THE OMINECA HERALD,

FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22. 1924-

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Canadian Mounted Police.

V ISITORS to the*Chateau Frontenac at Quebec
and especially these who patronize the Winter
Carnival there in February have a treat in store fot

them-~that of driving behind a real northern dog-
team, led by one of the greatest;huskies “in the busi-
ness,” Mountie, the latest acquisition to the team.
a ‘In November it was found necessary to secure a
cm | new leader for the Chateau Frontena¢ huskies.
decided that none but the very’ best available would
Wires and letters were sent broadcast through-
out the Canadian suh-Arctic to Edmonton, Le Pas,
Fort McMurray, and Peace River; in fact, to every
standard might be
It was only after a three weeks’ search by
many authorities on huskies that Mountie was eventu-
ally secured at Le Pas, Manitoba, the price paid
greatly exceeding that usnally given,
+t was a real stroke of luck whieh secured this
an splendid animal, for he is a veteran of the northern
- "trails and, more than that. as. his name implies,
; has done practically all his service with the Royal
Hailing originally from
Lac-du-Bruchet, in the far North, he was boneht by
Sergeant Grennan of that famous forey in L91¥, when

had him.”

It was

low,

and capabilities,”

very young. His training was carried out by the Ser
geant and so well did he acquit himself Jater that
the’ Mounted‘ Police wrote of him: “He has never
missed a patro] or been a day off duty sinea we have

So he is a real Policeman and no mere
co-worker for years with the comrades of such men
as Dempster, FitzGerald and other heroic trail-
makers of Canada’s glorious corps, a comrade grown
old in battling through snow and storm on the King’s
business for the maintenance of the right.

Mountie, as one of the Finest huskies ever kept on
the books of the Police,
a dark grey giant with shining, slit eyes, pointed
ears and muzzle, thick fur and gleaming fangs. Thera
is about him wore than a breath of the keen, romances
laden Arctic winds and one is not surprised to learn
from the Mounted Police that “he has always been
admired wherever he has been, both from appearance

The work at the Chateau Frontenac vrill be puppy’s
play to Mountie after the desperate toil he has known
in the far North, But he deserves well of the people
of Canada and has nobly earned his rest and the com-
fort he will henceforth enjoy, . ’

movie hero,

is a magnificent-looking fel-

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| The board'of directors of the
}Canadian Newspapers Associa

Btion has decided to hold the an-
manual meeting of that organization
min Toronto June 5,6and 7%. After
ithe sessions 150 of the newspaper-
Bimen will leave on a two months’
meytour of England, Seotland and
Se battlefields, the party sailing on

: June 11 from Montreal,

“In five years fifty per cent of
the. grain grown in the. prairie
provinces will be shipped through
the ports of Vaneouver and Prince
Rupert,’”? stated FL G Dawson,
vice president of the Canadian
National Railwavs at Prince Ku-
pert; in an interview at Montreal
last week, while attending con
ferences of officials of the system.

The gross earnings of the Ca-
nadian National kailways for
the week ending Feb. 7 last were
$4,321,334, being an increase of
$352,649, or nine per cent over
the cortesponding period of 1928.

The snow storm the first of

the week was worth a million
dollars to this district.

G.W.V.A. Masquerade

One of the-best dances of the
season in Terrace was the G, W.
V. A. masquerade held Thurs-
day evening, February 14th.
it looked at first as if the crowd
would be smull, but after ten
o’clock the dancers seemed to fill
the floor and real St. Valentine
spirit was everywhere. The hall
was prettily decorated and the
music furnished by Mrs. Attwood
at the piano and Gordon Sparkes
at drums was the very bést and
received much applause.” Only
a few were in costume and that
made it rather dificult for the
judges, who were Mrs, Kirk-
patrick, Mrs, Bleecker and W.
E. Smith, The ladies’ most
original costume, a harem Jady,
was won by Mrs. F. Nash. For
Gents’ most original costume the
prize went to Sam Kirkaldy, as
Uncle Sam. The prize for ladies’
best comic costume went to Mrs,

| Thos. Scott and gents’ prize went

to Mr. Arkle, as a tramp. All
these costumes were original.
This concluded the prize list,
The best dressed Jady was Miss
Inez Ross, who wore a dainty
Chinese bridal costume, head-
dres» and slippers. The costume
was admired by all present and
was most instructive to the sehool
girls, who were spectators at
the ball. The results financially
and otherwise were quite pleasing
toe the new president and officers
of the association,

Held Annual Meeting

The G.W.V.A. Ladies’ Aux-
iliary held their election of offi.
cers on Tuesday afternoon in the
G.W.V.A. hall, Terrace, The
Vets. are very much in need
of money to settle a few small
debts and to meet their obliga-
tions on their building and pianc.
The auxiliary will make an effort
to help them all they can, if the
public will give a share of their
patronage to them. Officers
elected: President, Mrs. Ames-

bury; Vice-president, Mrs, Man-
cor; Sec.-Treas., Mrs. Bleecker:
convenor of entertainment and
refreshment committees, Mrs.
Norrington, assistants, Mesdames
Mancor, Powers, Attwood, Bish-
op; visiting committee, Mesdames
Norrington and Attwood; exec-
utiye, the elected officers, con-
venors of committees, and Mes-
dames E. Cole, Monckton, Bur-
rison and McLaren. Meetings
are to be held the first Tuesday
in each month,

BRITISH EMPIRE

EXHIBITION

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New Hazelton, B. c.

CANADIAN (NATIONAL RLYS.

FOR SALE
AT TERRACE

Boarding House, eight rooms,
good cellar and well, lot 38x100
and all fenced. This has always
been a good paying business and
all rooms are now occupied, Han-
dy to the new Terrace bridge on
which the steel work starts on
March Ist, ‘Poor health reason
for selling. A bargain for the
purchaser. Terms will he allowed,
Apply to Mrs. (Dr.} Bleecker,
Terrace, or Omineca Herald office,

KIDDIES’ MENU ON NATIONAL TRAINS

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HIS is not a page out of any or-
T dinary nursery rhyme book,
but is the front and back cover
of the Canadian National Railway's
)} new menu: for.children, which is now
' in use on-all-dining cars-on: the sys-
* tem. No more need. the. mother
travelling with little ones dread the
ordeal of trying to choose suitable
: meals for the children, with two
pages of combination, menus for
breakfast, dinner and tea made up.of
the most notrishing and appetizing
foods obtainable at prices which are
} in accord with the size of the small
patrons who enjoy the meals. .
Thé ‘Canadian National is one of
t the first railways. to.cater in this
Ff way-to the’ young travelling ‘public
. and in future each visit to: the dining

IN little Folk a-travelling go
(Witz. one important thing to know
About a dining car— ;
The Line whose prifted menus tell
What hungry girls and boys love well,

AND THAT'S THE C.N.R.!

will be taken along on thevery next

DINING CAR -
| MENU |

FOR THE LITTLE FOLK
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little folk with great pleasure if only
for the opportunity of seeing again
the “little picture book” from which
they may choose what they will have
to ent. Eight pages of gaily colored
pictures .and funny little verses com-
bine to make a most delightful story
to pass the time. while the waiter is
getting the orders: . °

So attractive is the “Menu for the
Little Folk” and so much enjoyed by
children since its introduction on the
National trains, that numerous ap-
preciations lave come into the office
of the superintendont of dining cars,
Mr. Walter Pratt, who feels that he
ig’ doing. a service, not only to the
parents, but to- many children who

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because travelling

cat, will be looked forward to by the

of

trip .we: make,
with kiddies 48 certainly no hardship

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A MEAL in the Diner is such a treat!

We find the most wonderful things to eat,
And what makes everything twice worth while
Is to have it served in the ‘National Style.”

now and it is a shame to deprive
them of all the fun they could get
out of their own pergonal dining car
service such as this,” to put it in the |
words of one father and mother who
travelled west the “National: Way”
justafewdays ago... |

car service -the greatest possible
benefit to the travelling public, Mr.
Pratt has ‘recently ‘inaugurated a
lunch counter service in Colonist
cars' between Winnipeg and Toronto, _
‘These are on trial at present and if
they meet with the approval of the
oublic will be placed on all transcon-
tinental trains in‘the service. > Judg-
ing from. the ‘patronage ‘of the.first .
lunch counter Colonist car sent out,. ©
the convenience 18 much appreciated,

In an endeavor to make ‘the dinin

-- Robinson Crusoe

‘up an ad. for one.

the end Crusoe ‘got

O™ of the most persistent ad-
vertisers in the history of suc-
cess was Robinson Crusoe.
what he wanted—-a ship—so he put

shirt- on a pole, at the top of his

island. -That, in the language of the .

sea, was plain to every sea-faring man _
The circulation was small, there... .

_ was no other medium, but Crusoe | |

_ ‘kept at-it, despite the fact that he’. ‘} J)

’ got’ no enquiries for a long time. [|
He changed his copy, as one garment
aster another was frayed out, and‘ in‘.

what he wanted:

He knew . ve

‘He flung up a