^•"¦bhu^u^hpw**a*hH.c>x*#k. Mm B>iiffm>—,1 ifflTlUTli Good Morning! Are Introducing American Silk A merican Cashmere ' American Cotton-Lisle . HOSIERY have stood the test. Give reaffoot comfort.'. No seams to rip. veVer l)ecome loose or baggy. The s|iape is kiiit.in—not pressed in. G U A R A NT EETD for fineness, stvli'. superiority of material and workmanship. Absolutely stainless. Will wear G months without boles,/| „• new ones free. SPECIAL Are Looking Well! '.Bowser Returned from Interesting Trip through Cariboo. liLfcaiseHrf B G^ftdilraiJ SUfiCESTS CLEARING / o every one^aending us-^l.00 in cur-eiicv of costal noteyto cover adver-ising aric shinpin^charges, we Will end i)o.st-pai(j,^with written guaran-liackectby a five million dollar / 3 Pairs of our 75c value American Silk Hosiery, 4 Pairs of our 50c. ?aloe American Cashmere Hosiery, 4 Pairs of our 50c. nine American Cotton-Lisle Hos'y 6 Pairs of Children's Hosiery Give the color, size; and whether adics' or Gent's hosiery is desired. DON'T DELAY - Offer expires hen a dealer in your locality is le'ctudr HE INTERNATIONAL HOSIERY CO., P. O. Box 244 . , DA YTON, OHIO, U. S. A. / Mr. Hugh Stewart, ik; r.lb.a. ARCHITECT/ GEORGE STREET, PRINCE 6E0R6E stim- y ven to the cattle - raising 1 the conviction of the J. Bowser, ¦attorney-has returned from ten days' tour of the Cariboo. Mr. Bowser was very favorably impressed with .the possibilities _ for an expansion in the cattle industry, particularly in the area along the Upper Fraser traversed by the Pacific Great Eastern Railway. This road his ' ' the _____r...w..^»llw« o the whole province, and asYhere IC?nada Have been drawing from are rnany meadows admirably !/hese wate*s a ^rge partof their suited^for grazing purposes there/Su-ppIy of halibut- Hitherto the is/every assurance that cattle\G'?' R> has had a monopoly on raising can be conducted profit-1the* bubjness> the fishing tugs ably on a much larger scale than I makin£ tl\eir headquarters in at present. As conditions are at [ Vancouver and steaming to and present, cattle are selling at high! frOm.tne fishing grounds through The Toronto-Globe in a recent issue had an editorial article in praise^of British Columbia hali-but. The reference was apropos of the arrival in Toronto of a car hl Prince Rupert and Trunk Pacific. The latter portion of The Globe editorial reads as follows: "To lessen the toll of life which had to be paid for Bostons winter supply of fresh fish, the New England Fish Company looked around for a winter fc ot halibut from over the Grand ing ground, less open to storms than the Atlantic. The search led away up the North Pacific to the vicinity of the Queen Charlotte Islands. There what is probably the finest halibut fishery in the world has. been developed., For many years, not only OF; LANZAS RELIEF > An interview given by A. H. B. Macgowan, member of the legislature for Vancouver, advances the idea that a wide.system of land-clearing should be employee! ty the government to assist the unemployed labor in the province throughout the war, and by this means alleviate some of the distress which is bound to arise, and which present a factor is in fact at to be dealt ;«-.i, ivciiiway. inisroaci in1.*"""' ------'"—J "-------.,--.:y"v judgment, will prove one of in 7inter *>ut at other seasons; best development railways in Jf Eastera. .States and Eastern with in the communities of the province. The idea can best be outlined in .Mr. Macgowans own words: ,. "In considering occupation for the unemployed during the hard and distressful times, I have the opinion that a leading object for consideration ought to be the clearing of lanij. "If the government owns any good land. I believe it would be well considered if large numbers of unemployed whef are known to be willing to work, were griv en work on this land. It would at least tend to a cheap system Iwt George Drug South Fort George :: Prisce George, For Your — MASKS - And Necessaries for the Odd Fellows' Ball, October 30th. : the Hallow E'en Festival of October 31st. Also for 6-6-4t Prince George Builders Co. Ltd. ¦'¦/ ¦ . ' \ TO BENT / ¦' - ¦)'¦'-¦ ... New Modern Five-Room Bungalow, Prince George, Ottawa and.Bowser Street. For further Partleulan apply; E WILSON, IMgr., Concr Lutllt I ScvcKi P,0. Box f, I • SOUTH FOIT CEORGC n- .... ... t. r.v».e interior channels between j able prices, the Quotations ^™%h««akp(i^ the Main-pom ts being $80 per head on the' . Nqw ^ Q T; p vvjth .-' n ,. : its more northerly terminus, be- Mr Bowser, who^accom-j^^ for the m^t panied by Mr. H. H. Watson,' of clearing, and be an indubit- P. BURNS & CO. Ltd. Wholesale and Retail Dealers in all Kim's of Butter, Cheese, Eggs; Highest Prices Paid for Hides and Live Stock GOODS DELIVERED TO ALL PARTS OF CITY. Phone 35 Fort George and Sooth Fort George. Phone SB • ECKSTEIN I . Barriktkks, Solicitors, Etc. Haight Bldg, Prince George, B. C. P. v. iviuflON^f^L. P. Eckstein. y - EXPERT Watch Repairing, Engraving, ' Gold Plating ¦/, (_ and jewelery^ MANUFAGfURING nigh-Grade Watches . . •/' "'..'.,.-¦ • : A^-lJ FULL . LINE OF ' ¦'¦ Jejvdlery, Diamonds, and y . Precious Stories. Mive_G<3_!d.and-Souyenir7-Spoons. A Complete Line of BaJ>y Spoons. Just Received pother Moose, Call and See ¦}\y- Laip StoclTofTins, fobs of the Fraternity. HAMILTON AVENUE. FORT GEORGE M. L. A., Mr. J. P. Babcock and Mr. Bryan -Williams, the game warden, paid a visit to the dry-farming experimental farm established at 105-mile house by Hon. W. R. Ross. The manager was able to report excellent results in growing nearly everything. The potatoes were somewhat burnedby the early frosts. The firsi dry farm they saw was that^bf Mr. Mondas, a Swiss who has thirty acres under cultivation at a height of 3200 feet. Thence the party proceeded to Springhouse Prairie, inspecting the dry farm of Mr. Sorenson, j the principal farmer in the dis- j trictr During the season there"! has been a yield at some points 6f 33 bushels of whea.t4o.the acre—a very good.showing^.The average sown ii^/oats ' yielded from 50 to 85/bushels; an acre, some gradingpetter than others. This is ^considered eminently satisfactory, in view of the fact thatx the past season has been .very dry. gms trade. , . ., "The great Pacific fisheries of c ie the Dominion should be used to the utmost to supply the people on the plains with cheap and wholesome fish. Cities like Edmonton, Calgary, IJegina Winnipeg should be encouraged, by cheap and regular supply to! acquire the halibut habit. Some j day, if a fish diet becomes as! popular on the plains as it is in I New England, our Lorigfellows j and Emersons and Hawthornesi may come out of the West. Thej wise men of the East were all very; well in their way, but may we not hope for great things from a combination of No. 1 hard and Queen Charlotte Island halibut?" >r good at this time. "The payment for the land could "be made when the final locator took hold. That is to say, the payment for lan"d arid the cost, of clearing would be the price when the government finally sold the cleared land: The basis for sale would be actual occupation and use. The clearing could be done on a daily wage system, or possibly by a plan similar to that employed on Corner Fourth and* Hamilton - South Fort' George, B. C. A NEW AND UP-TO-DATE HOTEL. On American Plan. Rates on Application. Bright and comfortable rooms and . suites at the Empress. : x: WARCUP Proprietor Clean fir wood for fuel, -loli Pinlufcon. A Trivial Price. World's Deadliest Weapon for Two New British Battleships. London.—It is probable that in the present week the British navy will receive a considerable accession to its strength by the delivery of two new battleships, the Queen Elizabeth and -the Warspite. >_.____^_ They will be the first to carry the new 15-inch gun. which is without doubt the worlds dead-> | lie'st weapon. As the First Lordi ing. "The suggestion need7 not be confined, I think, -to tHe government only. Cities or'municipalities might take hold of it. I am pleased to know that Vancouver city has already/made a start, and this may prove to be a test of the. idea.'/' "It seems to *me that the ^)lan would work out for the general benefit at all. »It would place -idle-land-in-rusei would supply the iiecessities of life and give worn to a great uumber who need it sorely^'" Think of tlu: J)ri(i6 of^pdTr'wood So.00down—(nut up-)JP\\6\\a Johix-soii ifc Finlaison. Coal Wood WE CARRY COMPLETE STOCKS OF Windows, Doors,/Shingles, Building Papers, Wall Boards, Ready Roofings. Bone Dry Lumber Coast Hoofing & Finish •f oar «w§ Riulktwt Get vm EtfeutM m ¦ j /x ¦ ¦-"¦ FORT GEORGfE TRADING C t. McElroy, Manager , Phonc 11 SoMbFtrt Phon'e vToJmson »t Finliiison, 4o: 8 riiigs ipi^your winter'.s wood. Canadians Want 11 :_ ¦HMSMMmiPBi vi ,1 . ^ Germaui Patents • However humiliating to -Brit- J°J *h« -Admirality irecently/point- __. - ish pride the; German submarine \fn^^^]^^\ Wholesale applications for the exploits may be, Great Britain!^_o^ o ,QrrVQ^D/,ol/i „,, ffcJtransfer of Canadian/ patents Fort George. B.C. Victoria. B.C. •F. P. KunJun. Mar. F. C. Green, Ugr. Nelson. B.C.. A. H. Gnjen. Mftr, Green Bros., Burdea & Co. (ml EafiMcrt, Dmwm * B. C. Lud Smqrm Surveys of Lands. Mines. Townsitea, Timber , Limits. Etc. has paid a trivial price foi^-her-| command of the sea. Not only has the British navy kept the German fleet bottled up, with the exception of a few vagrant cruisers, but it has swept Germany's mercantile commerce from the face of the waters, heidT'British trade' routes open the transportatioa of British,troops as safe as in time of peace. It is the navy that j virtues' of the.' I Irs power, may 13.5-inch gun. be measured by ' TI"\CHUilCHES : ¦Chi.roh-.jbf. England'. "°ly-Communion 1st and 3rd •JkysatSa. m.\ . lVepy Sunday a£ II lunij. Holy Sung with sermon. Prayer at 10:45. .7:30 ¦ ¦"'* ;pmyer--- an^ sermon i Church w Justice, pastor, 1 a. m.^and 7.30 °spi.'l service. ;x • «• .- [h ScliQpl meets at 2 b.m. "• ;The Minister. ' The Minister, s •inade possible the landing of the expeditionary force in Fiance and the continual sending of reinforcements and supplies. It is the navy that enabled the Brit- the fact, that, whereas the 13.5 gun hurls a 1,400-pound project- nearly a ton in can hurl this im of metal ten or ile, the new gun discharges a projectile of weight ana mense mass twelve miles. The high explosive charge which the 15-inch gun can carry through and get inside the thickest armor afloat is very nearly as large again ih the 15-inch gun as was the charge ifr the 13.5-inch. As stated, the Queen Elizabeth and the Warspite will be the ish Government to convey thei"uv* 1"^ ,""' r" ,, . Indian troops to France and -- lirst vessels -to ?arry thls new Canadian troops to England.' is through the navy that has in the firing line 13, ships mounting the. 13.5 -inch gun, is thrg | mounting the. 13. Britain has accomplished prac-^ jg without its equai in any thi tht «he has h ld ^ jg without its eq y tically everything that «he has of the navies of the world. thuH far achieved in a-military hi way since the .war began. ;¦ ^ If, as Kipling said,. ' 'Blood is ^of Admirality"—-then l hV ow ned~~by Germansarepouring into the Government at Ottawa. The applications thus far received indicate that there is a con-certedmovement on the partof Canadians to take the fullest advantage of-all the German chemical processes patented in this country. The most important among these applications is made by the British Columbia Packers' Association, which controls the sal-men fisheries on the Pacific coast. This concern is asking the; Canadian Government to transfer to it the fish smoking and curing patents owned by August Selz. if German control of these processes has resulted in enormous shipments of Canadian salmon, slightly salted, to Germany, SMITH'S CREAM WAFFLE1 HOUSE Hamilton Avenue .¦¦ - It's the Fresh Eastern Oysters It's the Ham and Eggs It's the Butter It's the Meat Specials It's the Baked Spuds It's .the_ Pure_.MapJe_.^yrupJ_____ It's the Honey in xomb . It's the Pie Crust It's the Service It's the Best in the City Motto : Quality and Service Genpaiiy) -in fact, has no ship carrving' a" heavier weapon than }^ J2-inch gun, which ceased to f the British primary^ battle" ed States salmon fisheries IbaFance the books. ,The have been incalculable, and The. phrenologist-Yes sir, by hd I ca cost in money and pen has|ing^e blltnps ;n your hcad {can tolI VVliaC a^e nalt ^ ! 0-x-56lIyi what-Bort-ol tpm you are. -L-S-Qn of Krin-'Oi belave it \vad give half a that matter. dozen dreadnoughts ior in comparison with -themilitary.ancl comniercial.diy-.idehds that tlienayy has paid -*.ii^.v't»«»«:«a:' within theMSBt ten woife is.. hy idehds that the'Empire weeks? Thecommunity\hatfailtit6patjonize i tself is doomed. >'. ROOMS TO RENT ; AT THE Victoria Hotel (Formerly Grand Union) OPPOSITE CLUB CAFE Third Street ' - ' South Fort George Ufi and Cold Water Baths CBURCH ' - - Proprietor j J. F. CAMPBELL CIVIL ENGINEER \ / British Columbia Land Suryymr Land Affent Timber Cruiaer Rcpresentinir GORE . . Fresh Meats Beef Mutton and Veal QuitBaking NOW'you can buy 3 Loaves Bread for 25c AT THE where it is treated under the ^elz patents and reshipped to Canada and the United States. It 'is understood that the Unit-owners will join, with the Canadian^ trust in grabbing the Selz patents, which will doubtless be transferred immediately. \;- Other applications are pending for thie-transfer-of-the-patents •covering all the numerous chemical processes owned by Farb-yverke von Meister, Luis & Bruising, v:^;^Sfc^^ -s .^ .• — ; ¦ Also PASTRY and CAKES-at Re'asonabre-Pricea——— Wholesale and retail THE it MEAT MARKET FORT GEORGE AND »0«THF0RTGEORaE FOR SALE pr1nck cbokck u>tb , Grand Trunk Pacific Townsite Lot 18, Block 168 Lot 10, Block fff Lot 9, -,,/: 113 Lot 19-20 PRICES BELOW THK WU1 Mecpt riMonablfl offer t for Cwh or Terms. b«l«nce^