normal school certifi- cate and having, had a dozen or more years' of successful teaching as certified by « number of testimonals, offered to teach the school, teach a angtig gen and light the fires, etc,, for the prince- ly salary of $240 a year. Albert Jackson, the Stratford color- ed man who threatened to annihilate Mrs. Henry because-she refused him his supper, has been sentenced by Police. Magistrate O'Loane toa term of two yéars in Kingston ee of brick and stone, 10254. gen Rete erg One load of fiax, weighing over three tons, was recently hauled into Brus- sels, r Pills do not cure -- jon. They eijn iiavarnte. Karl's Clover Root Tea Vyg perfect regularity of the bowels. The total contributions to the Walk- erton Methodist church in the year just ended were $2,700. A Crvinc Eviu..--Every crying evil should be promptly removed. Sick nead- ache is a crying evil effecting thousands of Canadians, which can easily be removed by the use of Burdock Blood Bitters, the best known stomach, liver and bowel regulator and cure for sick headache from whatever cause arising. That was a bad runaway you had the other night, Mrs. Dash. Yes, but it was very stylish ; we had four horses. Constipation Curnep.--Gents,--I was in very poor health for over four years, the doctors said it was Constipation. Not wa n ing to 5 too much cash, I got three bottles of Burdock Blood Bitters and took them regularly. Ican certify that I am now in the ag Ay best of health and feel very grateful to B ives Merovux, Montreal, Que. I'm afraid our Johnny is going to be sick. What are his symptoms? He carried home the watermelon without eating the plug. TO DESTROY WOKMS ana expel them frome brid noradulty L.Dnerows Worm Syrup So Mrs. Bilker has got a divorce ? Yes; she discovered that Mr. Bilker had been hiding his small change over night in a flour pot in the back yard. Norway Pine Syrup cuces coughs. Norway Pine Syrup cures bronchitis. Norway Pine Syrup heals the lungs. It is funny, said the serions-minded mau, that they would speak of matri- mony asa sea of tronble ; you know that when a fellow is engaged they say he is landed. Bary Nevrny Dito. Sirs, My Baby was very bad with summer complaint, and I thought he would die, untill tried Dr. Fowler's Extract of Will Strawberry. With the first dose I noticed a change for the better, ond now and fat and healthy. Mre. he is cured, A Noxrmanpin, London, Ont. That's in a name ? quote he, and e, - What tender maid divine, Said: Nothing much, that's why I stand Prepared to give you mine. _AMercuanr Teytirres.---Gentlemen.-- write to tell you how goo have ound Hagyard's Yellow il for so 'roat. one family alone Jil cured several bac Cilsiumers now recognize its great They seem to refer it to all others, . value. C. D. Cormier, Wholesale "er Retail grocer, 'anaan Station, N. B. Snoggins--I saw arattling * thing in your paper Jast week. Editor (gleefully)--Ah! And what was that ? Snvggins--A pound of steak.--Ally Sloper. good Hippves Fors.--Among the manv foes to human health and happiness Dyspepsia and constipation are twin enemies greatly to be feared. With B. B. B. to drive them out of the system, however. no danger may be anticipated, as every dose brings the suffer- er along step further on the road to perfect health and strength, and a permanent cure always results. Don't yon ever get tired of doing nothing ? asked one. Oh, yes, replied the other langnid- Well, what do you do then ? Take a rest.--Philadelphia Call. Tuer Dinner Bett.--The dinner beli has no charms for a dyspeptic or bilious person. To enjoy your food, avoid dyspepsia and have healthy action of the liver, use Laxa- Liver Pil!s, small, sure, never gripe One pill after a too-hearty meal removes all ill effects. They cure indigestion and give good appitite. My son, asked Farmer Goshley, what is it that causes the rotary mo- tion of the earth ? Tm sure I don't know, father. My son, come to my arms. Yon have been six months at college and there is one thing you are sure you don't know ! A CoMMISSIONFR IX R. Peet gare --Having used Hagyard's Pectoral! Balsa: 'n our fiinily for years I have no Sstltation Wiiuam ANDREW Commissioner ,in B. R. Balmoral, Man Cigar Manufacturer--Yes, sir; it's an actual fi boxes are not made ont of cedar at all; they are made out of paper and colored with cedar ex~ tract. Friend-- Well! well! Now, won't you in | please tell me what cigars are made of? --New York Weekly. Mophy & Carthew, BARRISTERS, SOLICITORS «C. Notaries Public and Commissioners. Money H 6. Monrur. | "J. M. Cantmew. F. R. Blewett, barrister & Solicitor. . Notary Public & Conveyancer, Solicitor for Bank of cott Bankin ing Henke and Ont, Perm. '" Avsociation. las . Brewer. Mabee & Gearing, BARRISTERS, jn ell By plerchants Rank, Notaries J.P. ott ATFORD, ON Mase F W. Gearing. W.E. Dingman, M. D, RADUATE of Queen's Coir aa Zotlege Physicians and 'Surgeons. 0 argeon and Accoue fe residence--Main me meer of tarie. Street east, Dr. A. H. Nichol, B. A, L.R. 0. 8. EDIN, Office and renilerite comer W el. streets, List allaceand Bismarck J. J. Foster, Dentist Office over Fleming's Tailoring establi«hine at. ADDN ST. LISTOWEL Wm, Bruce, L. D. S. NTIST. Pe 4 tses Vitalized air N trous Oxide Gas, £0. for pa ation extracting. Office in oll stand over Thompson Bros. Store. Entrance y Main Stree Residence 15 Penelope St. Listowe * Thos, Fullarton, ATWOOD ONT. SSUER of Marr: sels, Mortgages Lean und all Cont or. Murs to lend. R. G. Roberts, a SHIPLEY, ONT ASE NT for the Lendos and Lane surance Com any sums from $700 and u interest. Conve ryancing o on easy te snire Fire Also Money to Loan wards ata low rate of all descriptions done W. E. Bixntsa, Davip Baxter . : inning & Baxter, ARCHITECTS Pout ENGINEERS, VALU- ETC. Members Calais pal Architects. LISTOWEL AND STRATFORD. Specialists in Chareh and peno0s y. i Sanitary Experts for Patents. i ta 5 Per cent Money, Tam prepared to lend money at five cent sp seness on improved Farm j roperty. bor ower may arrange his loan that he cs beck a part of the Hrincipal each pot r 'ma rf payments of principal oecest ery cease. OB MARTI, Next door to Stapeed office, Listowel INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC, G BRANDSEs, GRADUATE OF ALSFELDT, SEMINARY, GERMANY, ag taken up his residen and"Vialin, either at their hes residence, Main Street Lamont's residence. Also classes ence HJ Listowel, and he Piano, Organ vom or at "his own east, next door to Mr, in German language. TERMS ON APPLICATION. th ory te beatja xoeacy; bo in Tor TH Gu t Al, Dae, ard wom- a to 2 hies> Gist > AIN- "KILLER fs oo crn Se Rees: cen Biatrhers. Dang 2 Pats IN-KILLER peas aa SSE 8? rem SS pti Bek Ber poet wed et 3 wer side. Riou te ye ILLE ER' REE. A t Fr 2 Abe Me Lriv we SPRetY AA > u aed eRe Clee ay - fs the well at N- RILLE ake Teka aos Zechante, Parmer Eager baer, Sole a geet SAPE Tee T8R tmces or externally ohne att eae habit a haltations. Tote nenme bat the cenaine "rn. No Daria Geld ete ya here; Mer & rth.