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Not only does the Western\nCanada Fruit and Produce Exchange\nintend to oppose tbe -passing of such\nact, but they are qledged \"if such\nlegislation, owing to political conditions, is placed on the statute books\nol' the province, to -continue their ef\nforts to iprevent it becoming effective.\" The Situation 'Is becoming in-\nbetween the independents aud thi\nAssociated Growers. We publish below the text 01 liie resolutions adopted:\nDear Sir:\u2014We enclose you here-\nwiht n'en'orandum passed unani-\nmloulsy at a meeting of the growers\nand shippers and feel that ln view of\nthe situation you will deem it interesting to note exactly wbat suggestions are made for handling Uie fruit\nand vegetable business.\nWe are trying to obtain from the\ngovernment, some assurance tbat any\nlegislation which is drafted will be\nbased on actual conditions and not\nmerely voice one side of the question.\u2014Yours truly, Western Canada\nFruit   & Produce Exchange, Llmiined,\nKETTLE VALLEY ORCHARDIST\nTWENTY-SIXTH YEAR\u2014No  8\n\"Tell me what yon Know I* tru<*\nI cnn?fluaM att wnll as you.\"\nFRIDAY, DECEMBER 24   1926\npres-\n-     .- iv \u00ab,. .   .      __     . ,    Bulk acid phosuhate, at   the\nBecause it yflould destroy theco^^nt   vriBm,   i. 30 per   cen*.\nthan that which is bagged.\nMulch the strawberry bed with material that is as free  from   seeds\npossible, or tie bed will become foul\nwith weeds.\nIt is good practice to put lime on\nfall-plowed oat ground that is to be\nseeded with clover or alfalfa in the\nspring, lf it is sour.\nThat in .view ot the demand for legislative enactment ito bring about\ncompulsory cooperation in the marketing of primary farm products\nmade by the Assaciated Growers and\nthe Fraser Valley Producers' association, and advocated by the minister\nof agriculture, tbe Hon. E. D. Bar\nrow, who has stated a bill to bring\ncompulsory cooperation is being1\ndralted, we, as growers and shippers\nof such farm products, especially\nfruit nnd vegetables from 'the main\nline and Okanagan valley district,\nwlho are associated for the purposes\nof cooperative marketing of such\ncommodities in the clearing house\nknown as the Western Canada Fruit\n& Produce Exchange, Ltd., emphatically protest against such legislation\nas iB proposed.\n1. Because it is unsound economically.\n2. Because it would narraw tho\nranks  uf distribution.\n3. Because It would inevitably\nfail of its objective.    _W^^__^_____~*.\n4. Because it would destroy competition in service, which is essential\nto the efficient conduct of business\n6. Because it wiould destroy the 1\noperative movement when   lt   tailed\nto better conditions.\n6. Because the demand for such\nlegislation arises solely from an inability to handle successfully the percentage of production at present controlled by the Associated Growers.\n7. Because it does not take into account the conditions natural to the\nmarkets available.\n8. Because all experience ot cooperative -marketing is emphatically\nagainst such legislation.\nAnd we hereby authorize the directors of the Western Canada Fruit &\nProduce Exchange to take sucb steps\nas they deem needful to prevent the\npassage of such legislation at the\ncoming session of the provincial legislature\u2014or that if such legislation,\nowing to political conditions, ls\nplaced on ithe statute books of the\nprovnee to continue their efforts to\nprevent It becoming effective.\nAnd we further propose, as an alternative to any such policies as are\nproposed by the Associated Growers\nfor the marketing ot fruit and vegetables, the following policies, the objective being the establishment of a\nproper cooperative organization.\nThat by the organization and operation of clearing houses for dealers\nand shippers of fruit and vegetables\nmost of the present difficulties can\nbe overconle,\nThat all dealers and shippers of\nfruit and vegetables become members ot this clearing house, or.of similar (Hearing houses established ln\nother districts.\nThat the government issue a license to only such shippers and dealers as are bona fide members of such\nclearing houses, said license being\nsubject to cancellation lf the directors of said clearing house so advise.\nThat all suoh clearing houses be\ngoverned by rules and regulations\ndrafted by the members thereof and\nendorsed by the government\nAnd that the producers be asked to\ncooperate 100 per cent with the members of such clearing houses by refus\ning to ship any fruits or vegetables\nexcept through members of such\nclearing houses.\nThat the transportation companies,\nbanks and any such associations Intimately connected with the marketing ot fruits and vegetables be asked\nto cooperate with snch clearing\nhouses.\nWe   advocate   this   method of co-\n- operation between producers and distributors as being eyective, because:\nExperience has proved it workable\nunder most difficult conditions!\nAs it provides tihe means of necessary information upon which all efficient marketingls based at extreme\nly small coat with a mjnlm\"m ot fric\ntion.\nAnd it establishes a channel\n-through which thie flow to market of\nsuch commoditites can be regulated.\nMoreover, every shipper in such\nclearing house is free to establish\nsuch selling service as he deems\nmost effective, either by cooperative\nselling and distribution or by making\nf.o.b. sales, or by purchasing the com-\nmlodities of the growers on such\nterms as may appear most advan\ntageous or by several shippers combining in open selling service and\ncharging certain fees to said produ-\ncert tor such service.\nAnd through the cooperation of all\nshippers In one clearing house all\nclaim)*, policies, etc., in the domestic\nmarkets can be adjusted as a unit Instead of continuing present methods\nwhereby the trade s encouraged to\nplay off one shipper against the other\nUnder such circumstances the\ngrower is at liberty to sell, cooperate\nor ship through whichever organization he feels can give him the best\nservice.\nHe can cooperate to the fullest extent in packing and shipping and\nmarketing.\nAnd every shipper, packer and mar\nketing agency, whether cooperatively owned or privately ctpltalized , ls\ndependent on giving service ln order\nto obtain business.\nBy this meaus markets can be exploited to the widest extent possible,\nand the inalienable right of every\nperson to dispose olf his own property as he thinks fit is absolutely\nsafeguarded.\n(Signed): \"Western Canada Fruit\n&  Produce Exchange,  Limited.\nRepresenting: B. C. Dry Belt\nFarmers' Exchange, Ashcroft, B. C;\nR. W. Donald & Co., Armstrong, B.\nG.j Fairfield Rancb, Armstrong, B.\nO.j Oooperatlve Farmers of B. C,\nLtd., Vernon, B. C; Commercial\nOrchards, Ltd., Kelowna, B. C; Occidental Fruit Co., Ltd., Kelowna,B.C;\nB.C. Orchards, Ltd., Kelowna, B.C.;\nGeo. iRowcliffe, Ltd., Kelowna, B.C.;\nWalters, Ltd., iSunUmerland, B.C.; M.\nG. Wlllson, iSum|merland, B.C.; Federated Orchards, Ltd., Penticton, B.C.;\nKerem\/eos Packers, Ltd., KeremeoB,\nB.C.; F. De-Hart, Kelowna, B.C.; estate ot ithe Jate W. G. Craig, Penticton, B. C.\n11\n^:0ur Hired Man\nApples or apple pomace may be fed\nto dairy cows as a substitute tor corn\nsilage.\nNew York ts the first state in the\nUnion in the production of cabbages\nand onions,\nFOR CHRISTMAS\nAN   ANCIENT    DESCRIPTION    OF\nCHRIST\nThe following description ot Christ\nwas written by Publlus Lentulus,\npresident of Judea ln the reign of\nTiberius, who was teh Caesar at\nRome at the time of the crucifixlo.n\nIt was first mentioned in England in\nthe writings of St. Anselm of Canterbury in the eleventh century:\n\"There lives at this time in Judea.\na man of singular vlrtue.whose name\nis Jesus Christ, whom tbe barbarians\nesteemas a prophet but his followers\nlove and adore him as the offspring\nof the immortal God. He calls back'\nthe from the graves and heals all\nsorts of diseases with a word or\ntouch-He Is a tall man, well shaped\nand of an amiiable an derverend\naspect; his hair of a color thaa can\nhardly be matched, falling into grace\nful curls, waving about and very\nagreeaibly couching upon his Bhoul-\nders, parted on the crown of his\nhead, running as a Stream to the\nfront after the fashion of the Nazar-\nites; his forehead high, large, and imposing; his cheeks witnout spot or\nWrinkle, beautiful with a lovely red;\nhis nose and mouth formed with exquisite symmetry; his beard, and of\na color suitable to his hair, reaching\nbelow his chin and parted in ths\nmiddle like a fork; his eyes,' bright,\nblue, clear and serene, look innocent,\ndignlfied.manly and mature. In proportion of body most perfect and captivating; his arms and hands delectable to behold. He rebukes with\nmajesty, counsels with -mildness, his\nwhole address, whether in word or\ndeed, being eloquent and grave. No\nman bas seen him laugh, yet his man\nners are exceedingly pleasant, but he\nhas wept frequently In the presence\nof men. He is tempeate, miodest,\nnary beauty and divine perfection,\nsurpassing the children of men in\nevery sense.\nwas gaily printed In bright colors\nand depicts a scene of English mome\nlife. Grandfather and Grandmother\nsurrounded iby their sons and daughters and grandchildren are having a\njoyous tlm!e together. The practical\nexpression of Christmas charity and\nbenevolence are depicted in the two\nside panels. One thousand copies\nwere printed and placed on the\nmarket. Their success was almost\ninstantaneous. The habit has grown\nthrough the passing years and today\nfinds it firmly established as a necessary part of the Christian world's expression of the Yuletide spirit\nIn Canada there are over a dozen\nfirms specializing in the production\nof Christmas cards alone. The\nprinting Ink makers have given special attention to making high-class\nInks for their requirements.\nThe original card, emu-aimed\nagainst the ravages of time and public ingratitude, 1s preserved ln the\nBritish Museum,. 1\nAT CHRYTEMESSE TYDE\n(lid English)\nTWo sorrie Thynges there be\u2014.\nAy, three:\nA   Neste   from  which ye fledgelings\nhave been taken,\nA lamfb forsaken,\nA Petal from ye Wilde Rose   rudelle\nshaken\u2014\nThese are the three.\nOf gladde Thynges there be more\u2014\nAy, four:\nA larke above ye old Neste   blithely\nsinging,\nA Wilde Rose clinging\ntn   uafetle   to ye Rock, a Shepherde\nbringing\nA Lamibe, found, in his arras, and\nChrystembsBe Bells a-ringing.\nDAD'S PRE3ENT3\nThe   Christmas   days   are   drawing\nnigh\u2014\nI recognize their signs\u2014\nFor subtle hints assail my ears\nWhene'er the family dines.\n         piece,  i\u2014,,\nTHE 1FIR8T CHRISTMAS CARD\nAt morn and noon and eventide\nTheir conversations swing\nAround the very needed (?) gifts\nia -santy \"Mrtfrttr-fcrittgr\n4i?\n~t<*li\nThey're anxious, too, about my health\nFor fear I should be Ul.\nThoy ake me change   my   sox   each\nweek,\nTo guard against a chill.\nThey run to get pipe and books,\nThey even brush my clothes\u2014\nBut pshaw!\u2014its nearing Xmas  time,\nWhich every father knows.\nTbls   year   I'm   going   to make a\nchange,\nTbeir hints I will not heed,\nInstead of buying things they want\nI'll buy them things I need.\nOur house is badly needing paint,\nIt's dingier than it seems;   '\nThe furnace coal is getting low\u2014\nWe need new window screens.\nThe awnings are beyond repair,\nWe need new garden hose\u2014\nA digging fork, another axe\u2014\nI also need new clothes.\nWe want new batteries for our car,\nAnd for our radio set\u2014\nThe kitchen should be shingled soon.\nWe need a lot\u2014you bet.\nSo May will get the digging fork\nAnd Jane the garden hose,\nThe painting job Will do for Jim,\niFor Bob, my suit of clothes.\nAnd    \"Mum\"\u2014-m-y     faithful     loving\nspouse,\nSweet blessings on her soul\nTo her will go a brand new axe\nAnd seven tons of coal.\n\u25a0  , * ti I \"i f .\u00bb>' r*-s\nThe other things I'll scatter round\nWith fond and thoughtful care,\nI wouldn't want a blessed child\nTo miss their Xmas share.\nAnd   when   these Yuletide days are\npast.\nThe days I sadly dread,\nInstead of bajng flatly broke\nI'll have some things ahead.\n\u2014B.I.LL. in Canadaink.\nIt was in the year 1846\u2014just eighty\nyears ago^-that the fist printed\nCbrlstmas card saw the light of day.\nIt was designed by J. C. Horsely, a\nRoyal Academician, for Sir Henry\nUCole, K.C.B., of the Royal Records\noffice in t he ninth year of the reign\nof   Victoria   the Good.       The   card\nMy daughters talk of sealskin  coats,\nOf diamonds rings and clothes,\nThe boys, of cars and motor boats,\nOf golfing clubs and hose.\nMy wife would like a string of pearls\nThat's fit for Sheba's Queen,\nMlgosh! to get the things they wish\nWould leave me busted clean.\nMr. Boom and Mr. Steddy were\nbusiness enemies, but chance or fate,\ncall it what you will, had placed them\non the Bame board of directors.\nOne day, after an Important meeting, Mr. Boom   was holding forth.\n\"There are hundreds of ways ot\nmaking money,\" he said provocatively.\n\"Yes,\" put in Mr. Steddy, \"but only\none honest way.\"\n\"What way's that?\" asked Mr.\nBoom sharply.\n\"Ah,\" retorted Mr. Steddy, \"I\nthought you wouldn't know it!\"\nGrapevines and (berry bushes are\noften protected in localities where\nthe winters are severe by bending\nthem to the ground and covering\nthem with straw and earth.\nGolfing Around the World\nThe man who dashed into the police station at 2 in the morning looked as lf he had been 'having a nightmare.\n'iMy wife!\" he gasped. \"I want\nyou to find my wife! Been missing\nsince 8 this evening! Oh, find her\nor me!\"\n\"What's her description?\" asked a\nsergeant.   'IHeight?\"\n'11\u2014Mont know.\"\n\"Weight?\"\nThe husband shook his head\nagiiely.\n\"Color of eyes?\"\n\"Er\u2014average, 1 expect\"\n\"Do you know how she was dressed?\"\n\"I expect she wore her coat and\nhat.   She took the dog with her.\"\n\"What kind of a dog?\"\n\"Brindle bull-terrier, weight fourteen and a half pounds, four dark\nblotches -on his body, shading from\ngrey into white. [Round, blackish\nspot over the left eye, white stub of\na tall, three white legs, and right\nfront leg brindled, all but the toes. A\nsmall nick in his left ear, a silver\nlink collar, with \"\n\"That'll do!\" gasped the sergeant.\n\"We'll find the dog!\"\nWhile travelling between two villages an engineer came across a\nneighbor in charge of a traction engine that had stuck fast owing to the\nroad giving way with the heavy\nweight.\nWishing to help him out ot his difficulty, the engineer set about seeing\nhow it could be accomplished.\nLooking at the steam gauge, he\nsaw 10 pounds rpessure registered.\nAsking the man how ite meont to get\nout of the hole with only that pressure, he got the following reply:\n\"Ten pounds pressure, d'you say?\nWhy, man, the valves is all screwed\ndown as far as they'll go and that\npointer's away around for the second\ntime!\"\nA smell boy entered a chemist's\nshop, and asked If he might use the\n'phone. Tbls is what the chemist\nheard:\n''Is Mr. Jones ln? . . . Mr. Jones,\nI hear you are looking for a boy to\nhelp 'In your shop and run errand.\n. . . You say you already have a\nboy. Is he giving satisfaction? . . .\nHe is.\". . . Thanks,   good bye.\"-       '\n\"Look here,\" said the chemist, \"I\nneed a boy to help me here. Are you\nlooking for work?\" '\n\"Oh , no,\" said the boy. \"I work'\nfor Mr. Jones and I just wanted to\nfind out if I could risk asking for a\ndi-V\n1. Members of the Round-The-World Golf Club aboard the Empress of Scotland on\nher tlobe-euclrcllnft cruise. 2. A uolf course In India. J. Commander Jock L-stta\nof the Empresa of Scotland, an enthusiastic member of the Round-the-World Club.\nSome people are unable to understand the fascination\nof tnat Royal and Ancient that they refer to as\n\"chasing a little ball round and round a field\"; but it\nmust be admitted that there must be a good deal to\nit when players actually start chasing the little ball all\naround the world.\nAnd that is what twenty members of the Canadian\nPacific Round-the-World Cruise are going to do this\nwinter. Of course they don't say that the only reason\nwhy they are going around the world is in order that they\nmay play on 26 different golf courses in as many world\nporta; but if the. truth were known the Sphinx aad tha\nTaj Mahal hold not the lure for them that do the goH\ncourses of China and India and Egypt.\nCommander Jock Latta of the Canadian Pacilic Cruise\nship Empress of Scotland, now on her way round tha\nworld, iB one of the most enthusiastic of the Round-the-\nWorld Golf Club, and it is he wbo tees off from the deck\nof his ship and splits the fairway far into the ocean with\nthe first ball of the tournament\nThe above picture shows a few of the members of tha\nclub taken on board, and a few golf clubs that won't ba\nallowed to grow niaty with disuse thia winter.\nWILL NOT\nCOMPEL\nVictoria, December 22\u2014BrHlah\nColumbia agriculturists will not have\ncompulsory cooperation after alls but\ninstead a system of price fixing by \u2022\nreprasentative committee In every\nUna of production which chooses to\nadopt the scheme. Thia la the present plan of the department of agriculture, aa indicated officially after\nthe compulsory cooperative scheme,\ndrafted before, had met with emphatic opposition from Independent\nfruit growers of the Ikanagan valley.\nThe new scheme, which is being puf\ninto the form of actual legislation\nfor presentation to the legislature\nshortly after It meets, Is designed to\nprevent disastrous price cutting or\nbootlegging by a majority of growers\nto the disadvantage of the agriculcul-\nal industry as a whole. In brief, it\nprovides for the creation of an all-\nowerful committee in any dlatriet\nwhich votes for the plan, thia coml\nmittee to control prlcea and arrange\nmarketing.\nThe Okanagan fruit Industry, of\ncourse, is the first objective of ths\nscheme. It is proposed that if 80\nper cent of the growers in the Okanagan valley favor the arrangements,\na committee, thoroughly representative of the fruit Industry, and made\nup of leading men of the Assaciated\nGrowers and of the Independents,\nwould be formed to supervise marketing generally. All growers in the\nvalley, whether they are now members of the Associated organization\nor of the organized Independent\ngroup, or even if they are independent of any organization, would\nmave to sell according to the prices\nset by the marketln g committee.\nThe committee would keep in close\ntouch with the Canadian and world\nfruit demands and govern the price\nof fruit so as to \"benefit the entire\nIndustry, prevent glutting of markets\nand make Impossible price cutting.\nKelowna, December 22.\u2014A large\nmeeting of Rutland growers asked\nfor a full enquiry before the agricultural committee of the legislature,\nand that any recommendations marie\nbe submitted to the growers for discussion before any legislation ia\npiaced on the statute books.\nLESSONS FROM\nTHE YEAR'8 WORK\nThere would appear to be some\nlessons in beekeeping that are very\ndifficult to learn and the failure to\nlearn them| is costing the beekeeping\nindustry of Canada large sums of\nmoney every year. One of the most\nImportant and most costly lessons Is\nthe one on \"wintering.\" During the\npast winter a large number ot colonies ln eastern Canada through lack\no proper preparation for the winter,\nhave died. In addition, many were\nseriously Weakened from tha same\ncause. Occasionally there comes a\nwinter that is very severe on bee life\nand, unlessthe bees are thoroughly\nprepared for such a winter, the loss\nwill be heavy. As there Is no means\nof foretelling just what the winter ls\ngoing to be like, the only alternative,\nlf we wish to play safe, is to prepare\nthe bees each fall so they may survive the hardest winter. We have\nalso learned that sugar syrup Is the\nsafest food or bees during the winter months. Hundreds of colonies\nthat went into winter quarters last\nyear with anywhere from forty to\nsixtypoundB of late-gathered honoy\nstrved to death before spring because this honey granulated solid In\nthe combs. Another lesson of tho\npast season ls that in a lean yeur,\nsuch as was experienced i n eastern\nCanada in 1926, only strong colonies\nof are able to gther a surplus of\nhoney. This means that, in addition\nto wintering well, the colonies must\nbe headed with good, proli ic queens\nfrom the time brood-rearing starts\nin the spring until at least the first\nweek of the main honoy (low and that\nno check must appear in brood production during that time. This, ot\ncourse, holds true in any season, but\nmore bo in a poor one.\u2014C. B. Goodcr-\nhain, Dominion Apiarist.\n(To ng the rounds of the Mritish\nhouse of commons is a story concerning a certain member\u2014ho ball be\nnameless\u2014who has a gioat Idoa o\nIlls own importance.\nWhen motoilng down to Westminster oue morn ng, his car was hvlil\nup in u narrow thtsougliiare by a hur\nly costermonger with a barrow-load\nor shrimtps.\n\"Move on there,\" cried the chauffeur.\n\"Move on yourself,\" retorted tlie\ncostcrmbnger, after a swlift glance\nbehind had satisfied him that there\nwas no policeman n sight. Think\nyou own tho blinin' street? ' I'll\nmove on  when  I'm ready.\"\nIt was then that the occupant of\nthe car deoided to try his powers of\npersuasion.\n\"My good man,\" he began, \"you\nevidently don't know who I am. I\nhave    M.P. at the end of my name.\"\n\"So 'as every bloomin' shr mp\non rmy barrel-,\" was the Instant re-\nr.ostermonger\n\"My dear,\" remarked Jenks, who\nhad been reading a maBsive tome entitled \"The Wonders of Nature.\"\n\"this Is truly a remarkable work.\"\n\"Nature Is marvellous! Stupendous! When I road a book of this\ndescription It makes me think how\npuerile, how insignificant man ls.\"\n\"Hum!\" remarked his wife, turning\nover the pages of the volume briskly.\n\"A    woman    doesn't    have    to   vrai],*\n, through   nine   hundred pages to dis-\n\u2022 tjovei tint.\"- THB SUN: GBAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA\nufe (Srani. Jfarka Bun\nAN INDEPENDENT  NEW3-SPES\nG. A. EVANS. EDITOR AHD PUBLISHER\nSt SUBSCRIPTION HATES\u2014 PAYABLE IN ADVANCE\nOne Year (in Canada and Great Britain) J1.00\nOne Year (in tiie United States)     1.50\nAddresr -\" -cations to\n\u2022IThb Grand Jorki Sun\nPho*-** 101 Grand Fomcs. B. C^\nOFFICE:    COLUMBIA AVENUF. A.M) LAKE STREET.\nFRIDAY, DhCEMBEU 24, 1926\nfltyrtBimaa -Itoga\nThe olden days, the golden days,\nTliey are c nie buck to me,\nAs happily ihe children crowd\nAround the Christmas tree.\nI see once more the comrades true\nMarch onward by my side.\nI hear the echo of their s ;ngs\nTo greet lhe Chri-jtmastide\nIn olden days, in golden days,\nMy thoughts were high and bold,\nHut oli! the glory of this hour,\nWhen in my arms I hold\nThe gifts that love has brought to me.\nThey till niy heart with pride,\nAs I join in the happy songs\nTo greet the Christmas-tidr.\n\u2014Wijliam Banks.\nin the Norman aud early Gothic styles, was\ndissolved in Henry VIII's time and the chapel\nbecame a parish ahurch. James II of Eng\nland made it a chapel royal in 1087, but it began to fall into rnins in 1768. The adjoining\npalace, begun by James IV in 1501, was used\nas the residence of the king until the union.\nThe present king and queen of England make\nit their abode when visiting Edinburgh. Now\na trust has been established to preserve the\nmany articles of historical interest gathered\nbeneath the roof of the ancient palace, antl tht\ntrust is empowered lo add to this collection.\nAccording lo the generally   received   traditions of the church, the twelve apostles  camt\nto the following ends: Andrew sufferd martyrdom  at   Patrae  In Achaia, on a cross of tin\nform known as Si  Andrew's cross; Bartholomew was crucified at Albanopolis in Armenia,\nJames the  yotinger was   probably  stoned   K\ndeath; Matthew  died a natural death; Philip\ndied a   violent  death  at Hierapolis, but   by\nwhat  mode  is  uncertain; Simeon Peter was\ncrucified at Home; Thaddeus, or Jude, probably suffered martyrdom in Persia; John,  the\nbeloved discip'e, lived, aocording  to Jerome,\nto be about one hundred years old, and  died\nat Ephesus; Simon Zelotes   was crucified at\none hundred and  twenty nine years of age;\nThomas was put to death in India, and Judas\nIscarot hanged himself.\nThe Spice of Life\nA laugh is just like music\nIt lreshens up the day.\nIt tips the peaks of life with light\nAnd drives the clouds away.\nThe soul grows glad that hears it\nAnd feels its courage strong.\nA laugh ls just likt sunshine\nFor cheering folks along.\nA 8C0TCH  DISCOVERY\nHe waa a canny Scot, and decided\nthat, an excellent method of saving\nmoney for Christmas would be to put\na penny in a monye-box every time\nkissed his wife.\nThis he did regularly until the-holl-\nday came round, and on opening the\nbox waa amazed when out came not\nonly pennies, but sixpences, shillings\nand  half-cownsr.\nThunderstruck, he aaked his wife\nhow she accounted for the miracle.\n\"Well, Jock,\" ahe replied, \"it's no\nivery mon that'a aa cloae-fisted aa ye\nare.\"\nCow Testing Associations Invaluable\nAid to Milk Production\ntitimination of non-productive cows from milk herds increases net profits.\nCOMPLETELY  READY\nA Highland minister came to a'\nlonely house on the margin of hts\nparish to baptize the child of a shepherd who lived there. j\n\"Are ye prepared?\" he asked.\n\"Aye,\" said the ..shep. \"I got a\ngrand ham, ye ken, for dinner.\"\n\"No, No,\" said the minister. \"I\nmean spiritually prepared.\" i\n\"Aye, aye, meenister. I got a\nquart frae the inn.\" i\nNotes \u2022 Notions \u2022 Notables\nWhat is a highbrow? The term is the twentieth century word for'swelled head,\" according to one contributor to the Forum. He is \"a\nperson who has an interest beyond food,\ndrink and raiment,\" another contends. In one\nreader's opinion Helen Wills is \"the world's\nmost perfect adjusted highbrow, because she\nmakes tennis an art and dares to think of\nsomething beyond sports at the same time.\"\nA ruhberized washablp w**llpaper was ex\nhibited at the recent Dusseldorf expositiou\nfor public health and welfare. It is said to be\nequal to other wallpapers in appearance and\nsuperior in endurance It is .available in a\ngreat number of designs and colors for use in\nhospitals and hotels, public buildings and\nsummer houses. The prodnct has the appear\nance of wallpaper, not oilcloth or linoleum.\nA gasolineless, wood burning automobile\nwas operated recently in Paris which proved a\nsuccess The fuel is simply wood or charcoal\nheated to a high temperature by a special ap\nparatus attached to ihe left side of the car and\ntransformed into gas, which, mixed with air,\npasses on to the engine and is i-xploded in tbe\ncylinders the same as ordinary from liquid\nfuel.\nIn order to quickly move all the stock and\nimpleniei ts of a farm from Fawlley to Holm\nwood, England, a special railroad train was\nprovided. Attendants fed lite stock and\npoultry e route, while the run was being made\nin record time.\nEor the twelfth time a man in London has\nentered a plea of bankruptcy. He is Frederick\nThomas .Johnson and he stated in his examination that he has failed in business twelve\ntimes since 1000. He, has served six prison\nterms under ih\u00ab bankruptcy act.\nIn the Eastern countries\u2014Armenia, Syria\nand Greece\u2014lamb i.s the chief article of diet\non Christmas,\nTin' oldest inhabitant remembers there v\u00bb;as\na time when the man who rode his bicycle at\nten miles an hour was call d a scorcher.\nWilliam Pepler, a southern railroad engineer, of iiermondsey, England, has retired\nafter 50 years' service. His father, also an\nengineer, had 53 years' service.\nXMAS 3HOPPINQ\nLady\u2014How mtuch will 1 have to i\npay for a pair of silk hose?\nClerk\u2014About two dollars.\nLady\u2014They come rather high,!\ndon't they? |\nCelrk\u2014Yes, but remiember, you\nare a ratber tall lady.\nEngineers cf the United States navy have\nperfected a torch that can melt and cut steel\nat any depth under water. The device, used in\nopening sunken submarines, consists of a jet of\nhydrogen and oxygen which emanates frorr\ntwo separate sleeves.to the tip of the torch.\nFrom the time the flame is applied the steel\nplate, usually an inch thick or less on subma\nrines, can lie cut at the rate of a foot, a min\nute\nA colony of Poles which had been lost sight\nof since 1873 was recently found by a Polish\nnaturaiist in the valley o the Doce river in\nBrazil. They had been completely isolated\nand spoke only Polish.\nFour Connecticut dogs that refused to leave\ntheir master when the law laid its hand on\nhim and locked bim up the other day lived up\nto the best standard of canine fidelity. The\ndevotion of the dog to its master is not an invention of sentimental fictionists; it is a fact\nestablished in the records of the past and confirmed in the news of the day,\n. Women all have a lot  to say about  model\nhusbands, but they all want a different model.\nA woman never tires of shopping as long as\nher hair stays in curl.\nPoems From EasternLands\nChina\nContentment of a Poor Recluse\nMy only door e.iuie pieces of cro~sed wood,\nWithin it I can re-t enjoy.\nI driuk the water wi-nplin--'fruui the spring;\nNor hunger oan my peace destroy.\nPurged from uaibltiun'e aim*-I * y, \"Poorfi*h,\nWe need not bream caught iu the Ho;\nNor, tu poB*e*s Ihe sweet of love, require\nTo Ts'e, to Hud a Kmig, to go.\n\"The man contented wi h hig lot, a meal\nOf ti'h without Ho carp can make;\nNnr need*, to rest hig domestic joy,\nA fuze of Sung ng wife to take.\"\n\u2014From The Shi-King.\nHOW SOME GET TO HEAVEN\n\"Man-ma,\" said little Elsie, \"do\nmen ever go to heaven?\"\n\"Why, of course, dearie; what\nmakes you ask that?\"\n\" 'Cause, mamlma, I never see any\npictures of angels with whiskers.\"\n\"Well,\" answered her mother\nthoughtfully, \"some men get into\nheaven, dearie, Ibut only by a very\nclose shave.\"\nGetting more milk from fewer cows\nIs the aim of the cow testing asso-\n'iation. Hundreds of cases have demonstrated in a most striking manner\nthat thn weeding out of non-prod active ml>k cows and better care for\nIho producing members of the milk\nherd pay big dividends.\nThis point was sO ongly stressed in\nn exhibit at the International Dairy-\n13-s-position hold at Indianapolis last\nOctober. An actual instance was\n*tvon which disclosed the following\nacts.\nA milk producer had a herd of stx\nnllk cows producing 27,000 pounds\nof milk annually. He Joined a cow\ntesting associa''lon. Tho flrst step\ntaken was to v-eed out the non-productive cows, that ls, those cows\nyielding insufficient milk to net a\nprofitable income over and above\nfeed cost,    (k\nThe weeding out process left only\nfour cows in the milk .herd. But\nthese remaining cows were fed according to their individual requirements. No sanitary or beneficial\nfeeding measuro was neglected. During stabling months, they were given\nplenty of clean bedding: stables wore\nkept clean; the long hair on flanks\nand udders were kept clipped    The\ncows were brushed or wiped with s\ndamp cloth before each milking\nITtonsils wcro sterilized. The sluhlc\nwas well ventilated and plenty ot\nclean, pure water was given tho cows.\nA year from the time the member\njoined the association, his record-\nshowed an Increase ln milk to more\nthan 28,000 pounds from the four\ncows as compared to 27,000 pound*\nfrom six cows prior to this period\nThere was moro than a corresponding increase tn butterfat.\nThe cow testing association consists of about twenty-six farmen\nwho co-operate and employ a trained\ntester to test their cows for economical production of milk and butterfat.\nThe tester spends one day a month\non each farm and obtains a complete\nrecord of each cow's milk and butterfat production, feed consumed,\nfeed cost, growth, and Income, and\nincome over feed. 4\nThe first cow testing association ln\nthe United States was that organized\nat Newaygo County, Michigan, tn\n1905. Since then, thero has been n\nfairly constant growth until 1926\nshows .1 tally of 732 cow testing associations with excellent prospects ot\nthe number doubling within the next\ntlir-e years.\nLONG DI8TANCE CALL\nMr Jones wa ssitting down to\nbreakfast one mlornlng when he was\nastounded to see in the paper an announcement of hig own death.\nHo rang up friend Smith at once.\n\"Halloa, Smith,\" he said. \"Have you\nseen the announcement of m** death\nIn tl.s paper?\"\n\"Yes,\" replied Smith. \"Where are\nyou speaking from \"\nOMIGOSHI\nA stranger was being shown\nthrough tbe rooms of the Boston\nChapter of G.CO.F.'s.\n\"An dtbis is the lodge room?\" he\nasked.\n- \"'Well, lit is rather lodge, of course,\nbut the one next to tt ls much\nlodgah.\"\nThey wer quite the rawest lot of\nrecruits the sergeant had ever had\nto tackle. He worked hard for tbree\nhours, and at last thought they were\ngetting Into some sort o shape, so\nhe decided to rest them.\n\"'Right turn!\" he roared. Then before they had ceased to move came\nanother order:\n\"Left turn.\"\nOne man slowly left the ranks and\ntriade   o   towards the barrack-room.\n\"Here, you!\" yelled tbe sergeant,\nangrily.   \"Where are you oft to?\"\n\"Ah've (had enough,\" replied the\nrecruit, ln disgusted tones.. \"Tha\ndosen't know tha own mind for two\nminutes runnin'l\"\nA miserly old. man visited one of\nhis relatives uninvited.\nOne morning his little niece ap\nploached him unexpectedly with the\nindignant question: \"Uncle, are you\na cannibal?\"\nThe old man was startled, and\nsaid:\n\"No, of course not, my dear; but\nwftat makes you ask?\"\nThe little girl replied:\n\"Oh, I thought you mrust be, because mamima was saying this morning just as you came in that you always lived on your relatives.\"\nQuestion at Marylebone County\nOourt: What sort of health has\nyour husband? Wife: It is pretty\ngood except when he Is at work, and\nthen he needs rest more than\never\nTHE SUN prints all the loeal news\nand carries a number of interesting\neatures found in no other Boundary\npaper   $1.00 per year\nCITY REAL ESTATE\nFOR SALE\nApplications for immediate purchase of Lots\nand Acreage owned by the City, within tlie\nMunicipality, are invited.\nPricest\u2014-From $25.00 per lot upwards.\nTerms:~Cash and approved payments.\nList of Lots and prices may he seen at tin-\nCity Office.\nJOHN \\- HUTTON.\nCity Clerk.\nThe ancient palace (if Holyrood households\nthe proud tradition of being the royal palace\noi th* Scottish kings. David I, in 1128.\nIn inde I an abbey in1 Edinburgh and named it\nHily lto<>ii. Tlu monastery, which  was   bui]\no4ncient History\n[Taken From Twenty Year Old Sun Files.]\nA number of Grand Forks citizens who invested in Mexican rubber lands a year ago are\nstill stretching their necks for dividends.\nThe Boundary Iron Works has been awaid-\ned the contract for all the castings and iron\nwork required in the construction of the.\nFourth street traffic bridge,\n.. J O. Traylor, a jeweler of Port Arthur, Ont.,\narrived in the oity this week and he has taken\na position in A. D Morrison's store.\nInvitations have been issued for the marriage of George Manson and Miss Katherine\nRoss\nInvitations have been issued for the marriage of Albert E. Scott and Miss Elizabeth\nMiller.\nTWO  WEEKS AFTER CHRISTMAS\nYou wake up bright and early\nChristmaB morning. You open the\nstockings. Christmas presents on\nChristmas morning are the most won\nderful, beautiful things ln the world,\nUnder the soft ligbt of Christmas\ncandles, every present looks like t\npriceless treasure.\nOn the day after Christmas, you\nbegin to look at your presents more\ncarefully. It ls easier to decide\nwbich ones you like best.\nOne -week after Christmas, your\npreferences are very definite.' Two\nweeks after Christmas, you have to\nstop to think a minute to remember\nwhat some of your friends gave you.\nWhy not give your friends a Christ\nm|as present that they cannot forget,\nand would not if they could? The\nYouth's Companion comes once every\nweek\u2014fifty-two times in a year. For\n$2.00, what present could you possibly buy that would be more useful\nmore   used, and better appreciated?\nJust send your order to tne address\nbelow and Santa Cltus will take ctre\nof delivering the Companion to your\nhome or ta the home of a friend. Sub\nscribers will receive:\n1. The     Youth's     Companion\u201452\nIssues In 1927, and\n2. The remaining issues of 1926.\nAll for $2.00.\n3. Or lnslude   McCall's   Magazine,\nthe monthly authority onfasr-\nions. Both    publications    only\n$2.50.\nTHB  YOUTH'S   COMPANION\nSN Dept, Boston, Mass.\nSubscriptions received at thli   Office.\nto make\nWholesome Beei*\nCT'HE wholesome beers made for\nthe people of British Columbia\nby the Amalgamated Breweries are\nnot made in a day or a week. There\nare months of care before the high\ngrade grains, choice hops and pure\nmountain water become the'brilliant\nand full flavored beverage that is\nPURE BEER.\nAll beers made by the Amalgamated Brewers of B.C. are fully\nfermented and aged for months\nbefore they reach the public.\nThey will not continue to ferment\nafter you drink them; they do not\ncause the ills that hastily made,\nbadly prepared and half fermented\n\"HOMEBREWS'1 are respons-\nAt all GovtmTnmenl\nStores\nible for\nDrink only pure beers and preserve your health\nAmalgamated Breweries of British Columbia, tn which sic associated\nVancouver Breweries Ltd., Rainier Brewing Co. of Canada Ltd., Westminster Brewery Ltd., Sifvcr Spring Brewery Ltd., Victoria Phoenix\nBrewing Co. Ltd.\nThis advertisement is not published or displayed by the Liquor\nControl Board or by the Government of British Columbia.\nLM THE SUN: GRAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA\nPigeons Were Postmen m 0:a Ragusa\nClock scd Custom House Rs'visa.\nSeven hundred years ago, the\npigeons of the Free City of Ragusa,\nin Dalmatia, were postmen. They\nwent across all the seas in boats,\ntravelled with all the caravans, and\nknew all the routes of the air which\nbrought tliem back to Ragusa.\nLike the sailors of Ragusa, they\n-,-ere known in all the ports of the\nworld; as a protection, they were\nmade citizens of the Free City of\nRagusa. Any person molesting or\ninsulting a pigeon was therefore\nguilty of offense against the state,\nanil was brought before the tribunal.\nHomes were built for these pigeons\nin the city walls, and the streets and\nroof tops were theirs. Every man\nwbo entered at the city gates was\nobliged to offer as tribute from his\nnative town two pigeons. These lived\nin wooden cages labeled with the\nnames of their homes, and gossiped\nwith the other pigeons until their turn\ncame to carry out a letter. In this\nway, Ragusa enlarged its postal\nsystem.\nBut the centuries rolled by. Ragusa\nlost its freedom. ' Venice usurped its\npowers on tho seas. Battleships\nsteamed up and down the Adriatic.\nWith the otht* citizens, the pigeons\nlost their rights and were forced to\nassociate with the sea gulls from\nLacroma, an island to the north,\nsometimes suffering the indignity of\nbegging grain from the birds with\nv-hor.*i in the days of their exclusive\nsplendour, they would not associate.\nToday, the port of Gravosa, Rag-\nusc.'s harbor, is crowded with ships\nbearing the new flag of Jugo-Slavia.\nPa ;r,en;ers from the Empress of\nFrr.iKc\" the Canadian Pacific stcam-\nshi;) v.hich next year will add Cattaro\nend Gravosa ports on its annual\nMediterranean cruise, will have a\nchance to scatter crumbs to the\nthousands of (\"being pigeons still\ncrowding Ragusa's streets and adding\nto its beauty. The white city, \"Eride\nof the Sea,\" some poet hr.s called her,\nvoi Id he lens beautiful if tho irri-\nde '.irr; re*:: a of the l i eons did not\n*-.:\u2022' o * -*.tll -\/ lot' ps of <*!or on the\ncc'!,:-. ST.oolh ' r. .-toiicj tind the\n\"it.   i !*.to Li'iidi.i s.\nHOW BEES KNOW\nI,\nTHE WAY HOME\nHow does the bee, after (pending\na long day gathering honey or pollen\nfar from home, unerringly find her\nway back to the hive?      \\\nThe senses of smell and sight, both\nsingly and together, help to guide\nhea. What ls far more -Interesting,\nhowever, is the fact that she can\nrecognize the position of the hive\nrelative to its surroundings, and possesses, in addition, a mysterious apparatus for balancing and direction\nfinding.\nIt Ts surmised that this unknown\nguide of the bee corresponds to tlm\nsemicircular oanals in the inner ear\nof mammals, and Is almost certainly\nlocated in the antenae, or feelers.\nFor a number of years now astonishing experiments on bees have been\ngoing onin Germany. They have already revealed the existence of a\nspecial organ of communication,\nWhich, when pushed out, enables the\nhive sinters to spread an Informative\nscent by means of which they can\n\"talk\" to one another.\nAttempts were made to mislead\nthe wonderful little creatures by\nmoving the hive from Its accustomed position. When the first hime-\ncomers, after some search, found the\nnew resting-place, they would gather\nin a crowd on the alighting board\nand push out their scent organs until\nthe \"smell signal\" reached their fol-\nlawers.\nIf bees were taken away from\n.home in closed boxes and then released, lt did not take them long to\nfind their bearings; but if the boxes\nwere first rotated the inmates became giddy, and on being let out had\nconsiderable difficulty in finding the\nway back to the hive, often settling\ndown after some futile attempts in\nthe boxes from which they nad'escaped.\nHandicap races were organized\nbetween bees which had not been\nmade giddy and those which had\nbeen vigorously twirled about. The\ngiddy ones were given a start home,\nbut in spite of the handicap, they\nWere always beaten hy their  sisters\nBees Whose feelers had been out\noff never showed symptoms of giddiness.\nPrecisely how the directional'sense\nof the bees works and juBt where it\nis located in the feelers still remains\nto be discovered.\nTrail Riders Finish Romantic Journey\n1.   Trail Riders IHIntJ iliiwn to Ihe Ptnrml'an\nValley.   2.   \"Rail Riders\" with the pirty.\nA cavalcade of 260 horsemen, the\nTrail Riders of the Canadian\nRockies, whose long rides and exploits over the twisted trails of \"The\nTop of the World\" have become\nclassic, returned recently to Lake\nLouise from their annual ride, thus\nadding another romantic page to the\nhistory of this organization in the\nWest.\n\u25a0 Their return was strangely silent\nand different in fact than one might,\nwithout thinking, expect. No undue\nceremonies or'song terminated the\nmountain journey of these men and\nwomen from all parts of America and\nEurope, for being true nature lovers\nthey had, in their communion with\nthe silences of the mountains found\nthe solace therein. The spirit of their\norder, was, they knew, \"a reverence\nfor the majesty and beauty of nature\".\nTheir homage had . been paid and\ntheir journey ended. They would\nrevel in the memory of it silently, for\nthey had learned, as someone has\nput it, that \"great joys like great\ngriefs are silent.     _\nBut the spirits uf tin Riders on\nthe trail at ail times ran high. While\ncamped on \"the flat heights of Pt.\nMargin Pass a rodeo was held with\nno end of local western color.\nHarry Knight, Canadian bucking\nhorse champion, Guy Weadiclf of\nCalgary Stampede fame, Bill Bugby,\nChief Buffalo Child Long Lance, and\nmany other well known figures in the\nwest accomplished the Trail Riders.\nThis rodeo was  carried  on  at  an\naltitude of 8,000 feet and brought\nabout an important discovery\namongst the scientists of the party.\nIt was found that a horse that bucked\nfour feet into the air at the Calgary\nStampede was only capable pf a twet\nfoot leap at this high altitude. Guy\nWeadick was in charge of this novel\nstampede above the clouds.\nThe great Pow-Wow which took\nplace..in the Ptarmigan Valley on\nAugust 14th, combined the Riders of\ntwo parties which had set out from\nBanff and Lake Louise with plans\nto meet at -this point. The two\nparties met on the second day near\nBaker Lai: t. A picturesque scene\nthey made with their bright scarves\nfluttering as the long line of horses'\ncantered down the trails. Perhaps\nmost picturesque of all the group\nof Philadelphia school girls in thefr\nbreeches and cowboy hats, ail expert\nriders and splendidly mounted. Each(\nwas eager to earn the gold button of\nAn Irishman was newly employed\nat a lumber office. Tthe proprietors\nof the company were young men and\ndecided to have eomje lun with the\nnew* Irish hand. Pat was duly left\nin charge of the office with Instructions to take all orders which might\ncome in during their absence. Going to a nearby drug store they proceeded to call up the lumber com?\npany's office, and the following conversation ensued:\n'niello! Is thas the East Side*\nLunvber company?\"\n\"Yes, sir. And what would yau be\nhavin'?\"\n\"Take my order, will you?\n\"Sure.   That's what l'mj here for.\"\n\"Please send me up a thousand\nknot holes.\"\n\"What's that?\"\n\"One thousand knot holes.\"\n\"Well, now, an' ain't that a bloom-\nin' shame? I'm sorry, but we are\njust out of then-,'.\"\n\"How's that?\"\n\"Just sold them to a brewery.\"\n\"To the brewery? What do they\nwant with them?\"\n\"An' they use them ior bungholes\nIn \"barrels.\"     '\nPatient: \"I -suppose you are getting a good fee, doctor, for attending\nthe Smith boy?   His father's rich.\"\n\"Well, yes.   Why?\"\n\"Well, I hope you won it torget that\nit Was my little Teddy who threw\nthe brick that hit h m.\"\nA i-ccorJ manpei, weighing .18\npounc!-. h-*s been grown by Dr. Col-\nv*.-t, of the \"V\/hite Iloiiso,\" Sookfl\nRiver, B.C., following ether near-\nrecc.-da produced on his farm. He\nhns uist sold a ton of tham, con-\nr:st)r.-*> of ion mangels, averaging\n.0 pounds apiece,\nthe Trail Riders given to those who\nhave ridden 500 miles in the saddle.\nArtists, writers, scientists, explorers\nand others of international reputation\nmade up the parties. In the ranks of\nthese loyal devotees of the trail were\nmen with such distinguished titles\nas Duke de Leuchtenlierg, Count of\nBeauharnois, and the Marquise D'Al-\nbizzi. Other prominent members who\nrecently completed the ride at Lake\nLouise were, Morley Roberts, John\nMurray Gibbon, Lawrence J. Burpee\nand Madge MacBeth all well known\nwriters, and Carl Rungius, Leonard\nRichmond, R.B.A., A. C. Leighton\nand other prominent artists.    \u00ab\nThe directors have decided that\nnext year's ride should be a six day\none through the Assiniboine country\ncovering over 100 miles. On the thirt'\nday this party will be joined hy\nthree-day contingent th ough f\nEarth Creek and Mt. Ball.\nToronto.\u2014The first shipment of'\nfoxes from th;s point to the United\nKiT-'U'lom, valued at $10,1:00, has left\nrecently via the Cnnadian Pacific\nExpress. There were 15 foxes in all\nincluding the International D.RO\nchampion and grand champion of\nthe 1925 lioyal Agricultural Winter\nFair, valued nt $4,500.\n.Serious consideration to thc conservation of big and small ge: ie\nin the United States is being giv .,\nby members of game and fish protective organizations in various\nstates who are holding thc thirteenth\nNational Game Conference at the\nHotel Pennsylvania, in New York\ncity, December Oth and 7th.\nQuebec.\u2014Estimates of the cutting\nof timber for the season 1920-27\nwhich runs from the latter part of\nAugust to the end of April, as compiled by experts here, are that the\ncut will be from 15 to 20 per cent.\nover last yeru-'s. In other words\nthis season's cut will run to about\n2,000,000,0000 feet of timber.\nDischarging over 1,500 tbird class\npassengers at Quebec, recently, the\nS.S. \"Montcalm\" and \"Empress of\nScotland\" brought the immigration\nseason on the St. Lawrence for the\nCanadian Pacific Steamships to a\nclose. In the 74 Summer sailings,\nvessels of the fleet brought 40,000\nimmigrants to Canada, compared\nwith 28,841 from 80 sailings bi 1925\nand 39,479 from 93 sailings in 1924.\nThe average carrying per vessel in\n1926 was 549, in 1925, 3G0, and in\n1924, 424.\nI A genius ls a man who shoots *it\ni something no one else can see\u2014and\nihtta It\nOO YOU WANT\nTHE PEOPLE\nTO READ YOUR\nADVERTISEMENT\nPeople take The Sun\nbecause they believe\nit is worth the price we\ncharge for it. It is\ntherefore reasonable to\nsuppose that they read\nits contents, including\nadvertisraents. This\nis not [always the case\nwifh newspapers that\nare offered as premiums with chromos or\nlottery tickets\nWE DO NOT\nWANT CHARITY\nADVERTISING-\nAdvertising \"to help\nthe editor.\" But we do\nwant businessadver t is-\ning by progressive business men who, know\nthat sensible advertising brings results and\npay. If you have something to offer the public that will |benefit\nthem and you as well,\nthe newspaper reaches\nmore people than a bill\nboard\nSUN READERS\nKNOW WHAT\nTHEY WANT\nand if you have the\ngoods you can do business with them THB SUN: GBAND FORKS, BRITISH COLUMBIA\nNEWS OFTHE CITY\nMiss Irene Ingliss is spending t he\nholidays with her parents at Beaverdell.\nThe heavy snowfall during the\npast week has caused considerable\ninconvenience to a lot of people by\nburying their woodpiles. As- the\nwood will doubtless be found next\nspring, no serious damage has been\ndone.\nClarence Trunx, Elton Woodland\nand Gordon .McCallum arrived home\nthis week from the University of\nHritish Columbia, and they aro spend\nlug tbe holidays at the homes of\ntheir parents.\nthe cars,    news.nerves   and   nickles\nnever nick.\nJames Mcintosh dn Automatls Industries says: \"The auto engine is\nan economic failure when operating\nin cities. Any person operating a\nconveyance weighing 3000 pounds\nand hauling 160 pounds had better\ntake a street car weighing 30,000\npounds and hauling a load of 7000\nPOiindB. Ninety-five {per cent of the\nfuel wasted! Super-power plants are\nnecessary to economy. No one can\nafford to operate a private light plant\nin cities, and most people can't afford\nto operate an automobile in the city.\"\nWhen you use the street car you\nare not only saving your own pocket-\nbook but you are also helping Mr.\nHoover's campaign for the \"Elimina\ntion of Waste.\" Buy a five-cent ride\nand you won't have to figure your\nmileage.\nSunduy school Christmas troe en-\ntcrtuluniuiitsj were held iu the Pre*\nbyterlan and I'nlted churches on\nTuesday unci Wednesday evenings\nrespectveiy. Holy Trinity Sunday\nschool will have Iheir entertainment\nnext Tuesday evening.\nThe skating rink opened last Friday night for the season. The curling rink opened a few nights earlier.\nHoth are now attrcting big crowds.\nMr. and Mrs. O. W. A. Smith, of\nGreenwood, are spending Christmas\nat the home fo Mr. Smith's parents\nin the West end.\nAngelo Wfhare of Eholt had a finger crushed on Monday when the end\nof a steel rail foil on it.\nGood    resolutions\norder oi'buslnes.\nare    the    next\nA.-Jji'> fill\nfi\noave\nYou?.\nerves\nUSES OF 80YBEAN8\nAn extra yield of hay was also ey-\nperienced   at    the farm, the cost of\nproducing which is  placed at   $28.76\npre acre and the profit at $26.10, the\nyield having been $4.33 per acre   and\nthe cost to produce $6.6 4per ton. The1\nseeding consisted of a mixture of red I\nclover, alsike and timothy, to   which]\nsix pounds of alfalfa seed were added\nand   whioh were mainly responsible!\nfor the large yield.\nCorn silage is given as producing\na profit of $4.61 per acre, but potatoes proved the most profitable of\nall. They gave a yield of 332.3\nbushels per acre, wbich cost $117.50\nper acre to produce and valued at a\ndollar per bushel, resulted in a profit\nper acre of $214.71.\nWheat produced a prorit of $19.97\nand barley $15.80 per acre. The\nyield of mangels was below the average and a loss is recorded. Corn\nsilge gave rather better results than\nthe mixture of oats, peas and vetches\nfor silage.\nDONALDSON\nGROCERY\nPhone 30\ns\nBY EKWIN GREER\nIn Los Angeles the trolley philosopher suggests something different In\nthe Way of getting downtown in the\nmorning. Of course, he is after your\nnickle, but Automotive Industries\nbacy him up with facts and figures.\nThey will interest you.\n\"Savins the nerves of the shaver is\none o America's leading industries\nThe demand for safety razors lies in\ntiie fact that the nerves of the face\nthe oid caveman anger nerves center\nnext door to oach other in the cere\nbellum\u2014under the new straw hat.\n\"When dad's razor hurt his skin\nhe got mad; and of course when he\ngot mad he cut his skin; then he bel\nlowed, which further excited hit\nnerves; and so on until he wasn't like\nanybody's baby.\n\"Now the new blades save the be!\nlowing in tho bathroom; but thi\nnerves get all shot in the bus. 'i'hi\nsame old nerves get as mad shavin:\ntrallic as they ever did taking off tlu\nstubble.\n\"A bumip on the tail-lamp or trou\nble on the bum\/pers intakes a poo:\nshowing at lho shop or office. Nerve\nforce should be conserved in city,\none of the greatest tolls is takeii in\ntrallic.\n\"A restful ride on the street carls\none o the best ways to beat waste.\nBuy a newspaper and let the motor-\nman take the shocks while you save\nyour nerves and pay your nickles. On\nIn Canada the soybean ls used\nchiefly us a forage crop, for seed, or\nfor pustriiig to hogs and sheep. Sometimes the crop is used also for soiling purposes and aB a greeu manure.\nhut its high value makes its use for\nthe latter purpose impracticable. Soybean hay compares favorably with\nalfalfa hay in feeding value. It is\nhigh in digestible protein and therefore can be used to replace costly\nfeeds to some extent. Being an annual legume the soybean is an excellent crop to substitute in the event of\nclover or alfalfa failure. The hay\nmay be fed to all classes of live\nstock.\nThe use of soybeans alone for silage is not recommended. The common practice is to use a combination\nof soybeans and corn, one part of\nsoybeans to three parts of corn. The\ntwo crops may be grown together or\ngrown separately and mixed when\nthe silo being filled.\nGrowing soybeans for seed is being carried on to some extent in\nCanada, cheliy ln southwestern Ontario. The seed is much higher in\noil and protein than other legume\ncrops such as peas and beans, anl\nhas tlierfore a higher feeding value.\nToo high a percentage of the beans\nin the hog-fattening ration will produce a soft fat which is discriminated against on the market In the\nUnited States the oil is extracted\nfrom the soybean seed on a commercial scale and the resulting cake is\nused as a concentrated feed, similar\nto oilcake for live stock.\nSoybeans make excellent pasture\nfor all classes of live stock, especial\nly sheep and hogs. The pasture is\nvaluable when used alone, but it is\nbest when used as a supplement to\ncorn.\nFROM EVERYWHERE\nThe fourth Eastern International\nDog Derby to be held from Quebec*\ncity February 21, 22 and 23, promises to be the most keenly contested\never held. It is expected that over\n20 trams will be entered for the\nrace.\nPROFITS ON  FARM  CROPS\nAT EXPERIMENTAL FARM\nThe cost of production and profits\nirom the yield of farm crops naturally differ in sections of the country,\nbut facts derived from investigation\nand tests carried on at the central\nexperimental farm, Ottawa, and recorded in the report of 1925. of the\nDominion Field Husbandman, E. S.\nHopkins are of more than ordinary\ninterest and of special value. Last\nyear the yield of oats on farm was a\nrecord one, being 86.8 bushels per\nacre and of straw 2.23 tons. Placing\nthe value of the oats at only 43 cents\nper bushel and the straw at $4 per\nton and the total cost of production\nat $35.48, as detailed in the report,\nwhich can be had free by applying\nto the publications branch, Ottawa,\nwe have a profit of $10.76 per acre.\nKeremeosOrchard ForSal.\nAn improved bearing orcnard of ten acres, containing 549 trees; was well pruned and cultivated\nthis season; a large amount of new flumes were\ninstallep this year. A comfortable h.ouse and small\nstable, chicken houses.\n$1,000.00 cash and the balance on your own\nterms*.\nFor further particulars write to\nHENRY    C.   MACAULAY   COMPANY    LIMITED\n722-26 Rogers Building, Vancouver, B. C.\nGiving Wings\nto Friendship\nThe long distance telephone gives wings\nto friendship.-1 It enables thc human\nvoice to he carried along wires at a\nspend of thousands of miles per second\nwithout losing any of its cordiality. The\nspecial night rates after 8:30 p.m. are\nadvantageous for social chats.\nHritish   Columbia  Telephone\nComr\u00bbpany\nChristmas tree ship.nents from\nQuebec to the United States ran to\n460,000 over Canadian Pacific lines\nlast year, and present expectation Is\nthat this number will be equalled at\nleast this year. Revenue to farmers\nof the province from this source ran\nto $100,000 last year.\nFour carloads of silver foxes,\nvalued at $750,000, have left Prince\nEdward Island in one shipment for\nthe Western States: Wyoming,\nUtah, Colorado, Oregon and Washington. Viewed as a livestock shipment, it is said to be a record one,\nA number of prize winners were\namong the pack.\nDog teams will be used this -winter by the Hudson's Bay-Marland\norganization to prosecute oil development work in the Ribstone field\nin North-eastern Alberta. 'This is\nthe area where the quest for oil\nstarted following a favorable report\nby Dr. G. S. Hume, head of the Dominion Geological Survey.\nTry our Special Tea      ,\nat 65c per lb\nShoes, Shirts, Overalls\nGood values for your\nmoney.\nCall and see us before\npurchasing.\nMIXED NUTF, 1926 Crop, \u00a3 *4    QQ\nTRY OUR Christmas Mixed \u00a3 -i    \u00a3\\g\\\nCandy, 31bs  -**\u00bbF \u25a0 \"UV\nCLUSTER RAISINS '....:. .25c\nJAP ORANGES, C-fl   OR\nPer box  <9li-49\nCITY GROCERY\nPhone 25 \"Service and Quality\"\nJOHN  DONALDSON\nGeneral Merchant\nChristmas travel over the Canadian Pacific routes to the Old Country has been heavier this year than\never before experienced. Special\ntrains have been run from Winnipeg\ndirectly to the ship's side at Saint\nJohn, N.B. The westerners credit\nthis heavy movement to England\nfor Christmas to the excellent conditions that prevail throughout the\nwest.\nThe hundred settler families from\nthe British Isles brought out by the\nScottish Immigraijst Aid Society to\nform the Clan Donald Colony are\ndoing splendidly, according to a\nfield supervisor's report just submitted. When they landed at their\ndestination they found farms,\nhouses, barns and equipment ready\nso that no time was lost in preliminaries.\nTurkish tobacco, grown in Alberta, is better than that grown in\nTurkey or Greece, according to a\nMr. Baker here, who grew 1,000\npounds as an experiment this season.\nHe plotted out three-quarters of an\nacre to ten varieties of tobacco seed.\nThe crop was harvested ripe before\nthe coming of frost, and of the ten\nvarieties Turkish, White Barley and\nOrinoco thrived best.\nNearly 1,050 overseas vessels entered the Harbor of Montreal and\nover 350 coastal vessels docked there\nin the season just closed. This makes\na very favorable showing compared\nwith the 1,256 overseas and 216\ncoastal vessels of the previous season. During the period of open\nnavigation over 113,850,000 bushels\nof grain were shipped from the port\nand flour shipments totalled 2,080,-\n000 barrels.\nCanada scored again at the Chicago Exposition when the blue ribbon grand championship in the\nClydesdale stallion division went to\nFore-t Favorite, owned by Haggerty\nand Black of Belle Plaine, Saskatchewan. Last year the University of\nSaskatchewan took the coveted honor\nwith Green Meadow Footsteps. This\nyear, it is said, the veteran Canadian stallion was an easy winner\nover all others.\n\"There is better hunting today in\nthe Canadian Rockies than was the\ncase when white men first began\nsystematic exploration of them\nnearly fifty years ago,\" said Tom E.\nWilson, of Banff, one of tne outstanding pioneer mountain guides,\nwhen interviewed at Canadian Pacific headquarters recently. Mr.\nWilson was the first white man to\ndiscover Lake Louise and Yoho Valley, A plaque or statue has been\nerected in the Yoho Valley in honor\nof him, by the Trail Riders of the\nCanadian Rockies.\nS. T. HULL\nEslal.li-ls.il 1010\nKealEstatc and Insurance\nKsstsleiit Atrpiit Grinul Forks Tossasite\nm. Company, Limited\nisi ii.h    ^Orchards     City Propert;\nAfresits st Nelsou,  Calgary. U'iliiilieg auii\niths-r Pi airle points.   Vancouver AtTAtsr. :\nPKNDRIt IN\nBATT-SNBU\nTMBNTS\nLANDS LT Is,\nRalrbUabeil lnlflin. weni-p .,, s. poslliuu  io\n. n Ish reliable information r-oueer*-.iug this\nitsir'ct.\nWrite for free llrerntnre\n, E, MCDOUGALL\nCONTRACTOR AND BUILDER\nAS****\nLoiuinion Mosuraientak Works\nfjJA-sbifitos I'l-otluc's Co. idiolinO*\nESTIMATES FURNISNED\n.OX ?W SRASD FORKS, P. f\nK. SCHEEB\nWholesale and Retail\nTOBACCONIST\ne.ilcr in\nHavana Ci\u00a3ars, Pipes\nConfectionery\nCHEVROLET\nSee the new Superior Chevrolet before'cou biij A\ncar. There nre moro cents in IhoCHOVROLET\nDOLLAR thnn iu any other ftulnmobile del Iar.\nCHEVROLET routing  1885\n\" Roadster        8t<5\n\" Couch   108(1\n-' Coupee    1080\n\" 8e<l*n    1200\n17vi't<--'i Sftinn    1250\n\" On--ioti PrIiijK     935\nGRAND FOBKS GARAGE\nE.G. Henniger Go.\ntSSiGrain, Hay\nFlour and Feed\nLime and Salt\nCcinentand Plaster\nPoultry Supplies\nGrand  Forks, B. C\nImperial Billiard Parlor\nGrand Forks, B. C.\nPICTURES\nMO PICTURE FRAMIN6\nFurniture Made to Order.\nAlso Repairing of all Kinda,\nUpholstering Neatly Don-\nr. g. McCutcheon\nwiiwiritamKoi\nDON'T HESITATE!\nPHONE 101R\nFORFINE PRINTING\nA complete line of, colored bonds\nin all shades for fancy letterhead*\nand other classes of commercia\nprinting.   Sun Job Department.\nDid you ever notice tbat business\nfirms wbo think tbat they can reach\nTbe Sun's readers tbrough otber\npublications have a great deal of\nleisure time tha'. might be mors*\nprofitably employed) A number of\nsucb firms bave involuntarily retired\nfrom business.\nCt-ssic blank cards for lassy invitations and announcements San\nJob Department.\nOur\nHobby\nTHE value of well-\nprinted, neat appearing stationery as\na means of getting and\nholding desirable business has been amply\ndemonstrated. Consult us before going\nelsewh r-re.\nWedding invitations\nBail programs\nBusi: ,.\u00a3. cards\nVi :'-ng cards\nSh'r iug tags\nLetterheads\nStatements\nNoteheads\nPamphlets\nPrice lists\nEnvelopes\nBillheads\nCirculars\nDodgers\nPosters -\nMenus _...\nNew Type\nLatest Style\nFaces\nI\nTHE SUN\n' Colombia Arenne and\nlake Street\nTELEPHONE\nR101\nGRAND F   UKS\nTransfer Co.\nDAVIS 8 HANSEN, Prop.\nCity Baggage nnd General\nTransfer\nCoal,   Wood  and   Ice\nfor Sale\nOffice   at   R.   P.   Pctrie's Store\nPhone 64\nYale Barber Shop\nRazor Honing a Specialty\"\nP. A. Z. PARE, Fioprie\u00bb.or\nValk llori-.i.,   I'liisr   lliiiKl\nSYNOPSIS OF\nLAND ACT AMENDMENTS\nPRE-EMPTIONS *,l\nVacant unreserved, surveyed Crown lands\nmsy beprj-einpted by Uriel li subjects o'er\n18 years of age, uud by alien--, on declaring\nIntention to beoome British subjeots, oondl-\ntional upon real lenne. occupation and improvement for agricultural purposes.\nFull information concerning regulations\nregarding preeniiitioiss Is given in Uiil.ctiu\nNo. I, Lau l Series \"How to Fie-einot Laud,\"\ncoplesof wt.lolicau be obtained freo of cbnrge\nby addressing the Department of Lands.\nVictoria, B.C., or any Government Agent.\nRecords will bc mude covering only land\nsuitable for agricultural purposes, and which\nls not tluiberluud. 1 e\u201e carrying over 5,0*0\nhoard feet per aere weat of tlie Coast Kange\nand 8 000 feet per aore cast of that range. *\n\"-\"Applications for pre-emptions are to be\naddressed to the Laud Commissioner ot the\nLaud Recording Division, lu wbich the land\napplied for ls situated.aud are made nn\nprinted forms, copies of cjn be obtulued\nfrom the Land Commissioner.\nPre-emptions must be ooauplcd for Hve\nyearsand improvement, made lo value of $10\npor aore, including clearing and cultivating\nal least five acres, beiore a Orown Uraut ean\nba received.\nFor more detailed lururmaiiou tee the Bulletin \"How tu Pre-empt Laud.\"\nm PURCHASE\nApplication* are received for purchase of\nvaoant aud unreserved Crown Lands, not being timberluudT for agricultural purposes:\nminimum Prloe of lir.t-class (arable) laud is\nId per aore. aud seoond-class (graaing) laud\nf-'.eo per aore. Fur.her information legard-\nlug purcnaeeur lease of Crown lauds Is given\nIn Bulletin No. 10, Lund Series \"Puichuse aud\nLease of Crowu Lauds.\"\nMill, factory, or industrial sites on timber\nland, not exceeding 40 acres, may be purchased or leased, ou conditions Inoluding\npay ment of stumpuge.\nHOME8ITE  LEASE8\nUnsurveyed areas, not exceeding 20 acres,\nmay be leased as hnmcsltes, conditional upou\na dwelling being e ected in the first year,\ntitle being obtainable after residence and\nImprovement oondltions are fulfilled and laud\nhas beeu surveyed..\nLEASES\nFor graslng aud Industrial purposes areas\nnot exoeedlng M0acres may be leased by one\nperson or ss-esompany.\nP GRAZING.\nI'nder the Grailng Act the Province la\ndivided Into graslng districts and lhe range\nadministered under a Oraxlng Coni-\nmlssloner. Annual erasing permits are\nissued based ou numbers ranged, priority be.\nIng given to established owners. ' Stook-\nowners mar form associations' for range\nmanagement. Free, or partially free, permits\nare avutlablee for settler-, .tampers and\ntravellers up to teu head.","type":"literal","lang":"en"},{"value":"Titled The Evening Sun from 1902-01-02 to 1912-09-13<br><br>Titled The Evening Sun and Kettle Valley Orchardist from 1912-04-05 to 1912-09-13<br><br>Titled The Grand Forks Sun and Kettle Valley Orchardist from 1912-09-20 to 1929-05-10","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/hasType":[{"value":"Newspapers","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/spatial":[{"value":"Grand Forks (B.C.)","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/identifier":[{"value":"Grand_Forks_Sun_1926_12_24","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/isShownAt":[{"value":"10.14288\/1.0341289","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/language":[{"value":"English","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2003\/01\/geo\/wgs84_pos#lat":[{"value":"49.031111","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2003\/01\/geo\/wgs84_pos#long":[{"value":"-118.439167","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/www.europeana.eu\/schemas\/edm\/provider":[{"value":"Vancouver : University of British Columbia Library","type":"literal","lang":"en"}],"http:\/\/purl.org\/dc\/terms\/publisher":[{"value":"Grand Forks, B.C. : G.A. 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