It is useless to have an aim life if you are too indolent to pull the trigger **&* OF CITI COUNCIL The regular meeting of the city council was held in the council chamber on Monday evening, the mayor and all the aldermen being present. A cheque for $655.17 was received from the provincial government, be- in)-- the city's share of the pari-nuitu- al profits. An lorded in council approving thqj water and ligt bylaw recently passed by the city council was received and ordered filed. A letter thorn the fire marshal suggesting that regulations be passed prohibiting gasoline pumps on public streets. The council did not favor such regulations in the smaller cities. ^^^^^^^_ An offer lof $35.81, being tne upset -price on lots 8, 9 and 10, plan 91, under tax Bale proceedings, was accepted. i^^B The water and light committeee reported that sullieient water was coming down the flume for the city's purposes. Offers for three old buildings were accepted, the buildings to be re- mloved and the lots cleaned up The sale of tax lands bylaw finally passed. The usual monthly accounts ordered paid. was were t^Ana KETTLE VALLEY ORCHARDIST TWENTY-SIXTH YEAR—No 7 MTe(I mt* what yon Know In trap I caohuess a* well an you." FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17, 1926 Marketing Probl for ems 1927 Arthur J. Smith, in Vancouver Morning Star. A Sickle Will Save You* Nerves BY ERWIN GREER In Los Angeles the trolley philosopher suggests something diifereut in the way ol' getting downtown in the morning. Ot oourse, he is after your nilckle, but Automotive Industries bacy him up with tacts and figures. They will interest you. "Saving tbe nerves of the shaver ls one o America's leading industries Tbe demand for safety razors lies in tlie fact that the nerves ot the face the old caveman anger nerves center next door to each other in the cerebellum—under the new straw bat "When dad's razor hurt his skin he got mad; and of course when he got mad he cut his skin; then be bellowed, whioh further exoited, his nerves; and so on until he wasn't like anybody's baby. "Now the new blades save the Bel lowing in the bathroom; but the nerves get all shot in the bus. The same old nerves get as mad shaving trallic as they ever did taking off the stubble. | , _ "A burnt) on the tail-lamp or trouble on the bumfpers -nukes a poor showing at the shop or office. Nerve force should be conserved in city; one of the greatest tolls ls taken ln trallic. "A restful -ride on the street carls one o the best ways to beat wasto. Buy a newspaper and let the motor- man take,the shocks while you save your nerves and pay your nickles: On the cars, news.nerves and nickles never nick. James 'Mcintosh in Automans Industries says: "The auto engine is an economic failure when operating in cities. Any person operating a conveyance weighing 3900 pounds and hauling ltiu pounds had better take a street car weighing 30,000 pounds and hauling a load of 7000 pounds. Ninety-tive per cent of the fuel wasted! Super-power plants are necessary to economy. No one can afford to operate a private light plant in cities, and most people can't afford to operate an automobile in the city." When you use the street car you are not only saving your own pocket- book but you are also helping Mr. Hoover's campaign for the "Elimination ot Waste." Buy a Hive-cent ride and you won't have to figure your •mileage. USES OF 80YBEAN3 In Canada the soybean is used chiefly as a forage crop, for seed, or for pastring to hogs and sheep. Sometimes the crop is used also for soiling purposes and as a greeu manure, but IU high value intakes its use for the latter purpose impracticable. Soybean hay compares favorably with alfalfa hay ln feeding valua It ls high ln digestible protein and therefore can be used to replace costly feeds to some extent. Being an annual legume the soybean is an excellent crop to substitute in the event of clover or alfalfa failure. The hay may be fed to all classes of live stock, ' The use of soybeans alone for si lage is not recommended. Tthe common practice is to use a combination of soybeans and corn, one part ol soybeans to three parts of corn. The two crops may be grown together or grown separately and mixed when the silo being filled. Growing soybeans for seed is being carried on to some extent in Canada, chefly ln southwestern Ontario. The seed is much hig-her in oil and protein than other legume crops such as peas and beans, anl has therfore a higher feeding value. Too high a percentage of the beans in the hog-fattening ration will produce a soft fat which is discriminated against on the market. In the United States the' oil is extracted from the soybean seed on a commercial scale and the resulting cake is used as a concentrated feed, similar to oilcake for live stock. Soybeans make excellent pasture for all classes of live stock, especially sheep and hogs. The pasture is valuable wben used alone, but - it is best when used as a supplement to corn. Penticton, December 15...!.After the new year is ushered Into the world, there will be much stirring in the ranks of the fruit -srowers' organizations, of all shades of opinion. Some of the most important developments in the whole history of the industry are foreshadowed for the next few n tenths and It would appear that the growers as a 'body are now fully alive to tbe needs of the situation. With this realization also has come the impression that this is a splendid time to consider fully the de niand s of cooperation and to look over the markets served by the Okan agn valley- and deliberate upon methods of improving them, not only to the advantage of the markets but to Improve tbe position of the growers themselves. A survey of -the situation, presented with full conviction, of the outstanding needs of the valley, and made fairly and 'impartially, leads Inevitably to the conclusion that steps must be taken to save the industry Irom, the disastrous experiences oi the past, and these steps must be taken by the ui-owers themselves. There does not seem, viewing the matter' entirely from the point of view of the best interests of the Okanagan valley, to be any substitute for harmony and concerted action within the valley. No outside influence do for tbe growers what they can do ifor themselves; no friends, however well wishing, can guide them as well as they can guide themselves. The valley growers have undoubtedly come to a position where they must act and act with a full sense of the responsibility they bear for the welfare of an industry that is one of ihe largest in tbe country and upon which are dependent not only the fortunes of the grower abut those of every business 'man and business institution interested in the thousands who own lauds ln tbat district. In- this series of articles an honest attem-ipe has been mfade to carefully look into the position of the growers and the various organizations wnich serve them and to point out where improvements are needed and where the interests of the growers Beem best to have been served. lt is a task upon wuicii many months might be spent and whicb requires the most thorough study of growing and marketing to hand down a decision in accordance with the facts. - The final result of the sur vey at this stage is to assure growers that their salvation will come irom internal harmoney and agreement, the growling of the best grades of fruits for the markets served, the establishment of irrigation on a scale commensurate with their efforts, and the most intelligent service procurable for shipping and Bales efforts. On each of those piints, of course, columns might be written; their ramifications extend to all parts of Canada and indeed to the -narketing centers of most of the wsrld. Growers are primarily, interested in the welfare of the valley and the fruit Industry as a whole. A grower has his hands full, raising the right sort of fruit in tbe rlgtot manner with out having any worries about market ing. With a sales and shipping service that will honestly and carefully serve his interests he is well advised to direct his own efforts to the bringing forward of his orchard ln the best possible manner. There are sullieient orchard problems to fully' engage hts attention without battling with tlie entangle ments ot widespread marketing. .Many facts have stood out ln this review of the situation, undertaken by the writer ln a spirit of helpfulness and with an outlook entirely friendly to the valley and to the industry. Unquestionably, there is no place in Canada where a finer spirit of hospitality and good fellowship for the outsider exists than in the Okanagan—there are no more charming circles of friendship into which the visitor could be precipitated. But to leave the valley With the impression that everything is working smoothly and that not difficulties exist would mean the possession either of a mjlnd incapable of grasping the situation or a conscience that will permit of a deliberate false report An honest effort to analyze the situation discloses many grounds for uneasiness, particularly with the Associated Growers' contracts coming to an end with the season ot 1927. One year to run, aand then the new situation ralust be faced and dealt with. Ipto this enter many eompll cations. The growers, taught by the experience of 1922, gave a large measure of support to the plans of experts who undertook their organization under the name of the Asso- GroWers who saw their neighbors gaining temporary advantage from trading with small Independents (in many cases regardless of contracts With the Associated) became dissatisfied and bave voiced their intention of swim-mtjig with this tide. The practice of "bootlegging" fruit —which practice is undeniable— opened up a new avenue of revenue; different factions with divergent views regarding the methods off selling fruit arose throughout the valley and the result is today that the Associated management is taking tbe view that the work of past may crum ble before the encroachments of these new ideas. It is a curious fact that the trial given those separate marketing plans, and resulting in marketing chaos in the past, does not seem to bave taught m|any of the growers wihal may.be expected from such experiments. In different parts of the United States fruit growers have been taught sharp lessons from disorganized shipping and sending "on consignment" their products to markets kets which are already broken down by exactly similar acts on the part of their neighbors. California orchardists, for exam-pie, had exactly tbls experience during this year. They found tbat they fought themselves to a finish and furnished the means for their own undoing by supplying Gra- venstein apples on consignment so that the market was beaten down and their industry ruined for a season They are now working out plans to prevent a recurrence of the disastrous results whicb they found this season. And others have had this period of trial—the Okanagan lu 1922 being a sterling instance. All of these facts point to the absolute necessity lor serious thought on the part of the Okanagan grower before he takes action on his contract for next year. Baste n Visitorr* See Prosperity in Province BY-ELECTION IN NEIT SPRING? The probability of a spring by- election in North Okanagan to fill the Beat left vacant by the death of the late. Arthur Cochrane, is a question which will be settled bp the provincial government before the coming session of the legislature iB over. An amendment to the elections act provides that where a seat vacant a by-election shall be held within six months; so that not more than one session shall pass with the constituency unrepreesnted. Dr. K. C. MacDonald, former Liberal member for North Okanagan, taken into the Oliver cabinet as provincial secretary after the 1924 general election, was defeated by Mr. Cochrane in the ensuing by-election. Dr. Ma, Donald Is expected to be the Liberal candidate when the contest is staged. A. T. Howe, (iofeated Conservative candidate in 1924, it* expected to enter the field again, although the name of Wi F. Kennedy ls also mentioned as a Tory choice. The heath of Mr. Cochrane leaves tbe membership of the legislature at 47 and reduces the strength of the Conservative opposition froml 17 to 16. There are 24 Liberals, including Paul 'Harrison, Independent-Liberal, of Comlox; three Provincial party members and four Independent-Labor. With the government party providing the speaker, Its strength therefore will be 23 against 23 of all others. In the event of all non-Liberal members voting against the Oliver administatlon the count would be 23 to 23, and Mr. Speaker Buck- ham's vote would Bave the situation. FROM EVERYWHERE The thira great, international ez- 1 :.l,ition of leather goods will be ! -id in Milan, Italy from January 22 to 29, and promises to be a greater success than either of the former exhibitions held in Europe. Business transacted during the first two exhibitions amounted to over £13,000,000. All taxes formerly required to be pftid in Italy on hotel bills, baths and medical attention in health resorts, have been abolished, according to recent information given out by the Royal Consul General of Italy. Such information will prove interesting to tourists contemplating a visit to that country. Quebec—What is said to be • record shipment of eels, 168 tons, left this port for New York recently, the last of eight consignments since the beginning of November, all for the same city. New Yorkers have acquired a partiality for the eel from the region below Quebec, anil the trade is growing each year. PROFITS ON FARM CROPS AT EXPERIMENTAL FARM One of the largest farm sales in several months to a single immi- i .ant family was recently effected in the purchase of a 720-acrc tract five miles south-east of Brandon by a Lutheran farmer and four sons; the purchase price being $28,800. According io Dr. A. T. Connell, the farm is well equipped with stock and buildings. "The development that Is now proceeding In British Columbia is one of tbe leading topics of conversation among eastern manufacturers and distributors." "British Columbia has gone ahead of all other parts o the Dominion in its advance this year." The. two quotations above are extracts from a statement made the other day by W. R. Campbell, vice- president and general manager of ihe Ford Motor Company of Canada Limited,who was a visitor in British Columbia recently. When the east pays such a compliment to the west It can be regarded far from an empty one. It indicates at least tbat a close watch has been kept on British Columbia's affairs and that the result of the' continental scrutiny is reflected in Mr. Campbell's observations. It will be recalled that the last budget speech of Hon. J. D. Mc-i,ean was made the subject of batterin comment in the eastern press and in financial world generally. Among much other illuminating evidence, of progress the minister of finance was able to prove the soundness of the judgment of the government ln earli er sales c its securities. One particular case in point was an issue of |1,000,000 6 per cent three-year bonds of 1920. At the time this bond was floated, and during the provincial elections in 1920 the government was roundly criticized by opposition speakers aud writers for having sold short-term bonds with the option of New York payment instead of selling long-term bonds with Canadian payment only. It was told that the exchange situation could not possibly change in three years and that there was a certainty that the loan would ultimately cost the province anywhere from 9 Mi per cent to i9Vi per oent. Nothing of the sort happened. Tho The New York, market was closely watched when' the bonds matured last fall. Funds for their redemption were purchased at varying rates of exchange averaging over all one and nine-sixteenths per cent. In other words , the actual coat of this C per cent loan was 5.473 per cent, not only less than the rate of interest it carried, but very far short o what the government's critics said it was going to cost. Having paid off this three-year loan, moreover, it was possible to refund it at 5.30 per cent. Continuing it for twenty years on that basis, the result will be a saving of $475,000 on this one transaction, a saving which would not have been effected if the government had followed the advice of its pessimistic critics. These and other similar instances of sound business methods explain why "the development that is now proceeding in British Solumbia is one of the leading topics of conversation among eastern manufacturers and distributors." Sound financing, after all, iB the beet form o provincial advertisement. The cost of production and profits from the yield of farm; crops naturally differ In sections of the country, but facts derived from investigation and tests carried on at the central experimental farm, Ottawa, and recorded in the report of 1925 of the Dominion Field Husbandman, E. S. Hopkins are of more than ordinary interest and of special value. Last year the yield of oats on farm was a record one, being 86.8 bushels per acre and of straw 2.23 tons. Placing the value of tbe oats at only 43 cents per bushel and the straw at $4 per ton and the total cost of production at $35.48, as detailed in the report, which can be had free by applying to the publications branch, Ottawa, we have a profit of $10.76 per acre. An extra yield of hay was also ey- perienced at the farm, the cost of producing which is placed at $28.76 pre acre and the profit at $26.10, the yield having been $4.33 per acre and the cost to produce $6.6 4per ton. The seeding consisted of a mixture of red clover, alsike and timothy, to which six pounds of alfalfa seed were added and which were mainly responsible ior the large yield. Corn silage is given ns producing a profit of $4.61 per acre, but potatoes proved the most profitable of all. They gave a yield of 332.3 bushels per acre, which 'cost $117.50 per acre to produce and valued at a dollar per bushel, resulted in a profit per acre of $214.71. Wheat produced a prom of $19.97 and barley $15.80 per acre. The yield of mangels was below the average and a loss is recorded. Corn silge gave rather better results than the mixture ot oats, peas and vetches for silage. ^^^^^^^^———-**-. elated Growers. B^^BB^ "How is it, Bridget, that I saw you -T-j,en> for different reasons, they treating your youn« man to my cake began to fall away, weakening each and pie last night?" year, and bidding fair in 1927 to be "Because Oi thought ye was~aslape not more than half the strength of nans.'- U23. other vexting -problems arose. She*p from the Prince of Wales* Alberta ranch, south-west of Cal- g..ry, are superfine, according to Walter Charles 1'riddy, of the Cor- riedale Sheep Co., Uridley, California. He has just purchased forty head of imported Shropshire^ from the Koyal ranch, as wed as fifteen Irom other flocks in the district. Asbestos waste as a soil strength- ener is the latest in the line of byproducts. Early this year the Development Branch of the Canadian Pacific Railway undertook an in-, vestigation and inaugurated a series of experiments in the u.-e of this material. Macdonald College actively co-operated and results so far show that this material has a real value when applied to certain ■oils. DRIVERS' LICENSE MUST BE CARRIED Commencing the first of the year, thc government Will enforce the law which demands that all motorists carry their driver's license ln a conspicuous plaoe. The Automobile Club of British Columbia has lately received notice from the government ollicers that they are preparing holders which may bo tacked on the dashboard. These will be furnished to each applicant for a car license ot no extra cost to the..motorist. "There is a great deal to be said on both sides," said the would-be peacemaker mildly. "Possibly," replied the self-opinionated bounder; "but what's to be said on the other side doesn't inter- •St m*" Pat Macreo was in seacr of a new house, and at last, after many weary months of unsuccessful search, he found one which he thought would be just the thing. Accordingly he went to Bee the agent. That gentleman at once gave him the key ami accompanied him on a tour of Inspection. Looking out of one of tak back win dows, Pat remarked that the railway ran rather Close to the hause. "The trains do mnke rather noise," the agent admitted. "They niay interfere with your sleep at first, but you'll get accustomed to that after the first two nights." "Arah, shure, Oi'll not want to get accustomed to it at all, sir," answered Pat, " 'cause Oi can easily go and Bleep in me aunt's oouse thim couple o' nights!" As much ot heaven is visible we hay-*, eyea Ut ••«.—Woutar. ELECT OFFICERS At a well attended meeting of the Grand Forks Branch, No. 59, of the Canadian Legion of the British Empire Service League, held in the rooms on Wednesday, December 15, the following officers were elected for the year: President, Chas. A Mudge. First Vice-President, M. Brothers. Second Vice-President, J. P. C. Atwood. Treasurer, W. J. Pearson. Secretary, A. F. Crowe. Executive Committee, It. Campbell, F. Scott, B. P. McMurray.. Several strong comtnllttees were also appointed for the welfare of the Branch. It is the intention of the Legion to hold their first dance on New Year's Eve, and the entertainment committee was given instructions to make the necessary preparations. The meeting was unanimous in deciding that the rooms should be made more attractive and comfortable, and to this end the house committee was instructed to devise means of procuring furniture, reading material, etc. A hearty vote of tnanks was tendered H. A. Sheads for his offer to donate several volumes of books. Badges and application fot> membership cards have been ordered, but are not to hand yet. In the meantime any ex-member of his majesty's forces who haB seen active service in any campaign or has been a member of the forces or active mlllta for a period* of not less than six years, Ib entitled to make application tor ordinary membership by signing the .enrolment roll in the hands of the secretary, until such time as the application forms are received. Associate members are those who at any time have served ln the forces or active militia for a period of less than six years. The procedure for membership is the same as for ordinary members. These members enjoy the same benefits of the Legion as ordinary members, but are not entitled to any voteln the proceedings or inm any matter affecting the Legion. The enrolment fee is $1 and the dues are 25 cents a month, payable quarterly in advance. All ex-service men are invited to become members this ntw organization. Regular meetings will be held on the second and fourth Saturday ot the month. As Christmas day falls on the next meeting date, the next meeting will be held on Saturday, January 8, 1827. A valuable consignment of twenty- six silver black foxes valued at approximately $20,000 was handled by the Canadian Pacific Express Company in Montreal recently. The an>- mals were shipped directly from the Meritt Silver Black Fox Ranch at Meritt, B.C., and will be forwarded to Messrs. Baullon and Paulin, Grenoble, France, to a new fox ranch of which this British Columbia shipment- will be the nucleus. HOW BEES LIVE DURING THE WINTER Completing the first 3,200 miles of a ten thousand mile journey from Liverp'-ol to Osaka, Japan, thirty canaries valued at a hundred pounds sterling, arrived at the Canadian Pacific Express Company sheds in Montreal recently and left from the Windsor street station for Vancouver. They came over on Canadian Pacific liner Montroyal to Saint John and although they had experienced somewhat of a stormy crossing, were in fine feather and singing at the top of their voices. Completing a two month visit to Canada during which he has traversed the Dominion from Quebec to Victoria, returning through the United States, C. C. E. Young, in charge of first-class booking office of the Canadian Pacific Railway in London, Eng., seen at headquarters of the system in Montreal recently, declared that the country had been a revelation to him, fully explaining the great attraction it is increasingly exercising on tourists. "The great facility of travel, luxurious- ness of the hotels and the opportunity for seeing practically virgin ,territory make up a combination of •flvantages that are perhaps not to is found elsewhere in the world today," he said. Since bees can not migrate to a warmer climate to escape the rigor of th Canadian winters as do many of ouur birds, and can not hibernate during the winter aB do the solitary insects and even some of the social insects, they must follow the other course possible, which is to lay in a supply of heat-producing food with which to generate heat when the temperature falls below that in which they can live. During the summer, the bees, responding to the hoarding instinct, lay ln their supply ot winter fuel, boney, which usually amounts to several times that actually required. This fact is worthy of the attention of all beekeepers, for the tendency ia to extract too cloBe; leave the bees too little to winter on. In the fall, when the last brood has emerged, the bees form themselves Into a compact ball- shaped nis"ss,the cluster, and within the cluster occupy nearly all the cells recently filled by tho brood and the spaces between combs. At first the cluster is usually located near the entrance of the hive, and from) tliere it gradually moves upwards and backwards as the winter advances, keeping all the while In touch with the storeB of honey. When the temperature is moderate the cluster Is loose and the bees generate no heat, but when lt gets to 57 degrees F., the cluster becomes compact; then, as the mercury drops, the bees consume stores aud generate heat. Though heat is generated, this alone would be insufficient to keep the vital functions ot the bees In operation had not they tho ability to coimcrvo warmth by tho compacting or tlghoniiig of the cluster. The heat Is produced by the muscular activity of the bees at the center of tlio cluster, which generate it hy moving the legs, abdomens, and wings inl'auiiing. As the temperature falls the number of these aetivo bees producing the heat increases. Furthcrmiore, tho bees forming the outside of the cluster are constantly being replaced others from within and this continuous movement also produces heat, which increases as the temperature drops owing to the changing of location within the cluster increasing In rapidity. In generating the necessary heat to warm the cluster, the bees consume honey, the undigested portion of which remains in their intestines until an opportunity for flight presents itself, for beeB normally eject waste matter only while on the wing. During the cold winters in Canada, as the bees are frequently confined to the hive for several months, It is very necessary that the winter stores he of good quality. Should there bc any doubt regarding this, they should be exchanged by the beekeeper for better stores or at least suprploment- ed by sugar syrup. The hive out of doors should be carefully packed and well sheltered by a windbreak that the bees mlay pass the winter In comfort and come out strong in tho spring. Somebody remarked: "If wives only knew what stenographers really think of their husbands, they -a$Mlt (mm to worry." Native (to stranger): "There goes the lightweight champion of our vtl- Stranger: "iugilist, oh?" "No—the village butcher." THB SUN: GBAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA ®te (Sratti. iffarkn Bun AN INDE-EVJENT NE*3?A*EB Q. A. EVANS. EDITOR AHO PUBLISHER St SUBSCRIPTION RATES—PAYABLE IN ADVANCE One Year (in Canada and Great Britain) 81.00 One Year (in the United States) 1.5(1 Addresr --' —-'cations to •iThk Grand Eoek* Sun Pho***** 101 GlUSt) l''ORK-. B 0 OFFICE: COLUMBIA AVENUE AMI LAKE STUKKT. FRIDAY. DECEMBER 17, 11126 iri the Norman and early Gothic styles, was dissolved in Henry VIII's time and the chapel became a parish ahnrch. James II of Eng land made it a chapel royal in 1687, but it began to fall into rtiMjs in 1708. The adjoining palace, begun by James IV in 1501, was used as the residence of the king until the union. The present kirn* ami queen of England make it their abode when visiting Edinburgh. Now a trust has been established to preserve the mnny articles of hisioiical interest gaihered beneath lhe roof of the ancient palace, and thc trust is empowered to add to this collection. There are two bits of advice which if is fully to ignore in this season. The one is "Di1 your Christmas shopping early," and ".Send your Christmas mail early'is the sec nd. Foils need neither, bur if the observance of both is pronf of tare wisdom then the world is becom ing wiser. It was lint a few years ago that the major portion of ihe Christmas shopping was done'"duri-ug-Christmas week and the Christmas rush in thi' mails did not begin until the eleventh hour. The result was that riiifavor able shopping conditi ns and congested mails ruined Christmas day for eotini'ivs- thousands How much saner and how nine!, more satisfactory for all concerned are the modern prac tices of starting the gift buying season in November and ot st-i'-ting the gifts through the mail iri tithe t'> ensure their punctual deliv ery. Whether one looks at the question from the seffish or im persona,I points of view the arguments are all in favor of eaily shopping and p-tr'a. Early shopping giv; s one the pick of the new and undepleted Chiistnias stocks, leisurely selection, more satisfactory service and l»-ss j istlihg. Early mailin;: is a guarantee of timely delivery ami minirnizi s the dangers uf damage and -loss in transit. Should there be any to whom these arguments are unconvincing, let them give a thought to the men hunt anrl his sales force and to the postal employees whose one lUsire is to please ilie public, but who are powerless to help dose who won't help themselves. The 'mail early" urgirigs promulgated last year by ihe post oHice department nipt with a gratifying respo: se Though reasonable success was attained, the goal is set still higher for this year. "Mail earlier" might be this year's slogan. Thc purpose is to relieve postal employees ot the overwhelming last- minute rush of former years by distributing the handling of parcels over a longer period, entirely eliminating the peak of the load from Christmas itself. The 'zero hour" has been advanced, it is announced. Rural carriers will make no deliveries on Christmas and city carriers will make one delivery on Christmas. It js recommended that parcels be mailed between December 10 and December 20. It is urged also th'~t Christmas cards be mailed earlier, iest they be not delivered until after th.i event. The matter of delayed shopping antKrlelayed mailing is mainly a habit. Some folks are constitutionally slow. To be before- handed in any action is the exception rather than the rule. While it may be practically impossible to imduce some to act early.if those who are amenable to suggestion do, the end is gained by having at least a part of the business out of the way before the procrastinating ones come along. Thus the congestion which might otherwise result is i some measure avoided. It would be easier to shop early and mail early than to delay until the crowds are greater, but habit causes some of us to put off a lask as long as possible. It is the correc tion of a bad habit which the post office de partment is seeking Tie Spice of Life Selection of Dairy Cattle Breeds Influenced by Shows According to the generally received traditions of lhe chinch, the twelve apostles came to the following ends: Andrew Buffer/) martyrdom at Patrae In Achaia, on a croi-.s of the form known as Si. Andrew's cross; !>iitholo mew was crucified at Albanopolis in Armenia, James the younger was probably stoned to death; Matthew died ft natural death;J? " r: i from ."-'1th Milford '■-.' •' ■'. ■ Liverpool chain ., ..' by iri'tor truck which fro t! tx*. ■ft. Beak Abe plehtifu ik nova scotia transports, hunters, guides, duffel and canoes to Kedgemakoogee and other haunts of the moose. Some of the hest guides are the Micmac Indians, there being also plenty of efficient white guides at Del Thomas's South Milford Camp and Kedgemakogee. But one bull moose may be bagged each season by a hunter. The inajority of moose arc killed each year in 13 .of the 18 counties. Moose and caribou are plentiful on Cape Krcton Island but the huntlns of i'jesii animals at the present time ia prohibited on the Island. Bear and wildcat, for which thero is no closed season, roam the woods of Nova Scotia. *Ruffed grouse, woodcock, snipe, wild geese and many other varieties of small game are plentiful and "afford the hunter every otppprtunity of an excellent hunting holiday. The province too is a mecca for the angler. The many streams and lakes abound with salmon and trout. Off the coast tuna, cod, haddock, pollock and flounder fishing ls extensively indulged In. 1. Stripping the mull Cut-throat Trout. >. Over MM potential cut-throats. Measuring thc eggs Into the open mesh baskets In thu floating pontoon hatchery units. Unfortunately Mother Nature made no provision for the growing army of Isaak Waltons in her scheme of things. Man supplements nature in re-stocking the trout streams of the Canadian Pacific Rockies, through the agency of the Department of Marine and Fisheries, which conducts artificial Cut-throat_ spawning and hatching operation in tbe Rockies each spring. Authorities have estimated that only about three percent of all Cut-throat trout, eggs naturally spawned,, hatch. The reason given is the,desire of fish spawning at other times to feed on the newly laid eggs with the result that the male Cutthroat, after driving off the enemies fertilizes the eggs too late, when they have absorbed so much water that they cannot absorb the fertilizing fluid. From 87 to 90 percent of eggs artificially spawned at Banff and Spray Lakes, hatch under artificial methods. This is how it is done: Towards th* end of Much Jnst before spawning time the trout are caught in nets, stripped, and returned to thc streams, while the eggs from the female and fertilizing fluid from the male Cut-throat are mixed. In ten weeks the young fry is ready for its new homo in the trout stream where it reaches the length of over eight inches in about fojr years. The annual spring harvest of Cut-throat eggs at Spray Lakes— each female giving from 800 to 1,800 eggs—is about three-quarters of a million. At present 524,824 Lock Leven trout eggs, 172,918 Lake Superior Salmon Trout, 615.90C Rainbow, and £,COl),000 Pickerel eggs are batching in the Banff Hatchery. The hatch for 1926 will also include one million Cut-throat eggs imported from Wisconsin and 250,000 from Spray Lakes, making a total ol over eight and a naif million eggs hatcheo in the Canadian Pacific Rockies to provide sport for anglers. The outstanding example of the good results accruing from tnis work begun in 1914, is the growing annual catch of Lake Superior Salmon Trout at Lake Minnev.anka, about nine miles from the C.P.R. Banff Springs Hotel, wiille Spray Lakes, an easy riding trip from the ifott.-l 13 still the favorite Cut-throat fishing area in the Rockies, where fishing is as good as e.er in spite ot the growing number of anglers. THE SUN: GRAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA NEWS OFTHE CITY The first excitement atter the holidays will probably be our annual January thaw. It usually arrives about the same time as our municipal election. The ILadies' Hospital Aid is giving a dance in the Davis hall tonight. Angus McDougail, contractor, spent a few days in Greenwood this week. The Central and high schools closed this afternoon -for the Christmas holidays. On ChristnVas day the wickets at the post office will be open for one hour only, from 9 till 10 a.m. UA fire broke out at K. Hale's place ln the West end this afternoon, but not a great deal of damage was done. Mrs. Sarah E. Carsley, of the high school staff, left this evening for Van couver to spend the holidays with relatives. A fire broke out in the ceiling above R. J. Gardner's plumbing shop on Thursday, and ocnsiderable dam age was done before it was finally extinguished by the department, as it had gained eome headway be 'tween the ceiling and the second storey flooring and it was decidedly difficult to reach. G. .W A. Smith came over the hill from Greenwood this afternoon. He says the road is stil l open to that town. J. A. DeLlsle of Bridesville appear ed tin counay court at Greenwood before Judge Brown on the 15th inst., appealing against a conviction recorded against him for being in possession of unsealed liipuor on Sep tenihe r 30 The conviction was upheld and a load of liquor that had been seized was ordered to be returned to the Consolidated Exporters of this city. C. F. B. Pincott appeared for defendent and H. W. R. Moore for the prosecution. The Greenwood skating rink will be opened for the season tomorrow night. Clarence Truax, Gordon McCallum and Elton Woodland are expected to return home on Wednesday from the University of British Columbia to spend the holidays with their parents. Miss Mude, of the public school staff, left this evening for Kamloops to spend the Christmas holidays with her parents. Mrs. Henry Bruce, aged 55 years, one of the real old-timers of British Columlbia, died on Mondey, December 13, after several mlonths' Illness, at her home at Ingram Bridge, Kettle Valley. Tbe Consolidated Mining and .Smelting Company of Canada, Ltd., ls nfaking a much needed improvement to -its smelter at Trail in constructing a sidewalk from the smelting works at Tadanac to Trail, the new; work following the roadway leading to the smelter and is being most substantially built with heavy piling as a foundation. R. C. Hunter of Osoyoos appeared beiore S. B. Hamilton, S.M., at on the 13th inst, charged with wound ing Alan F. Eddy, customs* officer at Bridesville, and was committed for trial. H. W. B. Moore, barrister, of Greenwood, appeared for the prose- cutin. The case will be tried before Judge J. R. Brown in Penticton next Tuesday. Berty B. McCannon. Great North ern agent in this city, and Miss Grace Barron, a popular young lady wiho was raised in Grand Forks, were married in Holy Trinity church on Wednesday morning, Rev. Philip C. Hayman performing the ceremony. The couple left shortly after the ceremony on a motor car wedding tour to Spokane and other southern points Mir. and Mrs. McCannon will make their home in this city. Grade VI, Senior- Think twice as much as you study, and you will have the proportions about right F PUBLIC SCHOOL 8TANDING OF PUPILS The following ls the standing of the pupils of the Grand Forks Central school, in order of merit, as determined by tests and work done during the months of 'November and December: DIVISIONS I AND II Grade VIII— Marvin Bailey WilhelmlnaDeWUd Winnie Lightfoot Marjorie Innes CatherineGowans Mildred Flynn Bernice Donaldson Effie Donaldson Winnifred Truax Sereta Hutton Grace Crisp Chester Bonthron Wilhelmina Weber Elsie Egg Lydia Mudie Peggy'MoCallum Patsy Cook Marjorie Taylor Melvin Glaspell Beverley Benson Leo Gowans Mazie Henderson Marie Kidd Elsie Ogloff Val Griswold Vivian Plant Walter Ronald KatherineHenniger Charles Robertsor Bruce McDonald Josephine-Davison Mad'llneMcDougall Robert Foote Euphy McCallum Jean Gray Margaret Kingston MildredPattersoh Frank Thompson Harold Helmer Harry Murray John McMynn Helen Baaczak Louis Santana Edith Patterson Agnes Winter Edna Wenzel Dorothy Liddicoat Donald Ross Hefen Beran Ian Clark Bettie Massie Roy Cooper Fred. Mason Elsie Scott Lora Frechette Marjorie Otterbine Ernest Hutton Peter Jmayo DIVISION III. Grade VH Junior— Katherine Dorner Hazel Mason Jessie Sweezey Charles Dodd I'lor'ce McDougail Clarence-Henderson Lucille Donovan Alma Frechette Norman Cooke Minnie McNevin Harold Bailey Mildred Anderson George Thompson ErnestFttzpatrick Joseph Lyden Evelyn Cooper Elvira Peterson Jobn McDonald Earle Bickerton Daisy Malm Enid Morris Nathan Clarke Laura Maurelli Charles MoLeod George Savage Thomas Mudie Fred Wenzel Charles Egg John Chahley KeremeosOrcfiard ForSale An improved bearing oij lard of ten a*r*s, containing 549 trees; was well pruned and cultivated this senson; a large amount of new flumes-were installep this year. A comfortable house and small stable, chicken houses. .$1,000.00 cash and the balance on your own terms. For further particulars write to HENRY C. MACAULAY COMPANY LI.V ITED 722-25 Rogers Building, Vancouver, B. C. Giving* Win^s to Friendship The long distance telephone gives wings to friendship. It enables the human voice to be carried along wires at a speed of thousands of miles per second without losing any of its cordiality. The special night rates after 8:30 p m. are advantageous for social chats. British Columbia Telephone Company Alex Skuratoff Clayton Paterson Tony Santano Laura Sweezey Irene Bickerton Robert Carlson Ronald MaKinnon May Jones James Allan Genevieve Mitchell ..DIVISION IV. Grade VI Junior- John Baker John MoLeod Mary Dorner Bessie Henderson Edith Gray Dorothy Innes Edna Scott Chester Hutton Stewart Ramsay Mary McKinnon Teresa FrankovicthCharlotteLongstaff Albert Euerby Eyrtle Kidd Isabel Huffman Harry Hansen Polly Vatkins James Robertson Josephine Ruzicka Del win Waterman Florence McDonald Dorothy Donaldson Grace McLeod Catherine Davis Phyllis Simmons Albert Deporter AlbertaBiddlecoms Peter DeWilde Gordon Wllkins Roy Clarke Prackup Kabatoff Mary Reibin Mowat Gowans Alice Bird George O'Keefe Firmin Bousquet Vivian Peterson Nels Anderson Windsor Miller Winnie O'Keefe Jack Love Swanhilda Helmer John Crisp Helen Harkoff Eunice Patterson Wilma Davis ' Lloyd Bailey Elsie Kuftinoff Jimmy Graham Jim Maloff DONALDSON GROCERY '$ Phone 30 Helen Halisheff Barbara Love Ma0 Waterman DIVISION Grade V Junior- Janet Mason Jean MacDonald Lola Hutton Willie Gowans Jack Longstaff Grace MacDonald Junie Danielson Lola Ogloff Myrtle Mitchell Helmer Jackson Gordon Mudie Grade IV Senior Margeret Baker Geraldine Gowans Norman Ross Mike Boyko Jack MacDonald Steve Boyko Stuart Bell Ernest Heaven Nellie Skhuratoff DIVISION VI. Grade IV Junior— Williamina Gray Veronica Kuva Freda Dorner Carl Wolfram John Hlady George Kastrukoff Lilian Biddiecome Aulay Miller George Olson George Ruzicka George Robertson Robert Kidd Pern Henniger Mabel Miller Nick Chahley Grade III Senior- Marie Donovan -Howard Weiss Jenny Maloff WinnieCooper Flora Robinson Irene Hutton , George Howey Florence Helmer Katherine Chahley Audrey Markell Teddy Wright Nils Johnson Irene Lightfoot Duffln Tromlbley Dougas McArthur Wilmer Rdxi Pearl Klnakin Peter Esouloff Lois Dinsmore - DIVISION VII. Grale 11 Senior— Mary Thompson Bernice Postnikoff Tania Kastrukoff Barney Hlady Sadie McDonald Roger Dondale Annie Ronald Mike Danshin - Walter Carpenter Joe Pohoda Annie Hlady Wilma Miller Gordon Weiss Grade HI Junior— jjoris Egg Annie Ogloff Ronald Griswlold ' Lindsay Clark CatherineMcDonaldJohn Marsbergen Crystal Mason Raymond Rexin ShirleyDocksteaderNorman Hull Bill Ogloff Gladys Clark Edward Bell Mary Kuva John Gowans Ralph Meakes Alex Ramsay Irene Frechette Bernice Hull DIVISION VIII. Grade H Junior- Fred Kasokoff Doris Mattocks Amelia Trombley Effle Knight Alfred Knowles Charlotte Cagnon Helen Dorner Ruth Kidd Peter Harkoff Margaret Cookson Audrey Donaldson Hugo Wood , Jean Dinsmore . Bill Kalesnikoff Marion Cooper John Vatkin Isabel Donovan Ruth Popoff Jane Koftinoff Walter Meakes Glen Willis Bill Maloff Joan Walters Ruby Wilkinson Grade I Senior—' Eileen Markell Mabel Klnakin Donald Innes Clarence Howey Velma Rexin James Foote Sydney Farr Mike Harkoff Constance Helmer Annie Esouloff Valerian Ruzicka Beverley Mehmal Peter Falek DIVISION IX. Try our Special Tea at 65c per lb Shoes, Shirts, Overalls Good values for your money. Call and see us before purchasing. MIXED NUTS, 1926 Crop, £ -J f}(| TRY OUR Christmas Mixed £ **§ _\g\ Candy, 31bs ,. ^ ■ ■W CLUSTER RAISINS .25c JAP ORANGES, £4 Ag- Per box ***P M ■•**£ V CITY GROCERY Phone 25 "Service and Quality" JOHN DONALDSON General Merchant S. T. HULL liilul.l.slii-d 11)10 Heal Estate and Insurance Resident Agent Grinul Korks Townsite •YB C01 mpany, I 'rotted Farms ^Orchards City Property Audit* at Nelson, Calgary. Wlhiil|.eg ami other Prairie points. Vanoouver Atr-snt. : FEIN Ill-It IN RATTBNBU TMENT9 LANDS LTIs. KstrbHghed In 1910. weare in s. poslllon to ,'uruish reliable Information rouoer-'.iug this district. Write for f res literature A. E. MCDOUGALL CONTRACTOR ANO BUILDER CHEVROLET Sec the new Superior Chevrolet before you buy a car. There are more cents in theCHOVROLEiT DOLLAR than iu any other nui.>mobilo dcllar. CHEVROLET Touiin-- - $885 " Roadster 886 " Couch 1080 " Coupee. 1080 " Sedan 1200 " Undi-vi S-d-n ]*5go -' One-ion rni-i- 9:*5 GRAND FORKS GARAGE e-ttS-tt ■" l's minion Monumental Works (flAr.bs-.-tos Piodocf-s Co. BooCnftJ Junior Grade, I Alice Knowles Percy Poulton Charles Mudge Cath'rlneMcPherso. Helen Ogloff Mabel Maloff Jessie McNevin Daniel McDonald Charles Mitchell Unranked— Eddie Clianijbers Dorothy Chambers Jean Wood Junior Grade, 1 Jean Kulcsmiolt Polly Ogloff George Shkuratoff Florence Ridley J-uck Wilkinson Eunice Kuftinoff Lena Kobatoff Viola Hughes Unranked— Stewart Oanniff Senior- Fred Massie Gordon Clifton Dorothy Muir Nellie Popoff Jack Wright Windsor Rooke WilfredMoLaughlln Moreno Rexin Albert Jepson ' Joan Wood , Joan Pearson Junior- Howard Bird Geraldine McKay Burbank Taggart Mike Slakoff John Kobatoff Mamie Peterson Fred Maurelli .An actor who had fallen upon evil days found himie.l with seventeen cents In his. pocket. He bought a postal order and determined to compete In a limerick competition. He wrote the first four line* at follow* "There wat a young actor of Kent Who found trouble wherever he .'« Till one night on the stair, A voice cried In detpalr, Here he stuck, .when .hit landlady came to the retcue by calling out: "You owe me a ten for the rent.' Brown: "When be saw his enemy coming, he turned land ran, I call that cowardice." Jones: "Not at all. It wasstrate- gy. He remembered that the earth is round, and he intended to run • and attack the enemy from the rear." TIMBER SALE X8316 Hl'AI.KD TKNDKR8 will be reoeived br the ■Ulstrlot Forester,! Nelson, not later than noon on the "nth dayi of December, 1926, for the purohase" of Lioetn-c X8.115, near Christina Lake, to nn 982,000 board feel of Saw- losrs, '-'SOU lineal feet of Cedar Poles and 2780 I Ties. 1 wo years will be allowed far removal sf timber, further particulars of the Distrlot Pores , ter, Nelson, B. O. ESTIMATES FURNISHED BOX 5? S3A,'D FORKS, 0. C K. SCHEER Wholesale and Retail TOBACCONIST enter in Havana Cigars, Pipes Confectionery Imperial Billiard Parlor Grand Porks. B. C PICTURES AND PICTURE FRAMIH6 Furniture Made to Order, Also Repairing of all Kinds, Upholstering Neatly Done R. G. McCUTCHBON wiNmrsG«7B!«uii hr * II DON'T HESITATE! PHONE 101R FORFINE PRINTING ^fcs>j • A complete line of'Colored bonds in all -liiicl-H for fancy letterheads and other classes of commercial printing. Hats Job Department. Did you ever notice that business firms wbo Ibiok that they can reaoh Tbi* Suo'e readers tbrougb other publications have a great deal of , leimire time tbat might be more' profitably employed! A number of suob films have involuntarily retired from business. Classic blaok cards for lassy in vitation~nnd announcements Sun Job Department. E.G. Henniger Co. ■^^Grain, Hay Flour and Feed Lime and Salt Ccinent and Plaster Poultry Supplies JHobby is Good . |Printingi THE value oi well- printed) neat appearing stationery as a means of getting and holding desirable business has been amply demonstrated. Consult us before going elsewhere* Wedding invitations Bail I'rogratns Busings.cards Vi ' 'ng cards Sh' - iug tags Letterheads Statements Notehcad-i Pamphlots Price lists Envelopes Billheads Circulars Dodgers Posters Menus Nev Type Latest Style Faces *THE SUN GP.AND j.' KK'S Transfer Co. DAVIS 8 HANSEN. Prop. City Itag^age.niid General Transfer Coal, Wood and Ice, for Sale Office at R. F. Pctric's Store Phone 64 Yale Barber Shop Razor Honing a Specialty* P. A. Z. PARE, F'oprie'.or Yale Hiii-m.. Pliis-r iikv.t SYNOPSIS OF LANOACT AMENDMENTS PRE-EMPTIONS Vai-aiit nurs-aervod, surwyvd IJrow,i lauds" mnybeiiM-einpteil l>y Uriel ti subjnots o'oils' yeais of ukc, uml by alien-, uu declaring Intention to become Urlu.li subjeols, ouurll- tlonal upon re.i leiioe. uccupntinn and I III. provemeutforagsiouliural purposes Full liifurniisiluti oaiieeraliiD rculstloui regarding pre-emiitloiis Is given hi Biii.etlu No. I, Lun l Series "How to t-'ie-"iuiit -.and," copies uf'which can be obtained freo of thnrge by addressing (lie Deparsvneul of Uuls,- Victoria, B.C., orauy Uovernnieiil agent. Records will bu mude oov.ring only land suitable for agricultural purposes, and which is not timberland. 1 e„ carrying over 5,000 iioard feet ner aore went of tue "loaet Hang* aud 8 000 feel por aore vast tf thui range. Applications for p.-o-eiuptioiis are to be addressed to (be Laud Commissioner ot tha Land KecordingUivision, iu wblell tbe land applied for Is situated.uud are nia'le oo printed forms, oopics of cm bo obtained from the Land Commissioner* Fre-emptioiis must be oooupiod for Hv* -eiirsuud linurovom»nts mude lo value of 110 poraore, Including clearing and oultlvatiug at least live aores, before u Crowu Urant ean be received. For more detailed inrormaiiou seethe Bnl- letlu "How to Pre-empt Lund." '-a PURCHASE Applicatlonsaru revived for purchase of vaoant and unreserved Crown Lunds, not being tint'erlaud, fur agricultural purposes: minimum prloe of llrst-olass (arable) laud is I'i per aore. and second-class (graaing) laud $2.50 per aero. Fur.lier information regarding purchase or. lease of Crowajandt Is given lOfHullutln No. 10, Land Series. "Puichase and Lease of Crown Lauds." Mill, factory, or iuduitrial sites on timber laud, uot exoeediug 40 aores, may be purchased or leased, on oondltions Including paymeut of hiulnuage. HOME8ITE LEASES Unsurveyed areas, uot exoeediug 20 aorei, may be leased as homesltes, conditional upon a dwelling being e eoted In the lirst year, title being obtainable after residence and Improvement conditions ire fulfilled aud land haa beeu surveyed.; LEASE* For graaing and industrial purposes areas not exoeedlng M0 acres may be leased by ona person or aoompauy. r QRAZINQ. 1'ndet the Oraalng Aot the Province Is divided Into graslng districts and the range administered under a Graxlng Com* missioner. Annual grating permits are Issued beted ou numbers ranged, priority being given to established uwnen. Stook- ownera may form associations for range management. Free, or partially free, permits are avullabloe for sealer', ias-spera and travellers ap ta ten heed.