PACJ3 TWO cent of I lie teachers in I be district Jiae first class or academio certificates. Contrary lo what ford, 15 year old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. . J. Crawford of Stewart, who matriculalcd with H5l marks out -of a possible 1100. It was the bipliesl record in the district. The teacher wa Mis M. H. Henderson f the Stewart Superior School. There is one school in I ho district Where, all the eydif pupils 5eiu us your name end oiJI send ou nut uiujiiauiix 0 xn booleofbeaulifiJX MMiiea. ...... ,yv-b Pislribulors for: (?0ham K9L9RED -3HIN0LE3. limn of Ocean Falls trig This advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor Coulrol Hoard or by the Government of The Daily News PRINCE HUPKIIT - MUTISM COLUMBIA .Published Every Afternoon, except Sunday, (he Prince Hupert Daily News, Limited, Third Avenne. II. F. PULL-EX, Managing Editor. Member of Audit Bureau of Circulations. DAILY EDITION SCHOOL POPULATION f.ORTH IS STEADILY IN-INCREASING SAYS INSPECTOR: MANY LOCAL TEACHERS. " ' (continued from page jne) JSESa1uilii.v . llceinber ID, fOTi. I N an1 children df one family. Tbii is ti Kispiov anil I lie parents an; Mr. and Mis. 1'adily Sheehan. Mr. sheehan i postmaster, seere iary of the school board ami :cn ml factotum al Kipiox. II if the policy of the Depart- infill of education ami Mr, Fraser to employ northern teachers as far as possible in the schools of the district. The re has seemed t be rule in the pastIiSUt j., that teachers of die dis there is also to he noted more rjCl are ensaReil in srhools of permanence anion? the JtvicJiers now. Whereas, in the nasi, it has seemed to bo Ihe common liraojUcu for a teacher tb take a school for one year and then leave, teachers are now remain-ins from year to year and in a number of smaller schools the same teachers have now . bce.il , serving five or six years. This js a feature that is particularly. gratifying lo Inspector Fraser. - In a number of cases, phenom enally good work ha been done in country schools where the pub- .litfptiool lea olujrs' have volun tarily taken on lliph School stniction. Last year at New 4 llazclton a boy named Mitchell K. Newman, now a Normal .School student, passed his Junior mat riculalion making a total of GiG marks, one of the highest records in the .district. Miss F.velynJ Shcasjzreeu of; Viincomcr w"af ' the leather. Thi year' fit So'ulbhanJ;, whore Miss Mlna I lean of l'tfjl- Simpson is the teacher, nlioy named Jeorge Murray is dnlnp .MatriiMilalion work after having passed through tirades u ami 10 with bisli standing in spile, of the fact thai he bad only six months' seliooliiiK during each year. Bright Stewart Girl. One'uf the outstanding clioL- asttc achievement of tlifo year was thatjof Muriel Mary. Oraw-J Ihe insiH'elonite as follows: Local Teachers Jrince Rupert Miss Caroline Mitchell anjl Miss Mary 1). Sim Vf J'ritMR' Huperl; .Miss Agnes Honatdsmi of Port i.ssingtoii, and Miss Ktantla Marsh of Terrace. South bank Miss Mina Dean of Port Simpson. Tchesinkul Lake Miss Kathleen Ward of Masselt: llurns Lake Miss Mary Mcllac of Prince Itupert. Decker Lake Miss Margaret Palmer of Prince Itupert. Hound I.ake Miss Mary Mac knight of .Anyox. NV'oodmere Miss MarKafet Cillall of Sandspit. Driftwood .Miss Marjnpie. Hohorls of Sm it hers. Telkwa Mrg. J. P. Wheehjr of Telkwa. Kitwana Miss Kva Iaalirr of I'rince Huperl. Voodeick Miss Helen Hib-bard of Prince, Itupert. Lakvls' AtiKS .1. M. Pearson of Lukelse. Terrace Miss Mary Dobb of Prince Itupert. Atlin A. S. James of Atin. SNnvart Lee tiordon of Prince Jluprl. Alice Ami Hoth !onlon of Prince Itupert. Anyox High School James II. Milchell of Prince Itupert. fJertrgelowu Mis Cainilln M. Peters of Tlell. Potfl iMhitfsoii Miss jMary Cross of Prince Itupert. Oe;an Tails Miss Annie Mil- Hagen-borp N'onsalsum Mr. Margaret (reenawny of A'ooat.nm. Lumber Brick Cement; Lime Plaster Stock your winter's supply oi 1 Nanaimo-Welling- ton Coal now Albert & McCaffery, Ltd. Phones 116 and 117 i . i J5 1 1 1 -', 1 1 1 1 " " ' Waterfront Whiffs, Doing of the Mosquito Fleet Which i th Chief $ource of Prjnce Rupert' Prosperity Hull. Repairs when I lie season rhts anil sev eral parties have beeiV "ul. lib Christinas Day less than a weeV distant everyone is busy, oiils'1'! of ihe i-es-ular workinr day, seeing to Santa Claus l.einy; on Ihe Job on Christinas Kv and thaL, Ihe larder fs .well stocked with Ibe go0. things of Ihjs life with wliich jlo, salisfy Jhe ever erivin?-inner man. There is talk of hunting parties goin? nut over (lie buliday week en.! hut as lo just how far they will gel is purely a matter of eonjeeluie. Trappersl Don't sell your furs until you have seen me. W. Goldbloom, Second Ave. Up for Ihe iiKessary rejiair in readiness for Hie February open-Ins of halibut fishins. The Cow Daycreek ways are also full lo capacity. . The roof of Ihe ocean dock is fo-lte repairel jilhe near future and. two liunilrCil yards ot j:ravel has heen secunil by the Prince Huperl llonlhoiisp, with the jiower boa I Pachena, lo be ued in connection with the work. The unloading of Hie pravel from the scaw was compleiett hy Ihe tug Lion over last week end. Provincial poace after all his bibors. The whole hoal, both inside and out, looks remarkably bright and lo Kct the mot comfnrl out of Ira--. vel via the Adatiac route it would be well for passengers to' lake n pair of smoked glasses alonp. r Launch Oh Ilaby. skippered bv yapt. Jell Lanibly, arrived in port from the LamMy rapcb, Lewis slawd, on Monday, with a carno if good. Chrislmas eato com trisinir borne fed chickens, epps, elc, and relurned home on Bloomln' Burglars f , The waterfront, in the vicinity llasensborp l'H II. MacKay of W 1,,e C N a- ,,ock w"" visile.) ' lijuring Ihe week by a pang of hloomin liurirlars who broke info trie of Ihe sbeds. and lifted a gOuplp. of cases of . ChfiMmas cheery that, kind f cIicjt unsiiii-Rble for the, 'fillip? of fountain Jiejls.' The fleet secret service tleulbs Hre on the Job so when pown around that way it is wisq to watch one's breath. r- K I want 10,000 Minks and will pay best prices. See, W, Gold-bloom, Second Aye. . - Fight Staged . One of Ihe greatest fish's ever Mused in Hie cily took place on Ihe waterfront on Wednesday -.afternoon and the WliilTmau hap pened to he lucky .'nouah to wit-ness it. A gentleman of dim countenance,, wlio daily stands al the edge of the docks in the Vicinity of Ihe fisli houses and fishes, presumably for flounders, chanced lo bring up from Hie dcplh a befty looking fish with Ions whUkers which he termed a cat fish. Kxlracling the hook and re-baitjng,sanie Ihe fisherman dropped it over Ihe side and this time was rewarded with n snub-nosed looking affair which he called a bulIdOK fish. I bis lie quickly .released but in throwing it on to the wharf it came into contaci with the calfisb ami then Ihe fat wa in Ihe bacon. The catfish arched ils back like a camel while the fish of the bulU dos species bared its leelb and showed fight in Ihe npproeif bulldog fashion. In fact Ihe darned thing did everything but Ak. Tli. nip before- the end or Ihe nionlli unait Jart fitil v,i:i'l I hick and . I Tlii miiiii mivii'lv nf l.i:il n.lll- fji.it MHil v:i I'Vel) II Ik I1 Ileal during Hie pal week ha Hsllli, fouipj when Ihe bo," been in je in a little duck hunUjlhy of t,show-, oj1, riiliier Ihe sojdle-; who Tiait'eMiaelc! Uii'aflsh! nj'om Jlte sai . einn v; ' final knOf$ouV4o both wlllt ,lhe haridlei(ifif raior. Hi lasjrd 4lvrt n ?ood stfp ,U'I well worth Hie price of admission. ,Mc.srs. Mrnwn and Pie win of Port Simpson, who have beet) in the, south on a business Idpf, relumed on' Ihe Canlena on" Sunday last and proceeded to the home port on Hie power boat Taplow, wliielt. iluriim I lo ir absence bal been completely 3apL Mickey Sullivan. Hie ma 1 ivybo made ,l.ip Inlet famous, and iwho ha. been in Hie cilv for ill- ll'Ii I. r I.... 1 .. ....1 Infl f,,.! ii nit ii'rj lew erepi iiui "t .ph. nn-iut-- n-n members of both Ihe local hal:-the inlet on.W'e.liu'-.lay nioinmu but fleet and the mosquito fleet proper will remain in town for Ihe festie sea "on tdltier wUb Ibeir relatives or friends. Much Work Much work is being carried Wonderful Climate In support of Ilie fad tha Prince Huiierl enjoys a wonder ful climate, in fact a climate lha Is very little different I" thai en Joyed by Hie niucli advertised out at waterfront shipyards ou(state of California, it can be slat -hull repairs and engine nvc.r-.ril with authority thai Salt Laki hauls. The Mclean ways have- swimmlui: wu indulged in lal been fully occupied or Hie pasllweek end by :nntanlirfe Mirhal-week and there is a waiting list off and John Ciieimwski. who iif over forty liats ready to come made the trio in a rnwlioal. The water was elear and exhilnralina and the swimmers llioroiichlv enjoyed themselves, t it the return trip -Hie acipiatic gentlemen were successful in hrinjrfng down a bald headi'd eazle in the vicinity of the lake which measured seven feel between Ihe lips of ils wins:. If Its. furs you, have to .sell I want them. W.. Goldbloom, 2nd Avenue C.N.lt. steaiinjr Prinre John unloaded 2no tons uf Nnnaimo-Wellincton roal at the Alberl- conslable TominykMfi-iirery wharf on Saturday. (-inini, who has been sweating bricks (hi week while overhauling the enzine of the police launch A'janae, has vowed hew il! jock Jhe engine up allotrether if it doesn't ipMl 'diolurbiiip the lasT in addition lo Ions oi' asphalt and "0 rolls of Capl. Jack Moual ha been putting .in some profitable time litis week overhauling . hi Vulcan heavy duly engine.. I'h engine , is for a new .trolling boa' Cap is liuildiiig in readiness futile spring fishing. Jim, Promoted It is with muclrpride that Hi-admiralty office of ihe Mosquii. fleet announces in Hie orders of the week that Capl. "Ilandsoiin-' Jim Morrison has been promoted to bn gentleman-skipper of Hi Ihihby flee. The reason for tin promotAui is .given as "disiri- rguishcil service in lowing piles ot hefty dimensions and ridiculous shape to safely." While on Hi -subject of Capl. "handsome Jim and his exploits it is with pica me Hie Wliiffman recounts on or tbeino! dariiigt happen-' IVWJCJIM H,e ,. ur4iiaif h('tt Mf berb was of With rllli ibKboyhjalmaiiJifitj' IbK b'yh,alioaidifiu sc schoon- fx Ca'aeonJ fl1iewuu-r sujipiy ran short and Jim had lo g.: ashore at night on an island to see if it could be replenished therefrom. The flight was black,! and as hears were known to fre. ipienl Ihe vicinity Hie skipper! ariiieu wiui a ruie ami a lantern rowei( (o Ihe shore in the don'. vVhile pulling, up the dory to safely Jim was startled hy i something, or somebody, breath-, big in his face. Upon looking up he was terrified lo se a black buck deer glaring al him and pawing the earth as though intending to ge awkward. Tins was Joo much for JiiiijWbo grabbing bis rifle and Ian I i-rn scur ried lo the nenresj free, fnlluw-l ed bv Die buck. Ilefom Ilie ' could reach him ,lim liad scaled the. tree ami clinging lo a branch walled for the worst to happen Standing 011 lis hind legs the deer looked up iulo the tree ami Jim. thinking the .beast meant to climb up afler him, scaled to the LAND ACT. j Nolle of Int.nllon to Apply to Lmm Loud. ; In Oil. I'rliur IiiimtI I ami llrrurdli't ' lll.iri.l mil limit mi VVIiltriliiil Nljlld' limr IhiiiiJ.u i.Iiii.i, nine print II. M. II. . TAkK .OTICK IhO Jofh Slliinn Imnrrs of I'rlnrf liuiwrt, H.C., Swrrury,. Iiiriij to iptily ,fnr 1 leur tit Ilie ful. luwlur il.'.rntMil ImnUi- Ouiiinpiiiinii it 1 iMi.t mi, the nire un tlx- Kl mils ur Wli(lrant blmJ; lliriire' J.nuo fi-n nirilmti: llii-no ,J,on teti IKI; Illflii-P J.Diiii frrl M.UItii lliriirr S.imio tM-l fi to Iho mil hi if nmi.i lliilirniiciil. . josrrn ti.o?( noonuj, Diteil Dviruiber UU, lints. top of Ihe protecting i it nicker than a sleinl.j.i k .il ing a tower .if molasses. Ill" builern save.) Hi.- nighl for with, il Jim was able, by covering 1' with Ins slmi, to -ivnal in morse code to the hoal. I lie signal was picked up by the flrtt officer aboanl ami a rescue party se 011 lo bring Jim dowti the Ire and ncttllmck, to the biiul. TIip wafer sun-' INT -W replenished next umrn-i ing at a barren pol. Broke Propeller V, Monrehmisc jtul W. who left purl .oi Sunday '.continued "i page fie We Save You Money Christmas Groceries Lange assort menl laiicy lloXes Lowney I'.lmcu-lales, from per box i 50c to 53.50 Paskall's l'.nlih lion-Hun from per box 60c to $2.25 . Table lliiiins. per lb. . . 30c Table i'igs, per lb 25c . Fancy lied P.mperor Crapes. per lb 30c Anjon Pears, per doz. . . 55c Jap Oranges, per box . . 90o Apples, per box, from t $2.00 to $3.25 ('anil flower. Let luce. Celery, etc.. arriving fresh everv 1 boatr Slore opens evening next week until r.il.tma F.ve. Gordon's Grocery Seventh Avenue East Phone 447 Dr. E. S. Tait DENTIST Helgerson Block, Prince Rupert, k.,3. J Orfice Hours- 0 lo 0. X-Ray 8irvlci L Phone 086. Open Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday Kvenlngi t HANUFACTURCP BY IMPf flUL TOIACCO COMPWff Of OMACA UMlTCO Gifts Day Phones , 423 Gifts! PRETTY- and USEFUL To Delight MOTHER, WIFE, SWEETHEART OR SISTER. Hosiery TbreaiUilk, sitfc ami wool, all w- Cloves Silk (Ihumo-Hiirde Silk Scarves Silk Lingerie lllooiilcr. l, SJjp. N Leather Handbags Newest kIIp .... Handkerchiefs in Knnt nrh'l' . Compacts Hold or silver plnM Sweaters .. $1X0to$iH $1. 00 to JtM $2.50 to $10. $2.25 to JW $3.00 tJ V 15c to Jt-M $1.75 to S9 $3.00 to S7i "DEMERS" We Aim to Please Phone 27 P.O. Box 32 Steamship and Train Service IS PRINCE RUURT will kit PRINCI RUfIRT ' VASCOllK' VICTORIA,, SEATTLE, llul InterilH-itlale l-HI.U Mfl RI0AV t I I. PRINCE RUPERT for STEWART toil ANyOX, VVEONEID. " s.s. prince john foriiiiiiniy tor Vancouver u queen cHn- ISLANDS. PAISINOIR TRAINS LEAVE PRINCE RUPERT groMi. EVEflV MONDAY, WEDNESDAY IIWI SATURDAY, Il pi"- : PRINS EDMONTON, WINNIPEG )hMdH l iOfril lkliU, ' ' WHEN REMITTINQ ! C.n.dl.n Ntllontl Ilr" HIIh'' rertifty. CH4Ut). WHEN .TRAVELLING tuu Trit.i..'- t'.y ! by Caiiaillan Mll.-ml lit-. 1lr.. Atin.j - "i-.nL YOUR NEXT EXPRESS SHIfMCIT CANADIAN JATIOik. AOENCV ALL OCEAN STEAMSHIP LINES. Clly Tlcktl Oflk., BIS Tf)lfd Atl4 Prfl. RMp'M, PMH i A. B;O.ATS RUpert Marine WWW ej Suc"'i, . rTroducts Ltd GEO, Q. BU8HBY, Man. Dir. Nig" Phon 539 Or. 23 BUCK 7$5