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AN INHERITANCE IN WESTERN CANADA. Indian Reservation ! and Other Now Dis tricts to Be Opened Up Tliln Year. In the Great Sankfttchowan Valley and the ircrlllo Plains of Asululbola. To the Editor , Dear Sir : The past three or four years have demonstrated to a large number of Americans the value of the grain-growing and ranch ing lands of Western Canada. Tens ot thousands have taken advantage or the offer made by the Canadian gov ernment as well as of the exceedingly low prices asked for lands by the rail way , colonization and other compan ies. The experience of those who have been settled there for some little time is of a highly gratifying character. So frauch BO that the Canadian govern ment , who has control of the immigra tion into Western Canada , has decid ed to open up some new districts this year In the well known Saskatchewan Valley and also in the fertile plains of Assiniboia. These Districts are prob ably the most productive in the entire West and in close touch to largely set tled communities as well as being situated on some of the most import ant lines of railway. They are within easy reach of markets , schools , church es and other social advantages. In some of these districts lands may be homesteaded as well as purchased out right at very low prices. Now as to what can be done on these lands. The evidence of the settlers in the neigh borhood of the lands now about to be opened for settlement ( some of them 'being located in one of the best Indian 'Reservations ) goes to show that the very best results have followed even most indifferent methods. Cases are given where farmers having gone there with most limited means , barely enough to erect a small house and .break up a little land , have in three or 'our years * time become prosperous , all debts paid and money in the bank. The soil in the Districts mentioned , Assiniboia and Saskatchewan , is a rich black loam , fifteen inches to three feet deep. As a settler says , "It appears -like the accumulation of decayed vege tation and ashes for centuries Une sub-soil is a stiff , putty clay ) . " On this soil it is possible to raise from 40 to 50 bushels of wheat to the acre , oats :75 : to 100 bushels , all of which bring good prices at the local market. For mixed farming these new districts are probably among the best in Western Canada. Stock fatten easily on the wild grasses. Hay is plentiful , and prices splendid. Another settler writ ing to a friend in Iowa says : "The climate is all that could be desired , plenty of rainfall in summer , with no hot , dry winds. On the 28th of Sep tember I saw prairie flowers in lull bloom , sweet corn , potato and tomato vines that had not been touched a par ticle with frost , and the winters are milder than those in the State from which I came. After the holidays the winter sets in clear and cold , with plenty of snow for good sleighing ; no high winds or blizzards are known. Horses live out all winter and pick their own living , while cattle "live all winter in open sheds and around the hay ricks. Wheat , oats and barley are the principal grain crops. Potatoes and all other roots and vegetables do well , the yield being enormous as compared to those in the States. Wild truits , such as strawberries , raspber ries , cranberries , gooseberries and all varieties of currants yield in abund ance. As a reader of your valuable pa per for a number of years , I feel that I should inform you of the progress U'l and advancement being made in Can ada within the past few years , and the inducements and advantages that will follow settlement in Western Canada. Those who desire information can do as I did , and apply to any Agent of the Canadian Government , whose name X see appears in advertisements appearing elsewhere in the columns of your paper , and when writing ask par ticularly about the Saskatchewan Val ley or Assiniboia Districts. Yours truly. Old Reader. " A > "ew Yankee Industry. The Massachusetts Frog Compan3" has just J-een incorporated in Maine , with a capital of $5,000 , its object be ing declared in the application to be "to buy , Pell , breed and import frogs and iike animals. " Hall Insurance. From the reports filed iu the in surance department of the state the past two years it would seem us though this class of insurance is one of the most important classes carried in the state of Nebraska. One of these hail companies alone has paid the enormous sum of 5105,053.4 in losses during- the past two seasons. No other insurance company in the state has paid such a large sum for losses as this one hail insurance company. The management of this company has been more economical ttian is usually the case with insurance companies. Other wise it would not have been possible to pay such a large sum for losses. AVhile several hail insurance com panies have ceased to do business the past two years on account of not paying ing- losses , the United Mutual Hail Insurance Association of Lincoln , the one above referred to , stands out alone with the proud record of which the officers of any insurance company could feel proud , having paid 542,000 more for losses than was paid by all the other hail insurance companies combined in the state. We can there fore recommend the United Mutual of Lincoln to anyone wishing- good protection to his growing crops or to any agent wishing to write hail in surance. A friend's faults may lie noticed , but not blamed. He "who would save should begin with the mouth. One Man Killed and Another Severely Injured , SNOWSTORM CAUSE OF DISASTER Passenger Train Under rull Headway When Collision Occurs Aced Couple Killed on Ball In Platte County Mis cellaneous Nebraska Matters * JOHNSON , Neb. , March 23. A head-end collision on the Burlington , inwhich one man lost his 'life and another was severely injured , occur red about three miles east of John son. A blinding snow storm was rag ing at the time and it seems to be hard to determine who is accountable for the accident Between Auburn , and Johnson are two or three country sidetracks at the stone quarries. It is no unusual thing for the freight trains to "take " these sidetracks to allow the passen ger trains to pass. After waiting some time for the freight , passenger train No. 98 , Conductor Cronkhite in charge , left Johnson east , probably be lieving the freight was on one of the sidetracks mentioned. At the same time freight No. 113 , in charge of Conductor Burlinghamwas stuck in a snowdrift at the point stated. The passenger tram- got under full headway and on account of the blind ing blizzard none of trainmen on either train knew of the impending accident. The engineer and fireman on the freight jumped at the moment of col lision. Engineer George McMIllen of the passenger jumped and suffered a broken .leg , but Fireman Fred Jansen of the passenger was not so fortu nate. He was caught in the wreck of his engine and scalded to death iby escaping steam. No one else was in jured , aside from .being considerably shaken up. Both engines were con siderably stove uy and several cars were derailed. By Bullet and Kope. HOLDREGE , Neb. , March 23. The suicide of Andrew Johnson , a well-fo- do Norwegian farmer , living north west of here near the Westmark post- office , occurred Monday. The report is that he first hung and then shot him self. He was dead when found by his wife when' she went to call him to breakfast Mr. Johnson was an old set tler. It is reported that he had been mentally unbalanced for some time. He leaves a wife and two daughters. Train Kills Aged Couple. COLUMBUS , March 23. Josiah McFarland , aged 7S , and his wife , aged 75 , were instantly killed at a grade crossing one mile v/est of the city. They had left home to come 'to ' town. About eighty rods from the house the road crosses the Albion branch of the Unioa Pacific. Train No. 70 struck them on the crossing and they were both instantly killed , though their horse -was uninjured. Coal Discovered at Beatrice. BEATRICE , Neb. , March 23. A splendid specimen of coal vas discov ered here byworkmen who were en gaged in excavating for brick clay , one mile from the i > ostoffife. When they had excavated twenty-five feet they struck a thin layer of shale and directly underneath they found coal. The vein is two feet in thickness , and Robert Klose , who has a lease on the land , will make further develop ments. Hangs to the Fence Post. LEIGH , Neb. , March 23. Andrew C. Peterson was found dead , hanging to a fencepost He had lived with his son Andrew , fifteen miles southeast of Leigh. The man had made a rope out of several pieces of binding twine , tied it around his neck and hung the loop of the other end over the top of a fencepost. When found his lifeless form was in a sitting posture , partially resting on the ground. - Rich Ochre Beds. PONCA , Neb. , March 23. De Nore & Ludwig of Ponca have taken a mineral lease on several -hundred acres of land lying at the moutht of the Iowa , near the Missouri , on which they claim to have found valuable deposits of red and yellow ochre. Asks Bids on Letter Boxes. WASHINGTON , March 21. The Postoffice department has issued a call for bids for furnishing street letter boxes to the government for the next four years , for use in cities through out the country. Academy Needs Funds. CHADRON , Neb. , March 23. The trustees of Chadron academy met and decided to inaugurate a vigorous cam paign during the coming week to raise funds for current expenses. Rev. Theodore Clifton , D. D. , of Chicago , is here and will start the movement bj two vigorous appeals to the people of Chadron for necessary -money to pay current expenses for this institution. It is expected that a hearty response will be given. When the cord Is tightest it is near est snapping. If You Have Rheumatism Send no money , but wrlto Dr. Sboop , llaclnr , Win. , box 143 , for six bottlcg of Ir. Slioop'd Hheumatlo Cure , express paid. If cured pay tSJX ) ; if not it IB ircc. A fool is like other men as long as he is silent. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH , the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. You may cook in small pots as well as in large ones. We thank you for trying Wizard Oil for rheumatism or neuralgia , then you will thank us. Ask your druggist One would rather be bitten by wolves than by sheep. The stomach 1ms to work hard. grinding the food wo crowd Into it. Make its work easy by chewing Beeman's Pepsin Gum. Ask advice of your equals , help of your superiors. Thirty minutes is all the time re quired to dye with PUTNAM FADE LESS DYES. Counsel after action is like rain after harvest. Howa This ? "We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for any case of Catarrh that casuot bo cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. P. J. CHENEY & CO. , Props. . Toledo. O. We , the undersigned , have known P. J. Cheney for the last 15 years and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obliga tions made by their firm. West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo , 0. : Walding , ICinnuu & Marvin. Wholesale Druggists , Toledo , Ohio. Hall's Oatarrh Cure is talton internally , actIng - Ing direct. v upon the blood and raucoussurf aces of the system. Testimonials sent fiee. Price VTxs per bottle. Sold by all t'l-uggisti. ' Hall's Family Pills are the best. we must adapt ourselves to the truth. Cfaudius. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH , the only 1C oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. Say not always that tho.i knowest , but always know what thou sayest. Claudius. Now that the Winter season is past. It is well to cleanse the- system and purify the blood with Garfield Tea an Herb Medicine good for all. When the tree falls every one runs to gather sticks. I do not believe Piso's Cure for Consumption has an equal for coushs and colds. JOHN P BOYER , Trinity Springs , Ind. , Feb. 15,1900. You may light another's candle at your own without less. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH , the only 1C oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. He who would seek revenue must been on his own guard. § 148 will buy new Upright piano on easy payments. Write for catalogues. Schmoller & Mueller , 131 ? Farnam street. Omaha. When one foot stumbles , the other- is near falling. Are You Uslne Alien's Foot Ease ? i It is the only cure for Swollen , I Smarting , Burning , Sweating Feet , Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen's Foot-Ease , a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores , 25e. Sample sent FREE. Ad dress. Allen S. Olmsted. IxRoy. N. Y. He who speaks ill of himself is praised by no one. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH , the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. When the wound is healed the pain Is forgotten. 'I THOUSANDS OF PAIR WOMEN HERALD PRAISES FOR PERUNA , Catarrhal Dyspepsia and Nervous Prostration Make Invalids of More Women Than All Other Diseases Combined. * " ' ' TTrS" * - * ' JTJ.-LyncIx Peruna is the woman's friend every where. It is safe to say that no woman ever used Peruna for any calarrhal de rangement but what it became indis pensable in her household. Letters From Women. Every day we receive letters from women like the following. Women who have tried doctors and failed ; women who have tried Peruna and were cured. Miss Katie Klein , 6125 Bartcier ave nue , St. Louis , Mo. , writes : "Peruna has done me more good for catarrh than the best doctors could. I had catarrh so bad. but after taking Peruna it is entirely gone , and I feel like a different person. " Miss Anna 1'remjott'H Letter. Miss Anna Prescott , in a letter from 216 South Seventh street , Minneapolis , Minn. , writes : ' / am sincerely grateful for the relief I have found from the use ot Pe runa , I was completely used up last fall , my appetite had failed and I felt weak and tired all the time. My drug- gist advised me to try Peruna and the relief I experienced after taking ons bottle was truly wonderful. "f continued Its use for five weeks , and am glad to say that my complete restoration to health was a happy surprise to myself as well as to my Mends. " Anna Prescott A constant drain of nervons vitality depleting the whole nervous system causes the mucous membrane surfaces to suffer accordingly. This Is the con dition called systemic catarrh. It very nearly resembles , and there is really no practical difference , between this con dition and the condition known as neu- Man is the wonder of nature. Plato. rasthenia , or nervous prostration. Peruna will be found to effect an immediate and lasting cure in all cases of systemic catarrh. It acts quickly and beneficially on the diseased mu cous membranes , and with healthy mucous membranes the catarrh can no longer exist. Peruna a True Friend , toVoiurn. . Mrs. F. J. Lynch , writes the follow ing from 324 S. Division street , Grand Rapids , Mich : The Peruna Medicine Co. , Columbus , O. Gentlemen "I earnestly recommend Peruna to any suffering woman , as it cures quickly. Last year I had a most persistent cough which nothing seemed to cure. Two bottles of Peruna did more for me than all the doctors seemed to do. In a couple of weeks I found myself in excellent health , and have been enjoying it ever since. Hence I look on Peruna as a true friend to women. " Mrs. F. J. Lynch. Peruna is .equally efficacious in cur ing catarrh of the throat as in curing systemic catarrh or catarrh of the stomach. Catarrh is essentially the same wherever located. Peruna cures catarrh. Periiuiv Makes Ton Feel Like a Now I'ersou. Miss Mary Coats , a. popular young woman of Appleton , Wis. . and presi dent of the Appleton Young Ladies' Club , also speaks in glowing terms of Peruna. A letter recently received from her by The Peruaa Medicine Co. , of Columbus. Ohio , reads as follows : "I am , glad to call the attention of my friends to Peruna. When that lan guid , tired feeling cornea over you , and Self-respect is the basis of all good , ji i j I I your food no longer tastes good , and small annoyances Irritate you , Peruna will make you feel like another porsou inside of a week. "I have now used it for three sea sons , and find it very valuable and efficaious. " Miss Marie Coats. Diseased nerves are traceable direct ly to poor digestion , and poor diges tion is directly traceable to catarrh. With the slightest catarrh of the stomach ach no one can have good digestion. Very few of the many women who have catarrh of the stomach suspect what their real trouble is. They know they belch after meals , have sour stom-t ach , a sensation of weight or heaviness - ; ness , a fullness , irregular appetite , * drowsiness , gnawing , empty sensations , ! occasional pain they all know thls ; { but they do not know that their trouble Is catarrh of the stomach. If they did- they would take Peruna. { Peruna cures catarrh wherever lo- | catcd. As soon as Peruna removes catarrh from the stomach the digea-J tlon becomes good , appetite regular , nerves strong , and trouble vanishes. Peruna strengthens weak nerves , not by temporarily stimulating them , but * by removing the cause of weak nerveai poor digestion. This is the onlyi cure that lasts. Remove the cause- ' Nature will do the rest. Peruna re-4 moves the cause. \ If you do not derive prompt and satIsfactory - , Isfactory results from the use of Pe- ' . runa , write at once to Dr. Hartman.l giving a full statement of your caso' ' and he will be pleased to give you hlal valuable advice gratis. Address Dr Hartman , President of The Hartman Sanitarium , Columbus. 0. He who flees proves himself guilty. Caused by over-work ! Over-eating ! Over-drinking ! No part of the human body receives more ill treatment than the bowels. Load after load is imposed until the intestines become clogged , refuse to act , worn out. Then you must assist nature. Do it , and sec how easily you will be cured by CASCARETS Candy Cathartic. Not a mass of violent mercurial and mineral poison , but a pure vegetable compound that acts directly upon the diseased and worn out intestinal canal , making it strong , and gently stimulating the liver and kidneys ; a candy tablet , pleasant to eat , easy and delightful in action. Don't accept a substitute for CASCARETS. BEST FOR BOWELS AND LJVER. 10c. 25c. 50c. NEVER SOLD IN BULK. THE TABLET DRUGGISTS OUAKAJiTEKD TO CUKE all bowel trouble * , appendicitis , biliousness. OUAKAXTEKJI TO CCUE : Fire yenrs ace the first box of CAS Dad breath , bad blood , wind on the stomach , bloated bowels , foal month , CARETS was sold. Now It Is over clx million boxen a year , nrratcr than any headache , Indigestion , pimples , pains after eatlnc , liver trouble , sallow com similar medicine In the world. This Is absolute proof of crt-at merit , and plexion and dtBXInea * . When your bowels don't move rrcnlarly yon arc onr b st testimonial. We have faith , and will selfCASOAlCETS absolutely Uncr sick. Constipation kills moro people than all other diseases together. guaranteed , to enre or money refunded. Go buy today , two "Oc boxes , give Uua-Btartcr for the chronic ailments and Ion ? yeura ofsufferlnir that come them a fair , honest trial , as per simple directions , and If you are not satisfied afterwards. So matter what alls yon , start taklntr CASCARKTS today. Tor after using one GOc box. return the unused GOc box and the empty box to you "win never tret well and be well all the time nntll yon put yonr bowels us by mall , or the dracrnrUt from whom you pnrchaied It. and get your money right. Take our advlcet start with CASC'AJtETS today , under an absolute back for both boxes. Take onr advice no matter what ll you start today. guarantee to cure or money refunded. M9 Health will quickly follow and yon will blems th < > dav vnu flrst started the use orCASCAllETS. .Boot free by mall. Add : STttUHGlUb Dt CO. , 3c Ttrk .rOI j. .