-> TAXIDERMIST. Nine'years experience; in Taxidermy work in all its branclfes.. 1 never stuff specimens—! mount them on casts from the natural body. All- rny" mounts are moth-proof. 1 guarantee T satisfaction. I will buy your furs^,. . r . C D. WANDUNG, 3rd Avenue,_Pririce George; B.C. Local Items Sheet Metal. Furnaces a Specialty. Plumbing, Steam and Hot Water Heating. GENERAL REPAIRING. '/ Phones £ SOUTH No. 12 PRINCE GEORGE. Mr. Albert Johnson ofthe Northern Hotel, left for the: coast, Wednesday night, Via Prince Hupert, on a' short business trip._____:L_. Ice Carnival a Success The Ice Carnival, given oh the south Fort George rink Friday of this week, IVovincialJewi m .¦was a .big success. costumes Many unique were put on, and and FIRE OF UNKNOWN 01IGIN BURNS ASHCROFT GARAGE :V*hcroft;--Fire is* TPgoocl servant but a-kul master, as was proven ,l>e yoVid a doubt last week, when the (larage owned and occupied by Mr. II. Blair, was turned to the ground. Tlio alarm was given aboui 4-30 in the afternoon, and by the time the | the prizes were won in exciting con. j fi^ hr|gat,e ^ j|)e jj^ wenj p|aced J tt The ice was packed with ska K^ ^^hdl J testa. • The ice was packed with ska-[tors and onlookers out'to; enjoyjthe j fun. That all enjoyed themselves was i quite evident. i \S Robarts Hockey Team at Dinner. CONTRACTORS & BUILDERS NO BUILDING IS TOO LARGE Oil TOO SMALL TO HECIEVE OUR CAREFUL ATTENTION y Gut Our Estimates Free of Charge Job Work Neally nnd Promptly Executed- PHONE 26 SOUTH FORT GEORGE PRINCE GEORGE OFFICE SHOP SECOND STREET THIRD STKEET THIRD AVENUE EAST y The orjgin of the f nJ^ if) ^ fl Vnyntery. In the garnge"were two large auto, tracks ynid one Cadfllnc passenger nar, and / .,1 vsiluiiMe collection of tools, all of Mr. and'W Jack Robarts enter- wliit-h wire completely destroyed. jtained at their home Sunday>ght, the The loss to Mr. Blair will probably Robaits Hockey Team with a turkey OM-ced SJo.OM, partly covered l»y dinner. The appointments were in keep-r ing: with tho hockey spirit and a very enjoyable limeVwas had by all. • ¦: yi *: '*., * ¦* ' ¦ y~.. j Mr.^Sam Grierson is again out after 14 prolonged sickness and operation. It is good to see him on the street again. Future of the Dominion Business Prospects Good Lies with the Immigrant "The problem/^vhiqh Canada's foreign immigration presents is not so niycn how we are goinpr the uplift of the foreign-1 resolves itself into how we arc going to put an end.to the-; degrading, of the foreigner by our own people." This was, in part, the summing up of J. S. Wodsworth in an instructive address on the im-niigration problem, delivered before the Canadian Club at Edmonton. .-— Mr. Wodsworth stated that the \future of Canada ..Undoubtedly the immigrant and, if presents proportions continue to grow,with- the non - English-speaking foreigner. Whilst was impossible to accurately UNITED STATES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE REPORT . OPTIMISTIC. Washington.— In ;i report inside public by the Chamber of Commerce of tlie I'nitcd State,?, b'lisine?.? conditions and' prospects are -said;to be generally reassuring. Tlie European AVaiv-is iiekii'oyiedyed, however, to have bad a uidespreadand depressing effect on industrial and coninier- forecast the effect. of/lhe war's ___end-upon imrrjigradon, it was certain thataiier the conflict is over ther^will be a tendancy toward^mcreased immigration. BriMtv Fran'ce,. Belgium and Germany would require their men yto rebuild Avhat was destroyed; but .from! Russia and Austria /"'Canada will continue to draw" large numbers.1 War loosens ol ; tiesjand altersJrade current ' 'Are we ready -when^fche • triigj-ation 'comesj* \lj-rfless t present machinery for • similation is radically altered, the flood will prove' idarigerous. The rough construction work Economy naturallv prevai>ls "1 .classes,:! says the report prepared by the Chambers Statis:-11ic-- and Standards' C o ni m i 11 e- e, though vemarks have ' been noted that thi^ jlocs-. not: extend to auto-imil>;rles-i Futlire delivery jnrrchaseS ^jjffesmiilleivand collect ions uniformly poor, but' lately -a-iiiarlced change fiii«,l>ceii noted in a lessening of diilictilty iri obtaining bank 1 and in an easing of Conditions in the South, ;ing, still pr$ pioblein." Crops in gepwJral, the havebeen^good; but \)i dustry. wool industry is excellent which absorbs the^men is on ttie"fj decline, and^grrrangementsmuk be made tp^get them onto th^ land and make steady,' pcoauc-tive/citizena of them. %\\e wel-•e of people depends upon the standard of living^and tjie standard; of living^is-not toJCe raised by encouraging, through econonj-ic conditions, overcrowding in the cities." ^he speaker quoted ^statistics showing that in)9(U Qanada.had, a population bf 5,361,000, of which 57 per; cent were British. In March of Tast year this total had increased by 2,906.022, of! which 38 per cent, were British, 34 per cent. American, and^af per cent non-English speaiiing. More than half pf this^opulation had, come to tne^four wester^ prbv i n ces. ^as^ year 384,000 immigra'nts>'carhe into Canada and thi 'carhe gurjLshowJBd a decrease and eniployw:>ertn oanj-ilirdb' find' words to o:vpress of pro.^x'rity_ \vlijeh l»i€l6tiationH have been terminated, providing for the remaining portion of the loan of ten million dollars, authorized'' at the last session of the legislature. . The amount of £2,700,000 is disposed of to a group of New York bankers, at the head of -which is the Wall Street firm of Bernhard SehdJle & Co. The is?nc is in the form of one-year treasury notes bearing interest at four and a half per cent. It brought ninety-eight and a half in New York. The Rev. T. Riley, left Fort George on Sunday last, for England, where he will re-join the army for tne duration of the war. Mr. Riley has served with i trie colours, as Major, for many years, previous to his coming to this country. In consequence, it has been found " - A FIERCE BLAZE Quesnel.—On Thursday mornjng of last >veek, a somewhat costly fire oeeured here^Us origin was in'the building occupied by E. L. Irish, the "Rex " Cleaning Parlors, we are informed was caused^by the use of gasoline in eleaning^a quilt. The lire spread /wUkgreat rapidity and soon tliej>Hrferior wiis a seething mass¦of/ilames. The burned buildim^wiiH owned~b~yA. Locke, walls of the building, after roof fell in, prevented the fire necessary to alter the times of service in the evening both at St. Stephen's, South Fort George, and St/Georgc's, in-Central. Plans forihe extension of tKe~church in^Princ^George, are niiider discussion, wbKjh inay entail further changes 'yyVne servics, of which notke will be^given/ih due course. I'hc Fort (leorge and Alberta Telephone and Electric Company'» Telegraphs'and its connections ad^ vise that free privilege of telegraphing arid cabling will be-accorded, relatives of combatants after an advice has been received that the combatant has been- wounded.—These (inquiries to be addressed "*.- Military Office, ;Ottawa,'>or "Canadian High Gomniissibrier^London," for which ever)the adclre9a is received. What Mean You by -—"A Happy \Vluit_ constitutes a Happy Tear in your jDstimation ? Is it to mivke a small fMtitne selling*'real estate, oil weMs, turning stock| and other gplcl bricks, or just \6 hajVe a placp-to sleep, three meals a day, and^nougljjoyer for tC little a little contentment thpewn jiii ? -.-—-•,- t s^To those who coirtented, who are eoinparitivery. have no^ de-sire-4o skin his iH'ighl)or, or rob widows and opiums; the happiest and most prosperous days will no rdoubt In- Ikit those "who cannot be unless committing robbery y under ?6nie more-genial name, lean-not hope for anything but the worst of 1 uek i i ¦ t Western Canada's Achiefement and Ned The greatest achievement of the year is regarded as the increase in the productive capacity of }he country; the most irn-inecliate probl(em is the bringing into profitable operation the hew railroad mileage. It is recognized that there can be no great revival in construction for a considerable period; but the transportation industry is expected to receive some impulse from ithV movement pf the crops next year if the present indications of a greatly increased output are confirmed. • -.. ';V t^TT'ir '¦ T^" from spreading, and after the interior had burnt low, the Avails were pulled down and the debris cleared ' ' .- .- / ¦'¦' ^who tried hard;-to save a6meof the .contents of the building >vasjKither severely cut on the hands and suffered considerably by breathing the dense smoke. , /Smithers.—The Methodi^hurch at Smithers. was burned/aown.laBt \Ve4negday nighW TKe fire started at theNear.of th^building, and^had mode considerable headway before being discovered. The men man-d t th piao and organ aged tO'Save the piano, and organ chairs. ^The. pastor a the churfciris; Rev. JlfTBalt^Qld^nd inucli syinpatliyxis! felt fo the jjoininunity. O. Kraft, orRoiaonton, late witli the C. N. I{w111 take charge of the work of ^ieWloping niarble quarries there. A road to tlie site of the quarry will probably 1x5 the^Jirut work toibe undertaken. It is expected that about 40 men will be employed when the quarry is opened. R. Halpenny, formerly" trainmaster of the .0. T. P. at McBride, took-over the duties of superintendent of the Edmonton, Dunyegan -and British ColunibiajjRaihvay on the 20th inst. By request of Sir Richard McBride, the following statement is made public: " There appears to be a persistent rumor which has gained considerable currency, that my late Secretary was associated with the stealing and manipulation of pland of home defence, and that the discovery of-his complicity^ therein was the cause of his death. It ia a painful subject for me to discuss, but in justice to the memory of one who never betrayed a trust or wan disloyal to his country in thought, word or deed, I must state rnost emphatically that the_ jrumouiLlis without the slightest possible foundation. The circulation of such stories, wilfully or otherwise, is a cruel reflection. V Mr. Macrae suffered many months with a nervous ailment and his untimely death cannot in the slightest degree be regarded as a reflection in- any way upon his honour as -a man or a citizen.'•• "i ;.. : ~;:"~;|T"'" ¦'-J~- '..:¦-_: _Richard McBwp|!. KEMNEDV BUUfi 8 CO. ITBr 'JtBKK BLAIR ft CO LTD January Specials In the Boot & Shoe Department. OR the balance of this month we are offering special prices in'all our fines of High-(rrade Men's Boots and Shojes, in order to reduce our very heavy stojek; Below we mention » few lines, all ajurde by the best Canadian manufacturers./ - ^i JCid Blucher Cu)t, cushion sole, regularly at 6.50, our price - - ,- - Slaters Vici'Kid blucher Special for January - sold $4| 35 cut. regular price 5.oO, - • _ -, ;-' v $3.70 Ames Holden Co.—A splendid line in Box Calf, blucher cut, wet-proof sole; reg* at 5.50, now $3^70" Ames Holden Co. Tan Calf, blucher cut, extra dry shod, reguhvr 6.25, our price - - $4.15 Slaters Willow Calf, 7; 00, sale price - rubberless sole.' Regular at L,------.--^4.70 Ames Holden Co.—Fine'line in Box Calf, visolized . sole, a very seasonable shoe, selling regularly for 7.25. This shoe can be worn in the worst weather without Rubbers. Extra special price-*——=—$4785 - Ames Holden Co. best quality Kangaroo, regular at 6.75, our price for January - -. - - $4.50 Slaters Fine Box 6.50, our price Calf, rubberle99"'sole, regular at - $4.35 Ames Holden Co. Chocolate Calf, high cut top; regularly s6kl^at~S75O. A real money-saver git - $570" We have so many lines in this depai-tment that it is impossible for us .to quote them all on account of lack of space. We,' however, are making extraordinary' low prices, and it Mill be to your advantage to look over our^Stoek. 1 KENNEDY BUIR ft M SOUTH FORT GEORCE P. BURNS & CO. Ltd. Wholesale ind Retail Dealers in aO Kinds of Fresh and Cured Meats y ter, Cheese, Eggs; Highest Prices Paid for Hides and Llye Stock GOODS DELIVERED TO ALL PARTS OF CITY.,,. nmu Fort George and South Fort Ceorge. Drugs, Medicines, Prescriptions, Cigars, Cigarettes, Tobacco.?, at Wholesale and Retail. T Stationery, Magazines, Newspapers, Confections, ajid (v 1 toilet Articles.—^" ^ ....* .; Fort George Drug Co., Ltd. luffleAraw, SmA F«t Ccorie. :: Ceorp Street, tmet £e«rje. Kodaks - Gramophones - Records ROOMS TO KENT ¦y ¦ AT THE -.. Victoria Hotel/' • (Formerly Grand Union) y OPPOSITE CLUB CAFE Third Street - South Fort George Hot ui CtU Water Balks f. C BIRCH Prtpricttr FOR SALE ^Oflfert will be received for the Richie A Clirke building, South Port George, at the E»^le Inveatment Comp«ny*a Office, George Street, Prince orge. Offers to be submitted previous ti 1st February, the highest offer not necesiatily accepted. ___ll> a WAN every for Printing of - Herald, Phone 9. Pioneer Bakery We are the pioneers in the baking business. Always has and always will be the best. toe ari |i?e at a call. OUR1 Telegraph Office at Prince George if now open for business. All telegrams for Prince* George and CentraT Fort George will g*> through this office. 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