4

__ THE OMINECA HERALD, ERIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924

nr BUlys Juo. Ho te Way puDleuice wee Myce isk wile iailte Ald,
distinction, it is personality that vounts -I[t. is his mission in life
to mspire confidence, and to lure innocent sheep and lamps to their
destruction with as great alacrity and lightness of gait as if they
were skipping to the fields of Elysium, and this he does to the King’s
taste, he was burn for‘his task . Though but two years old he has a
substantial beard. and long white huary locks. His mien is gentio
and ‘there are no horns visible which might give rise to fatal sus-
picions But th his eyes there 1s: an air of command, tacked by tha
force of 4 portly frame, which enables Billy to do what he will with
the sheep and lambs which come within ‘his ken, and even influencé:s
calves to keep a straight path In the busy season he saves the
salaries of five men; in ordinary times he does the wark of two
Or three - So : , »
He was three months old when he arrived at the Uanadian PacizZic.
Stock Yards. Muntreal, but he took to the work at once He followed
the heels of the men, and while uther animaia tried at the work had
tu be codxed to labor by rewarda of cake and biscuits. Billy needed
no such apur, but in three months time would glance at the sheep
comfortably, start off at a cheerful trot and without hesitation .tha
doomed animals would surround him and happily ascend the winding
runway to the abattoir nearby Then at a command pe would! go.
back and cvax any stragglers. ti he had all at hand rendy ta’ be
slaughtered ; an 4
Now to louk at Billy, It. might seem that ne did this work inj all
innocence, and'that he was quite unaware that ke had led his charges
to any harm; but that would be doingan injustice to Billy’s mighty
intellect He leads the flock right to the edge of the platform where
they are killed but then he carefully edges ‘to the wall, keeping 3
far as possihle from the danger point till he reaches the only spot
of safety, then he slides back from the helpless sheep. wrigglex out
and gyes back for another lon - oe
Hia treachery does not weigh on his spirits, he 1s utterly vonie
Plavent and self-satisfied, impatient to be on the Joh |

*

i ermcioneres |

|

fo,

Forest Fires will destroy our.
tie industry, which last season
produced over a million ties
and brought half a million

dollars into the district,

jear, nose and throat specialist,

f ~—— . $ /evening the ‘Liberala held their
ol] kwon ee R: last meeting: There was a fair
3 ‘Terrace - attendance at the ‘meetings and
} —_—_—_- if the candidates were confident of
o ie

victory. © . oe
Mrs, Lowden, of Dawson City,
arrived om Saturday to visit Wm.
and Mrs. McDonald, sr. Mrs.
Lowden left here on Wednesday
for the east.

' Several Indians left on Wed-
nesday for the-cannery, this’ be-
ing the first workers to leaye this

“Bobbie'’’. Henwood, who has|
been in Vancouver for the last
ryear, returned home last Thurs-
dav -night. He reports many
unemployed in that‘eity,

D. D. Munro arriyed in town
from Smithers and spent two
days at-his ranch here, returning
on Saturday,, _ , ,|district. Chas. Nelson, sr. was

Mrs. Morse Hatt and infant|one of the party.
daughter were passengers tol. a
Smithers on Friday. night’s train, P.T.A. Meeting

Mas. Henry Frank went down| The Parent-Teacher Associa:
to Port’ Essington on Thursday |tion held its monthly meeting in
last, to which point she had been |the Kitsumgallum Schoolhouse

' on Thursday evening. This was

dual meeting in September and
‘waswell attended. The secre-
tary. Miss, Bertha Fowler, is:

leaving the’schoel and returning.

to her home in Armstrong. A
vote of thanks for two years of
service was;heartily extended to
Miss Fowler, who has been a
most able secretary of the Asso-..
ciation ever since its inaugura-
tion. After. the usual: business
and adjournment, Mra. Bleecker.
entertained the audience with a.
very instructive talk on the
Ghetto of New York and also —
explained very thoroughly about
New. York’s Chinatown ‘both
above and under the city, The
next meeting of the Parent»
Teacher’s will be held in Sep-

tember, when the election of

called of account of the death of "
her father, who died in .Prince|the last meeting before the an-

officers will take place.

Rupert the first of last week and
was buried at Port Essington. .

Dr. Wilson Herald, of Kelowna.

was a professional visitor to Ter-
race last week, and on Friday
went to Smithers, where,’ if nec-
essary, he will operate on the
the infant son of Mr. and Mrs.
Morse Hatt, a

’ Albert Bailey and family; who
left Terrace in the early spring
for a new home in California, re-

of every description

_ , BASKETS A

seems to be a fascination, that :

turned to Terrace last Tuesday. ee .

SunnyCalifornia can’t hold people |T co . mS
who have once lived among the ae aw pa ee
mountain scenery of British ‘Co- _ STRAWBERRY CRATES AND
lumbia, They all return as there

SPECIALTY,

cannot be overcome.

The demand for Terrace early
strawberries is from the east and
uuite a pumber of. crates are
being shipped daily to Smithers.
and other eastern-points. Indi-
cations are that the Terrace Far-
mera’ Institute will handle the

—Write—

_ PACIFIC BOX CO. Ltd.

_ PT, SMYTHE STREET

~“

fruit crop this year in a more - VANCOUVER, B.C.) a

capuvle and business-like man- , ; 7 mo

ner than heretofore, . oo,
Ihe Terrace summer colony is PO eaneaaaand

gradually . coming ‘in, . several
families having arrived. =;

*: John Dool, who has been con-
fined in the Rupert Hospital for

foot and will be home in a week,

striking him several times on the
|.face.. First aid was given by Dr..| .

the last month, is gradually im-
proving from a badly crushed ae
‘ to every test
George Moore, a member of|: .

jured.on Tuesday afternoon. The}... .

. : e ce
the construction. crew on the]. - oe f es
‘Terrace bridge, was severely-in-; 9: _ Pp u r U y ost

accident was caused by the belt;
flying from the drive wheel, |’...

rn)

‘ _At.the Government
. Liquor Store oo

VANCOUVER BR

vertigement
Board ‘or by the.

.| Control

oat ‘

“Cascade” Beer stands up

the: test of the chemist |
“othe test of the food Gxpert
_calbe test of the connvisseur

ent ig ‘not published or. displayed. by. the,

a