*\ \V> h> i- s������i 'v->- r mu 'i "���������-" 4 * Kettle Vilify Orchardis.f '** ��������� .������.' V it V > ��������� *��������� is TWENTIETH YEAR���������No. 9 JGEAND FORKS- *B. '6./ FRIDAY, JDEOEMBER^, 1920 \ ��������� "Toll me whatyou Know is true - I can guess as well as you." * $1.00 PER YEAR Wiunipeg Hotel Sold, to a Swift Gurrent Man. Dr. Truax Buys Mrs.' i i , ��������� , Larsen's' Hospital I ,- as'sold through ,-thtf Weir rial estate 'agenjey.'to William^Rainey^of 'Swift Current, , jJack. The price*paid, while'not made publicjs saidto have'been consid-. ������������������ erably'ove? $15,000.-Mr. Kaihey will, redecorate" and refurnish Jtae house throughout. and,cater to the com* mercial trade. HeWfll-take possession; on;the first of the* year. Mr/and^Mrs. S. J. Miller who have co'nducted-the ' house during the past few years," will spend, af few- weeks''vacation'' with' their daughter a.t Malta;-,Mont:," be fore moving to the coast'. -, v .* [ ������������������ Dr. Windsor-Truak^has acquired' the hospital former!y;owned'by Mrs.J S. ''J. Larsen and'.wiiroperate* the -same, tinder the name of The River side^Hospital. The building is under- ��������� going^ extensive^/alterations; vancf when completed'will/Be "up-to-date , in every\resp"ect.i,A'staff of "nurses is '- "beiDg.j engaged;;and^.the:i.hospital/ ^which'has gained ,an enviabie^xepu.^ \ "tation"iinder Mrs.*'Larsen's manage- "^mentv^and will - undoubtedly; increase under DrTfuax's supervision. Mrs. Larsen has left for .California, where she will make her home, The stransfer of the property was arranged through the real estate office of S. T. Hull. Cook, Tom Pelter,~Erma Laing, Vera Lydun, Earl u .fFitzpaltick,'- Goorge Manson, Joan Strutzol,Lillian Biown Stuart Ross, Gordon McCallum, Wesley Clark. , . ���������' > Junior Third \���������Margaret Ross, Elton-Woodland, Edna Reid. Wallaco Huffman', Earl Petersen, Winnifred Savage^WiHiara Foote, Louisa Rob- ertsu n, John'Staffbrd,Kenneth Massie Henry Reid,"*Atthur Hesse, t Pauline Edith Matthews, Helen Mills' Flor- Pyiah,-Annie Bowen, Bertha Lyden, Lynch Greek Sawmill Sold The Grand Fjrks Lumber Company's sawmill at Lynch Creek was sold Wednesday afternoon for $8,200 to H. A. Dent, of the Alberni Pa~ cific Lumber Co , Ltd., who held a mortgage against the property for $15,000. It is not yet known if the mill is to remain at Lynch Creek or weather it will be moved to Smelter lake. STANDING OF PUPILS ./" The following is the standing of the'pupils of the Grand Forks public school, :������������������ in . order. '������������������ of merit, for the months.of November and December, basediupon work done'and tests: ;: \ PRINCIPALIS CLASS.'-.'.: V KatHleeh -Mulford, - Gwendolyn Richards, Ruth Larama, James Clark, Elsie Liddicoat, Alberta V McLeod, Agnes Cook and Doris Steeve's equal' Edward Grey, t3ladys Armson,Lizzie Otterbine, Herbert Clark, Ida Can-1 niff,vEdna; Luscombo,. James Ottorw bine, Jennie Allen, Louise Harkness, Gwendolyn'Glrey, Nellie>Alleb, Hazel Waldron, Emerson Re id j Je'ff,. Ryan n Mary McDonald, Nellie "Young,Lewi's' Waldron, Vibert Hil������lier, Lizzie Gordon, Ruth Hesse, Herbert Heaven; Pearl Brau, Clareneo Mason,. Howard Boyce, Jack Weir, Joan Smyth,Hilda Smith, Kenneth Murray, James Pell; Alphonse Galipeau, Helen Crause, Jewell Herman,. ;^������. (. ���������'������������������ DIVISION II-: . Junior Fourth B���������Isabello Innis, Vera Bickerton, Hazel Nystrom, Edith Clay, Blanche Ellis," Jstoet Bonthron, Jeanette- Kidd, Flora Richards, Harry Cooper, Abafia Svetlishoff, Ruth Helmor, Dorothy McLauchlin, Ernost Haddon, Lillian Mudie, Lorno Murray, Gertrude encet iMulfoi'd, Edith Euerby, Joe Edna Hardy-Dorothy Heaven, Arthur Bfckertbn, -Frdnces Ld.iama,'L'a*wrence 0'KConnor)iGrace'*GldspellT Joe Sim������ mons, Peter'Saritano, Marion Kerby, Blanche',Ma������on'.-��������� , . Senior ^ Third B���������Faye Walker,' Jame's llnnes,*Gordon- Clark, Harry AcresKLydia Colarch, Paul Kingston, ,John"Graham, -Mal-jorie Cook, , Alice George. Phyllis Smyth, Marion Mc- Kie, Dorthy Mudie,Ellen McPherson, Peter/Padgett," Jack/ Crause, Edg'ai Galipeauj Albert Colaich, Vivian McLeod, -DdrotKy Grey; Walter Anderson.'. '* DIVISION IV k , ^Junior^Third ; A���������Francis Otter- bine, Pauline Baker,' John Santano, Aubrey 'Dmsmore, .Mildred, Ocham" paugh''Eugene" Fitzpatiick, Margaret Luscbmbe,Mildred Prendergast,'Jessie Downey,"-Donald McKinnon, Jessie Allen, a ,Jack Strutzel, Antone, De Wilde, George* Ha'dden," Polly Svet������ lisheff.:*-.- . ' : .'- - *''r V\: Edmund -.Crosby,^Jessie -Ross, "-Parma Cooper, Walter Manson,Ruth"'Py- rah, Arthur Lind, Wilhelmina De Wilde, Glen" Murray, Bruce Brown, Martha Otterbine, -Winnifred Smith, Harvey Wober, Ruth Savage, "Virgil Herman, Ben Ochampaugh. DIVISION v. ��������� Junior Third B���������Irene JeffVy, Thelraa Hansen, Linden Benson, Walton Vanb,# Willie Henniger, Ethel Mayo, Helen Nystrom, Dorothy Kidd Claience Fowler, Eric Clark, Helen McKinnon, Lloyd Humphreys, Jigi Maurelli, Edna Wiseman, Daniel McDougall, Rupert Helmer, Byron Weir, Arthur Morrison, Agnes Mc������ Kenzie, William Eueiby. Senior Second���������Georgina Grey, Eileen Weber,- Arta Montgomery, Jean Donaldson, Bruce McLaren, Oscar Helmen, Amy Kuftinoff, Laird McCallum, Louise McPherson, Alice Dacre, Annie Dais, Edward - Cook, Dorothy Jones, James Haidy, Francis 0'K"eefe,vG race Brau, Harry Nu- cich, Gordon Massie, Fred McKie, Mike Maurelli, Jennie^Rossi,"Carol Carver," Lillian Pell, Violet Logan, Childo Pisacreta,'Florence.Brau. . '." DIVISIONTI. .'.-'.; Junior Second-���������Helen Hansen, Frances Newman," Lily McD.onald; Albert Kinnie, Charlotte Acres, Betty McCallum, Gladys vPearson, Wilfred Dais,..Fred Mason, Elaine -Burr, Sol- ma Laing, Dclbert'Kirkpafrick, Ruth Webster, Loo Go wans, John Klemans, Patsy Cook, Roy Cooper, Marjorio Taylor, Margaret Birt, Ethel J3irt, Carl Hansen, Owen .ClayJ' Beverly Benson, Bob B'oote and Helmer.Lind equal, Aryid-Anderson,Bruce Smith, Mary Kingston and-Lee ' Morelli equal, Roy-McPonald, Edith Patter- son, Euph'y{McGallumr Anna McKinnon, Augustus Borelli, Helen Morgan (absent), Nathan Clark. Senior Second���������Peggy Mudie, Freda Lyden, Jim Miller,: Alice DePorter Elizabeth '\ Mpoyboer, Jean ��������� Clark, Eugene McDougall, Charlie Robertson, Walter Ronald," Lillian Dunn, Ian Clark, Roy Walker, Norman Cooke, Nellie Berry. "v*���������"���������'.'-,' (Continued on Page'ii),., .Lcrnc Gampbcll; Is Dpti- mis tie . of \ Fu turc z as a ���������Result oi* RelminV to Peace-Time Gondftions A return-next year to conditions that will enable mining operations in British Columbia "to be carried on with^ profitable ^results, is' the prediction vof 'Mr.- Lorne Campbell,- president ofrMhe'; Kpotenay Light, Heat & Power Company. > ^Referring'to-thinefal development Mr "Campbell alluded principally to gold, the chief product of the Ross land camp.\During the -period^of inflation, Jje said,' gold was^the'only indispensable'- ^commodity' among mine'rials which could not command an'increase in i price^ owing to "the "standardizing" thfough internal agreements. Gold producers however were forced to^ pay , higher wageSj higher prices for ,,the materials "of. production and to meet other greatly increased overhead' expenses." The result was that they had to close and to remain at a standstill unti in^a'position "to operate at less ex- pense: ,' - - ' ' - , The passing of the* mushroom in- 'dustries ^'and'v of those, businesses 'y. Hay.cs' Interesting, Ac- '$r count of a Journey in The Sadalc From������Nelson to Varicouver '"built up'iipon'th'e-effects and causes of,the war wiU'give-legitimate busi-, nesses a chance to\carry on' upon a From" Nelson to- Vancouver on vhorseba'ck, a distance of" about '465 "miles, a great portion of which .was accomplished over roads' in many places dangerous andalmost'impass- able", was'performet recently by Mr. V. Hayes, and an interesting account has been given by him of the trip, - The journey took 13 pays and in- cluded'one or-two stops and a wide detour south of the line, three "days Muring which the horse was 'fed on Hay only, a-rid through* weather a great part of the "distance'that was anything but'suitable'for that kind of travelling. The horse, by the way, is owned by Mr. R. G. ' McLeod of Vancouver, a:nd in his account^ Mr. Hayes_does not forget to give praise to the lit'tle animal for the spleudid mannt'r'in which-it held^p on the journey, more especially that portion 'of the trip accomplished without anything more sustaining than hay.- .From"Nelson Mr. Hayes" journeyed 'to'Castlegar, where he .remained for -first night^and the-next day made ���������ffprl.^b.ete^hai^^Lanneitp "spend, '& day. At Trail rain ,was encounter'ed and"from then on lCrained- most bf- Camybell. Peace time conditions have returned and the'reconstruc ion of business on a peacetime basis is now under way. The general deflation resulting from the arrival of this period means that industries will require less capital to finince manufacturing and other producing concerns. The net result will be a reduction in cost of living and credit conditions will return to a more normal basis. Mr. Campbell believed that toward the end of 1921 great progress in establishing healthy and economic ally sound business throughout the country may be looked for. Speaking of unemployment, Mr. Campbell believed that in the Koot~ enay districts the situation would be greatly relieved with resumption of mining operationse. Unemployment was fairly general at the present time, he said, but the situation, was not at all serious. He incidentally reported considerable activity to the mining for coal in Alberta/. since milep,"-he had ] experienced leavuig'Nels'om* ������,!" ���������-. ." Erorn Princetpn Mr. Hayessbipp- ed'his horse in an.-openstock.car to Hope,, accompanying the horse in thenar. Upon reaching Hope^.to the trayeller it se'emed as -if he .had reached a different^climate, it was so \varm. Leaving^there the day after his arrival he made the trip to Chil-. liwack,Journeyed"the next d^y to AbbotSford and on to Aldergrove for the night.-The'trip from Aldergrove to New-,Westm*inst'er and on tq Van- couver?wa8 made in short order the errival' being * made in Vancouver- about 3:30 o'clock the.next day.just 13 days after leaving Nelson THE WINTER ��������� ,. ' ' FRUIT SUPPLY sound business basis, continued Mr.^the-time. Leaving'Trail Mr. .Hayes PoweH Gets 23 Months After a two days' spetdy trial before his honor Judge Brown, Clarence Powell, of Montana, was on Tuesday afternoon sentenced to tweuty~three months in the Nelson jail at hard labor for assaulting Fred Petersen, a rancher living near the international bouudary line, a couple of weeks agoi' Mackenzie ap������ pearedfor the defendant and Mr. Clayton for the crown. The case attracted a'great'deal of interest on account of the large stock of whisky found in Mr. Petersen's house. The judge'delivered a severe reprimand to both the, prisoner and the man whom 'he" assaulted. The court room was well fillediwith spectators dur������ ing the two "days-the case was on trial. ���������jourheyed-to 'Rosslarid, from which point,-owing to the state of the roads he decided to ship most of His baggage to Princeton, and thus made travelling'much easier for his horse. One of'the first difficulties experienced by Mr. Hayes was when his horse, shortly after leaving Nelson, went slightly lame. In view of the fact that the horse was carrying besides its rider a heavy stock saddle, 40 pounds of baggage and a heavy Hudson's Bay blanket, the situation took on a serious aspect, but fortunately this lameness disappeared later on. At Patterson Mr. Hayes crossed the line and pushed on to Velvet, and from there followed the Cascade pole line, which, Mr. Hayes remarks, was one of the best parts of the trip, and eventually reached Cascade, where Sunday was spent and the horse given a day to recover from" its "lameness, which had continued from the time Nelson:was left behind. ��������� . Leaving there on Monday morniDg more rain met the traveller, and although he had planned to make Greenwood for the night, he was content to reach Denorb,' both- horse and rider wet through. Greenwood was made by 10:50 .the next, morning, Midway by noon'and;Rock Creek by 7:30 in the evening.-.The next day over a road^nkle-deep in mud and made worse in "spots by the skidding of logs, over what he says will be part of Canada's main highway, the traveller continued on his way, reaching Osoyoos that night and'finding a place tostable his horse but no accommodation for himself. From Osopods the journey through Richter's'Pass, past a fine cattle country and on td'Keremeos was made without incident.- At ICeremeos Mr. Hoyes was able to give his horse its first feed ot oats it had had for three days. Fr.om this place the trip to Hedley wae made the ;noxt nay, Hcdley being reached at noon and the journey being continued to Princeton, where he arrived aftef the hardest day's travelling, 42 [experimental farms note.]. - With the exception of apples, grapes and pears there are no fruits of our own production which canbe called winter fruits, but of these three sorts every householder may have an abundant supply in good condition until at least the middle of winter. * Three prime requisites are necessary to keep in mind when laying in a supply of fruit for winter. The first is the selection of the proper variety or varieties; the second is the selection ef only firm fruits,' free from bruises and disease or insect injury; and the thirdds proper con> 'di^on of storage. ��������� , *��������� -- ,-With regard < to the fruit, the- following is a-list of winter varieties of apples', pears and grapes which, when free-frpm disease and injury and%trjreoi'tiriderpToperJcoffditi6n"si:' will "keep anywhere from January upJo'May.;;. .'" ^,.v. \^ ��������� - , Well known wenter varieties, of apples of good quality: MclntOoh, November to January. Fameuse, October to January 1st. Rhode Island Greening, December to February. I King of Tompkins, November to February. Wagener, November to February. Northern Spy, January to May. Golden Russet, January to May. The above varieties are all good and cover the entire winter season if proper selection is made. Amongvpears the following are desirable for winter use: Josephine, midwinter. Kieffer (rathor poor vuality) October to January, Lawrence, December. Winter Nelis, midwinter. Grapes���������Normally the grape is not a winter fruit, but, stored under good conditions, the few varieties mentioned here may be successfully kept until the last of February, Herbert, ..Barry, jVergennes, Aga-. warn, Lindley. ;; Storing.���������In the storage of all fruits a cold, moderately moist room is necessary. Fruits stored in a dry, warm seller will not keep. Storing at as near freezing as possibles without' allowing the temperature to drop to 32 deg. F., will insure the maximum time for tho retention of the quality of ths product. By wrapping apple3 and poars in paper and then placing in boxes which are covered the juiceness ah'd firmness of the fruit is easier to re������ tain; This is especially true of the Golden Russee, one of the best keeping apples but ono to shrivel if kept in any place but a cold, moist celler. Wrapping is a great help in keeping Russets. f. Grapes should be wrapped in paper andstored in six quart baskets which ahould be covered' If the grapes can be obtained with a large piece of vino attached to the bunch and few loaves before they are killed by frost, tho cut end: of the vine may be inserted in a bottle of water through a hole in a stopper and PICE DE LEQIf r.' \ Viennese Biologist Tells. of His Success in Re-^ storing Vanished Youth* , " * ��������� t to daded Systems-r > $> *- "<���������* One of the London' papers,- 'the Daily Chronicle publishes an interview with Professor, Ste'inachr the Viennese biologist who'claims to be able,������by alsimple operation, to restore the vigor and vitality ,of youths to jaded and worn-out systems. ' "Th"e idea waB no sudden inspira* tion," the professor said^'but represented the accumulated ^experience of long years^of experiments in biology." ., v ��������� The,first experiments were tried on rats, and 'Professor Steinbach , ' F showed the interviewer some remarkable photographs of * old, -' de- ;7' .crepit rats become spry and frisky <���������?-." and horribly rodent again after be- ,/\ ing operated' on. ,Then* came the "- experiment on .human beings, andt ' ���������_ again Professor Steinbach ' produced ' '-* photographs .of 'remarkable, transj^", ; ?Jt formation, sunken* cheeks^raised?'^-.? - * muschvhollows-refilled and a'general ff^'7: atr of alertness and joy !of life re*i^\K stored.tdjface and-.figure. ffs^/^ ,"And'what about the ,pp_er_atiah2^^/- Is it dangerous and how long'does,; V ' it���������reqdire?',-'the���������qu^kioner^ftSke^?^y?^:^^, nle.an rinfirnfinn������fln \ , . _ > Stein bach.".\\fFor me'n, alooli-ineat^O*' etic is^usedj^fqi women) ''''X-Kaya^'^' Ttie'bperation lasts aoout fifteen t minteee, and thereafter the person , operated upon must stay in bed for three drys. Some little care is required for a short time afterwards, but in about a "week one is perfectly fit again. "And how long do the effects of your operatin last?" was my next query. "Are you really prolonging life?" '"I can accomplish no miracles," answered Profeffor Steinbach. "All I undertake to do is not to prolong life, but to prolong youth, its capacity and its joy. My process has been too short a time in being to allow of definite answsr to your question, hut of the human cases on wh'ich it has been tried, beginning two years ago, none has he'en a failure, and al are still enjoying the full benefits." "Of course much depends upon the state of ���������the patient. "If the body is. quite, worn ont,, I, can, do nothing; if still suceptible to the operation, I belive I can restore, the qualities of-youth for a period :of;, anything from'five to twenty 'years, dependent, in each case upon the state of the patient." Several operations, the correspond dent says, have taken place in the city hospitals, others at various sani- toriums,r.but a proper-equipped institute will be required if all cases are to be dealt with. Professor Steinbach. said; that several people had been interested financially Jn his discovery and that the flotation of a company for its exploitation is being negotiated. Constable -Nome, of the Mounted Police, leftonTuesday for Edmonu ton, Alia; ���������;���������['-, . Ed. Depevf,; rd^rfl^ofa Tuesday from .a. visit to'NelBop. placed-away in a cold place. In this manner the fresh sprigbtliness may be retained for may months, I'm'1 THE SUN, GRAND FORKS, B. G. ,=fV- i AN INDEPENDENT NEW3PAPEH Q. A. EVANS. EDITOR AHD PUBLISHER SUBSCRIPTION RATES���������PAYABLE IN ADVANCE One Year (in Canada and Great Britain) $1.00 One Year (in tho United States) 1.50 Addresr ��������� " :cations to Thk Grand Forks Sun, Phone 101R Grand Fokks, B. C. OFFICE: COLUMBIA AVENUE AND LAKE STREET. FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920 The Sun wishes call its readers a very merry Christmas. The Sun takes this opportunity of extend iug its congratulations to E. 0.'Henniger on h'is election as the member for Grand Forjts of the* British Columbia parliament. Mr Henniger had a long and anxious wait before the absentee vote was counted, but the 'final result should prove an acceptable Christmas present. His eleciion will add strength to the Oliver government, and we believe that our district will be efficiently represented at Victoria during the next four or five years. the chorus will do so, so that his failure will not.be noticed. But when he begins to sing jsolo parts, he knows that ��������� it is strietiy up to him to make good. He must strike high WG" or low "F" clear and strong, without flabbi- ness or uncertainty. For the time being, he becomes the only man in tho chorus. Each of us has our solo part in life���������occasions when we can not depend upon our neighbors in the chorus to do our part. Nor can we'"fake" the score which we have imperfectly learned. Iuef- ficiency, or ignorance, or weakness,can not then be given as an excuse. This does not mean that we shall bo expected to play another's part, any more than you'd expect a bass voice to siug the soprano score. There's variety enough,in life.to give each of us a solo, fitted to our peculiar range. If you can not take high "C" comfortably, you may sing the tones of the middle ���������reg-'ster with greater power and effectiveness.��������� Rev. Charles Stelzle. Absentee Voters Elect the , Liberal Gandidatc in This Riding by a Small But SaJte Majority For Christmas the weather should be of that Pickwickian kind in which the grass is "crisp and frosty," the air has a "fine, dry, bracing coldness," and the day is one "that might induce a couple of elderly gentlemen in a lonely field to take off their greatcoats and play at leapfrog in pure lightness of heart and gapety. At Christmas play, and make good cheer, For Christmas comes but once a year. In .the state prison at Charlestown, Massa chusetts, on a recent Sunday, there took place a ceremony that to the superficial student ;of human nature might seem pathetic and disheartening. Jn the presence of all the prisoners, the warden presented to fourteen of the inmates Victory medals that the United States government had awarded to them for "their services in \he Great War. Pathetic it was, if you please, but'not disheartening; for if the recipients, every one of whom had committed some crime, had good enough in them so short a time ago as to serve their- country as they did, they can not be wholly bad now. The incident should be interesting to others besides students of penology. Heap on more wood; the wind is chill; But let it whistle as it will, We'll keep our Christmas merry still. They bring me sorrow, touched with joy, The merry, merry bells of Yule. "A huuter who was chased by a bear ran," says a daily paper, "a quarter of a mile and jumped a stream fifteen feet wide before he reached safety." Not a remarkable jump, surely, considering the loug ruu he took. A good definition of a fool is one who thinks "this time" doesn't count. Here is the old familiar fable with the obvious moral: A conceited Ass had the impertinence to bray forth some contemptuous speeches against the Lion. The suddenness of the insult at first raised some emotions of wrath in his breast, but turning his head and perceiving whence it came, they immediately subsided; and he very # sedately walked on, without deigning to honor the contemptible creature with even so much as a singie word. At Christmas-tide the open hand Scatters its bounty o'er sea and land. In a very real sense, every man stands alone. Just as alone as though he were the only man in riie world. While there are times when we may think en masse and work in gangs, and trade in corporations, and pray in congregations, aud sing in choi'Hses���������nevertheless there comes to each of us |l|u time when we must do these things alone. When a young fellow starts out in his musical career, taking his place in a chorus, he is- not particularly disturbed if he fails lo make good upon every occasion,because he knows that one or more of his neiidibers in Rural Depopulation There is no natural quarrel between industry and agriculture. Cooperation between these two great primary interests is essential if a nation is to become populous and prosperous,' We hear much on the subject of "rural depopulation," but we are inclined* to think that the whole controversy is distinguished by singular want of information and lack of candor. A great variety of causes.explains the decline in rural population and the movement of people-into towns and cities. The experience; of free trade England was not different from that of srotectiouist America. The history of New South Wales under low tariff was not different frbm that of the protectionist states* of Australia. Much necessary farm labor of forty or fifty years ago has been dis placed by machinery. The binder has dispossessed the cradle. The plough is yielding its ascendency to the tractor. Even in the household, in the dairy, and in the farmyard, Mechanical inventions displace much hand labor. To contend that as many people should be engaged in general farming on a. thousand acres as were so employed fifty years ago, would be as unreasonable as to insist that as many hand printers should be employed in printiug offices as were required before the linotype was invented. In many communities tfie local grain market has become a legend. The wagon maker who was found iu every village and the blacksm th at so many crossroads are few as compared with a generation ago. So rural free delievery and the mail order system are closing the&village stores and forcing the merchaut and his clerks into other pursuits, .and few of these can be, or ever could be, persuaded to adopt farming. Abolition of the liquor licenses and revolutionary changes in social habits have closed many of the village taverns. I think of a score of villages which I knew in my boyhood. In all there were fifty or sixty hotels. In a dozen of these there is now no house where even meals can be obtained. In none is there more thau a single hotel... Ten of those villages have ceased to exist. Not one of those which survive has had any iucrease -of population. In one the population has decreased from five six hundred to less than two hundred. The middleman is disappearing solely from social and economic causes and through the effect, direct or indirect, of fiscal policy. It may be true that there are fewer people on the land, but it is not true that general production has decreased. There have been revolutionary changes in rural conditions, but' that farming is less profitable is a notion for which'the facts give no support. There are few other branches of industry in which machinery has so multiplied production. Manifestly, too, if use of machinery has so increased a great deal of farm labor necessary under more primitive conditions must have been displaced and rural population proportionately decreased where a more intensive agricnltnre has not been developed.���������Sir John Willison. The official count and the counting" of the absentee vote took nearly all of yesterday afternoon and a part of last night, ���������'. The final, result was not announced until the first side of The Sun had been printed. The complete returns' give E. C. Henniger, the Liberal SEED GRAIN DISTRIBUTION f [experimental farms note ] Tho annual -free distribution of samples of seed grain will bo conducted as usual at tho Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa, by the Dominion cerealist. -Spring wheat (iu about 51b. samples), white oats (about 4 lb ),|barley. (about 5 lb.), field peas (about 5 lb.), field beans (about 2 lb.), ilax (about 2 lb.) Only one samplo can bo sent to each applicant. Applications must bo on printed form, which may bo obtained by writing to tho Dominion cerealist, Experimental Farm, Ottawa, at any time after September*!, As the stock . of socd is limited, farmers are advised to apply early to avoid disappointment. Thoso who applied too late last season are particularly requested to send in their names at once, so that application forms may be forMarded to them. No application forms will be furnished after February 1, 1921. Ice making in the skating rink was commenced this week. Whether or not there will be skating during' the holidays will depend entirely on the weather man. Community Plate com-!j pletely satisfies a woman's de��������������� sire to be proud of what she owns. A sot may bo started with oven a sidgie serving piece. J. C.TAYLORj^aV and E. C, HENNIGER, M.P.P.; for Grand Forks candidate,- a majority of nine over his opponent, John McKie. The official poll is: Henniger, -393; McKie, 384. Of the absentee votes .Henniger received 60 and McKie 49. There:.were nine spoiled ballots among"-.the absentee ���������votes. :' ���������' ���������;���������''.; The victory was duly celebrated by the Liberals last night. '.-';--.' On election night the count was: 'Twas Christmas broached the mightiest ale, Twas Christmas told the merriest tale, A Christmas gambol oft would cheer The poor man's heart for half the year. Grand Forks.... Brown Creek... Fife............... Henniger. ....... 220 .-22 23 ...... 2 McKie 292 23 5 8 1 5 0 ....... 2 329 334 You can not reach The Sun's numerous readers except through its advertising columns. Of all ��������� present-day- Sewing Machines. Why buy a machine at which you have to sit in an awkward position, when you may just as well have one with which it is a pleasure to sew? The White Rotary Sit-Strate is just.the.machine you want. Sold on easy monthly payments by1 oMiller CBb Gardner Complete Home Furnishers /��������� Wishing*'You the Compliments . of the Season After the show get a warm cup of coffee or a light lunch at the Imperial Billiard and Pool Parlors. \^wm>iamtmsm*ii*ma SELL CATTLE RANCHES FARM LANDS ORCHARD HOMES AND FIRE INSURANCE Phone 7 Box 515 GRAND FORKS, B.C, Hugh W. Robertson at NcIson,B.C. Geo. C. Ejjji at Grand Forks, B, C. Kpmjmmmmmsmmmmmmmwtim BRITISH COLUMBIA Subscribe for The Sim Yale Barber Shop Razor Hoping a Specialty" GRAND FORKS Transfer Company DAVIS ������ HANSEN, Props . City Baggage and (general Transfer - P. A. Z. PARE, Proprietor Yale Hotel, First Street Job Printing at The Sun office at practically the same prices as before the big war. Coal, Wood and Ice for Sale Off ice at R. F. Petrie's Store Phone 64 - Those wishing neat sign painting to ornament their business places should call on W. P. O'Connor, a returned soldier. mimmmmmMummumammMmmmmatm^ I- .->' ft.:/ THE SUN, GRAND FORKS, B. 0. The sacred-concert of the combined church choirs of the city, which is to be held in the Empress theatre Sunday night, will have over fifty voices'. Miss Rena Ross, teacher at Revelstoke, is spending the Christmas' holidays with her parants in this city; Miss Alice Bowen, teacher at East Rob- son, is spending-the Christmas holidays with her parents in this city. Miss May Gilpin, of the Trail teaching staff, is visiting her parents here during the holidays. Henry Mcllwaine, manager of the Bank of Commerce at Powell River, and Miss Mamie Mcllwaine, of Portland, are spending the Gnristmas holidays at the home of their mother in this city. ���������in Lilian Miss Naylor, of the local teaching staff, is spending her Christmas vacation in Vancouver, and Miss O'Brien is visiting friends in Rossi and. News of the City The employees of the Granby Consolidated Mining & Smelter Company have decided by a vote of 750 to 175 to accept a reduction in wages to enable the mines and smelter at Anyox. to continue pro* ducing. The agreement now reached between General Manager H. S. Munro and the men 'will hold through January; February and March, and entails a reduction of wages amounting to approximately 75 cents per day per man. The .company declares the decision of the men" in this matter 'is particulary gratifying, at a tfme when-the price of copper is at the lowest' ebb since the Hate of the armistice, .and the majority of the mines and smelters of the North American continent have been compelled to close down. New Zealand paper. "The remarkable coats we are offering will last only a few hours!" THE WEATHER The following is the minimum and maximum temperature for each day during^the past week, as recorded by the government thermometer on E. F. Laws' ranch: The Winnipeg Avenue Wind* Btorm���������we~were on'the point of saying Brainstorm, when we-. ..remem- ,bered that some Brains are required to produce that class of a storm��������� accuses some one of improving its copyrighted hotel arrivals. As the editor of that sheet has the exclusive right of inspecting the hotel registers in this city, it seems to us he has a clear case for damages. ;John Morrell, Jr., arrived* in the city on Tuesday from Butte, Mont., and wiU spend the Christmas holidays with his parents here. , Max. Min. Dec. 17- -Friday .. 3?, 25 18- -Satu'rdriy . . M 2U 19- 3f>" 31 20- -Monday 33 28 " 21- 34 26 22- -Wednesday .. 32 25 23 Thursday... .. 34 2G Inches Snowfall.. . 2 5" On December 25th the post office general delivery will be open from 10 tilt 11a.m. and from 2 till 3 p.m. J. J, Smith, of Nelson, was in the city on Monday. H. W. Gregory, of Anyox, ar������ rived in the city this week, and is visiting with friends during the Christmas holidays. The board of trade meeting called for last Monday night has been postponed -until after the holidays. The board of trade' is offering a $10 prize for the best slogan of the city. ... Paul C^-Black, local horticulturist^ is spending tho Christmas holiday in Vancouver, where he will meet his father from the east. > C. E. Lake, of Penticton trainmaster of the Kettle Valley line, was in tho city yesterday. C. Clark left this week for a visit to Winnipeg. Great Northern Ghanges Its Schedule Keremeos.���������The Great Northern railway company has given notice that trains No. 396 and 397 will on Monday, December 20, revert to the schedule which was in effect before September 10, namely the northbound train will leave Oroville at 7.00 a, m. and arrive at Princeton at. 11.35 a. m. on Mondays, Wednesday and Fridays. Southbound trains will leava Princeton at 1.30 p. m. aud. arrive at Oroville 6 00 p. m.'on the same day. This change in the schedule effects the district very materially, particularly in regard to mail service. The matter has been discussed .among the various business men and it was decided to call a special meeting of the Board of Trade on December 15 to consider the matter. Another matter which will be for discussion at that meeting was thai of a general cleaning up of the town with a view to preventing an outbreak of any epidemic caused by careless disposition of vegetable, etc., and to secure general fire protection by gettiDg rid of accumulated combustible rubbish. ables, you choose the Youth's Companion, .your gift has this special quality: thenewnoss of the gift, its freshness, is nob at once exhausted. A jewel, a picture.or a piece of attire affords no surprises after the first inspection, but the Youth's Companion brings unsuspected delights and un- tasted sonrces"of pleasure and happiness with every successing weekly number. And every one in the family, of ovory age will see to it that the good things are shared. Tho 52 issues of 1921 will be crowded with serial stories, short stories, editorials, facts and fun. Subscribe now and receive: 1. The Youth's Companion���������52 issues for 1921. 2. All the remaining issuesof 1920 3. The Companion Home Calendar for 1921. ^ All the above for 82.50. ���������1. McCall's Magazine for 1921. The monthly authority on fashions, $1.50 a year. Both publications, only 83.50. . The Youth's Companion, Commonwealth . Avo. and St. Paul St.', Boston, Mass. New Subscriptions Received at this Office. Every Day Let me prove that Novathesia is painless. I claim tha'-JSTovathcsia is the ono perfect painless method of dentistry. My claims have been proved times without number, I have hundreds of testimonials to that effect from grateful patients. Our high-grade work, painless j method and low prices have increased our husiness" wonderfully in our new location. THE BEST DENTAL ADVERTISEMENT IS GOOD WORK. No matter where you live I can satisfy you and save you money. All our patients and their friends say: "What beautiful dental work! And so very reasonable!" PAINLESS EXTRACTION BY NOVATHESIA METHOD. . "If It Hurts, Don't Pay Me" Canadian Bonds snd Canadian Money Aece'jplcd at Full Value Remember my new location. Rooms 205-6-7 S-9-10-11-12, 2nd Floor, Jamieson Bldg., ...Over Owl Drug Wall and Riverside SPOKANE, WASH. CORPORATION OF THE CITY OF GRAND FORKS, B. Applications for immediate purchase of lots and acreage owned by the City, within the Municipality, are invited. ^Prices:���������From $25.00 per lot" upwards. Terms:���������Cash and approved payments. . List of lots and prices may be seen at the City Office. JOHN A. HUTTON, City Clerk, Gommereial Gaudor "Do not delay," urges the adver tisement of a clothier, published in a C.Y. Me^gitt Ileal Estate and Insurance The Christmas Spirit What Shall I Give? ' Why give something perishable fo a Christmas present, that can last at most but an hour or a day or a week, hen the imperishable is under your hand? And if, among these imperish- FOR BABY'S MILK select our safe bottled kiud. It is made pure .by pasteurizing and you can feed this milk to your children witn.- perfect safety. Our bottled milk comes from high-grade cows which receive the best of care in a modern dairy. CURLEW CREAMERY LIMITED GRAND FORKS, B. C. CO., OKCIIAKD5, FARM LANDS AND CITY PKOPJEKTY ExcoIIont facilities for soiling your farms Wo havo agonts at oil Const and Prttiric Points WE CAHKY AUTOMOBILE INSUKANCE. DKALEU IN POLES, POSTS AND TIES, AND I'Altll PRODUCE Rollahlo information rcp-ardinKthis dlntrct cheerfully furnished. Wo solicit your inquiries^ . AT YOUR SERVICE Modern Rigs and. Good Horses at AH ��������� Hours at - >��������� the odel Livery Barn M. H. Burns, Prop. Phone 68 Second Street GENERAL TRANSFER BUSINESS AND DEALER IN Office! F, Downey's Cigar Store PETERSEN & PETERSEN, Proprietors For want of help. Our Classified Want Ads. will untie the knots. We make this a ������ood paper so that intelligent people will read it, and they do. Isn't that the kind of help you want? AND PICTURE FRAMING Furniture Mado to Order. Also llepairing of all Kinds. Upholstering Neatly Don R. G. McGUTCHEON WINNIPEG AVENUE NEW HARNESS SHOP J. havo opened a new harness shop and am prepared to make harness to order and do all kinds of repair work. Shop equipped with modern machinery. All work "uarantcecl: raw Near Telephone Oilice .4, re j TUTR. BUSINESS ^/VLAN, have you ever thought that advertising put? you in good company? It is an old saying that a man is known ' by the ��������� company he keeps. When you join the ranks of the advertisers you join the ranks of the biggest and most successful merchants and manufacturers in the world. How many large concerns can you name in any large city m the country?. Name ,, them and you will notice ' that all are big. advertisers and all are leaders in their lines. Ask your friends to name the most successful merchants they know in the big cities, and in each case the name of a great advertiser will be mentioned. The same rule is true of smaller cities and towns. The successful merchants are the advertisers. The advertiser stamps himself as one having confidence in himself and his wares, as one proud of his calling and seeking publicity and the test of patronage. _./ ������ r .'? %Y- ^ '* r; '$r ^i^ ls non-timber land. h���������f^on+eirshl? Pre-emptions abolished, Dut parties of not moro than four may SShn?5n.f0P .^Jacont pre-emptions vntb joint residence, but each making neewsary improvements on respectlvf -flv^v^Pl0^ mu1t 0?cuPr daims for TOhm^tin"3 make improvements to- Si - ? *10 per acre, including clearing and cultivation of at least S aci^es, ^e recelving Crown Grant. lesVVhr.er,Pr0"omptcr in occupation not ���������Sf^v 3, years, and has made proportionate improvements, he may. be- Sn^Jf.U/-heaIth- ������r othcr caus4, be S^ '"termediate certiOcato of im- provoment and transfer his claim. -Kecords without permanent resl- ������S?\Jg* Ve Issued^ provided appli- Swi ~^M lmPr������vements to extent of y^P%^n,^mtand r?coras same each ���������^^, ^"re t������ make Improvements or record same will operate as for- less thanTK'Ue Cannot ^ obtained in of Sinnn ^years" a,nd improvements or ?10.00 per aero, including 5 acroq WteaS?*, ^ltlva"=0. .andVslde'nce oi at least 2 years are required. ���������Pre-emptor holding Crown trrint may record another pfe-ernpTlon If he Kr^.fland*ln oonjuncUon w"th hil TlSS Ito^?nrvaCt.Ual ^"P^tion, pro- Jnrt ^Im utor> improvements made !raVedS&wma,nta,ned on <*��������������� acres, may be. leased as homesltps- denVaS ^rt0bItalned after fulfillinlrcli-' ������nl o^ll lmProvemont conditions. -For grazing and. industrial DurDoses E������^ ������<0 ac^^a?0S^a Mm L ������������no pcrson or company. P^e���������t������SgCe-d'������������- i-sss ��������� by elts,uLh^^mead0W8v '"accessible JS-JiTi .8 roa