wms irk
Uncounted Miles of Bountiful
Crops Make Glad the Farmers
of Western Canada.
YIELD WILL BE RECORD ONE
Practically Beyond nch of Accident,
the Fruit of' the Fertile 'Fields
la Being SatheredElevatort
and RallroatUWlll Be Taxed
to Their Capacity.
Ob a beautiful Saturday afternoon,
four weeks ugo, tho writer started for
a twentymllo drive Into tho country,
from ono of the hundred or more now
towns that have been well started dur
ing tho past spring, In tho Provlnco of
Saskatchewan, In Western Canada.
Mllo after mllo, and mile nfter mile,
was traversed through what was ono
continuous wheat field, the only relief
to tho Bceno being the roadwaya that
led back Into other settlements,
whero would havo been repeated tho
samo great vista of wheat
What a Wealth! Horn worn tiitn.
dreds and thousands, and millions of
bushels of what was declared to be a
quality of grain equal to any thnt has
over beon grown In the province. An
we drovo on and on I thought of those
fellows down on tho Board of Trado
at ghlcago, St Louis, Minneapolis
and Duluth. Whfto they were exploit
lng each others' energies tho farmer
of Saskatchewan, Atnerta and Mani
toba wns contemplating how much he
would realize out of his crop, now
paBt any danger of accident, over
what his anticipations were two
months ago. Ono man said to ino:
"The profits of that Held of wheat will
gtvo mo sufficient money to purchase
820 acres of land, for which the rail
way company Is asking $6,400, and
?ay It In cash." Another, with a Held
f flax -It was only 320 acres said
Steam Plowing In
no could do tho samo and still havo a
balance in tho bank. Flax produces
wonderfully -well, and tho current
price is about $2.60 per bushel. We
then drove over Into another town
ihlp, getting further back from the
railway, and the main traveled road.
Here wo found ourselves in the center
of a Swedish settlement, Thoao form
ing tho settlement were originally
from Nebraska. Invited to put up our
horses and Etay over for dinner, and
a dinner that was enjoyed not only on
account of tho generous appetite cre
ated by the exhilarating drive, but
also because of. the clean linen, tho
well-prepared dishes of roast fowl, po
tatoes, cabbage, and" a delightful, des
sert, some of the history of tho settle
ment was learned. Tho host and
hostess we're modest in describing
their own achievements, and equally
modest as to those of their friends,
but enough was learned to satisfy us
that they hail como there about throe
ars ago, In moderate, almost poor,
circumstances. Most of them had re
ceived their homesteads as a gift from
tho government, and by careful dili
gence had purchased and paid for ad
joining land. They had plenty of cat
tle and horses, some sheep and hogs,
and large .well-kept gardens, showing
an abundance of potatoes and cabbage
and other vegetables. Their buildings
were good. ScboolB were In the neigh
borhood and there was evidence of
comfort everywhere.
On to the Park Country.
Reluctant to leave thiso interesting
people, tho horses thoroughly rested,
were "hooked up" and driven on, un
der a sun still high in the heavens,
with the horses pulling on the bit and
' traveling at a 12-mlle an hour gait
over a road that would put to shame
many of the macadamized streets, wo
wero whirled along a sinuous drivo,
through tho woods and then out In tho
park country.
Hero was another sceno pf beauty,
groves of poplar, herds of cattlo,
.fenced fields of wheat and oata and
barley and flax. Here was wealth,
and happInesB and surely content
ment The crops wero magnificent.
Tho settlers, most of them, by the
way, from Iowa, had selected this lo
eaUon because of Its beauty. Its en
tire charm was wholesome. Fuel was
In abundance, the soil was tho best,
the sheltor for tho cattlo afforded by
tho groves gave a splendid supply of
food, whllo hay was easy to get They
liked It Hero was .a sturdy farmer,
with his three boys. Ho had formerly
been a merchant In an Iowa town, his
children had been given a college edu
cation and one of the boys was about
to marry tho accomplished daughter
of a neighboring farmer.
Through Land of Wealth.
Tho Invitation to remain to supper
was accepted, hut tnat given to re
main over night was tabled. It was
only a 25-mile drive Into town over
the best of roads, through such a
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splendid country, all ono beautiful pic
ture, and such aa opportunity to uso
one's lui agination In figuring up the
amount of the wealth of the . crops
through which tho trip into' town took
us, was not to bo enjoyed every day.
And away we started.
It wJm delightful. We drove and
drove through avenues of Thcat,
which today, having yellowed with
the beneficent sun, Is being laid low
by the reafwr, stacked and threshed
by the thoMBds of hands required to
do It, and In great wagoas Is being
taken to the elevator.
A night's ride by train took us
through 22S miles ef this great prov
ince of Saskatchewan Into, the south
western part-rand from appearance
it might have been as though a trans
fer had been made across a township.
There were wheat fields, oat fields,
barloy Holds and flax Holds, and many
moro that could not ho seen. Yet
there they wore ami during tho night
wo had passed through a country sim
ilarly cultivated,
It will all secure a market and get
tin way to ocean or local milt by
means of tho great railways whose
well-arranged systems are penetrating
evcrywhero into tho agricultural parts.
Prosperous Alberta.
Wo afterward . went over Into Al
berta, and here again it was grain and
cattle, cattlo and grain, comfottablo
farm homes, splendidly built cltler
and towns, the best of churches and
tho most thoroughly equipped schools.
While talking with a Southern Saa,
katchewan farmer ho said that tho
land he was working, and for which
ho had been offered ?G0 an acre, had
been purchased flvo years ago for $12
an acre, but ho won't sell. Ho is
making, a good profit on his land at
$C0 an aero, and why should he sell?
Farther north, land was selling at
from $15 to $18 and $20 an acre. It
was learned afterward that tho soil
was similar to that In tho south, tho
price of which today Is $00 an aero
Tho cllmato was similar and tho mar
kets as good. In fact tho only differ
ence way that today theseTr6rThorn
lands occupy the same position that
the. moro southerly ones did five years
ago, and there are found many who
Western Canadc.
say thoy will come Into a price nearer
their Iqgltimate value of $50 or $C0 an
acre quite' as quickly ax tho southerly
lands. 'And I bellove It.
Throughout all this great country,
practically c6o by 800 miles square,
there are still a great many homo
steads which aro given free to actual
settlers. Many who "havo secured 'pat
ents for their homesteads consider
tholr land worth from $18 to $25 per
acre.
Immense Crops Assured.
Throughout the southern portion ot
Alberta, a district that suffered niore
or less last year from drouth, there
will bo harvested this year one of the
best crops of fall wheat? winter "wheat,
oats, flax and alfalfa that has ever
been taken off these highly productive
lands.
In Central Alberta, which comprises
tho district north of Calgary and1 east
two hundred miles, through Camroso,
Sedgewlck, Castor, Red Doer, Wetas
klwln, Edmonton, Lacombe, Vcgre
Vlllo, Toflold, Vermillion, and a score
of other localities, -where aro settled
largo numbers of Americans, the
wheat, oats and flax, three weeks ago,
was standing strong and erect, largo
heads and promising from 30 to 35
bushels of wheat and au high as 100
bushels of oats on carefully tilled
fields, whllo flax would probably
ylold from 15 to 18 bushels per acre.
In these parts the .harvesters are
busy today garnering this great crop
and It will shortly bo known whether
tho great anticipations aro to be real
ized, . Throughout all parts of Saskatche
wan, whether north, south, east or
west, the same story was heard, and
tho evidence was seen of the splendid
and bountiful crop,
Rich Yield In Manitoba.
In Manitoba it was tho same. The
fields ot grain that were passed
through In this province promised to
glvo to tho growers a bumper yield,
and as high as 35 buBhels of wheat
and 00 bushels o.oats was freely dis
cussed. It would appear as If tho expecta
tion of an average of 25 bushels of
wheat throughout tho thrco provinces
would be met.
lu a few days the 40,000,000-hushel
elovator capacity throughout the coun
try will bo taxed, tho 25,000,000 bush
els capacity at Fort William and Port
Arthur will bo taken up, and tho rail
ways and their equipment will be
called upon' for their beat Today the
great, broad, yellow fields aro Indus
trial haunts, the solf-blndor Is at work
In Us giant task of reducing into
sheaves the standing grain, tho har
Testers are busy stocking and stack
ing, tho threshing machines aro being
1 fed the sheaves, the largo box wagons
are taking it to the elevators, and no
matter where you go it Is tho samo
story and a picture uch as can only
be seen in tho great grain fields of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
Feather
i
THE liking for feather trimmings
keepB growing, and manufactur
ers keep pace with it by turning
out moro remarkable feather
work than has over been shown In
the past. What with color combina
tions made possible by "wlllowlng"
ostrich, and tho furore which has de
veloped for the softest and fluffiest
marabout effects, and comblnatiunsof
ostrich and marabout, there is an un
ending varioty In tfieso plumages. Hut
it would scorn every bird of tho air
has been called upon for inspiration
if not for feathers. In reality only a
email proportion of the bird trlbo am
killed solely for pluraago, nnd many
loyely fancy foathors are madq from
tho feathdrs of domostlc fowls. Thcso
feathers aro In thomsolves beautiful.
Cut the demand for variety and tho
availability of feathers from tho tur
key, pigeon, peacock and plain, every
day chicken haB made tho designer ot
feathers work wonders with tholr
plumage.
Many of tho daintiest and most
fragllo Woking feathers aro really
COMING STYLE IN TRIMMING
Some Cardinal Points That Are Sure
to Do In Vogue for the Hats
of Fall.
If you propose to trim your fall hat
yourself, you cannot go far wrong if
you place a pert pair ot wings or a
sharp pointed bow dlroctly at tho
back, and the back trimming must
show a trifle above tho high crown,
from n front view. Many of the hats
may bo reversed nnd worn nny way
that proves becoming, For examplo,
tho smart llttlo hat ot velvet with a
rolled brim faced with a lighter col
ored material and having n pair of
Mercury wings directly In front, might
bo whipped around the othor way if
one desired, so thnt the wings would
como at tho back and tho hat would
bo equally modish nnd correct. This
hat has tho very tall pointed "tor
pedo" crown and is perfectly round
at the base. Tho crown la covered
with Ijrown. velvet and tho wings nro
brown with flecks of coral pink color.
This model promises to bo n favorlto
with younger women. Tho hat Is
worn, as tho picture shows, slightly
tipped back on tho hoad,
NEW PARIS MODEL
Tills new and ntrtactlvo waist Is ot
bright pink silk volllo, covered with a
sort of overblouao of white llnon,
beautifully embroidered with Madeira
embroidery.
Poke Bonnet In Felt.
Soft felt bats In white, faced with
black velvet, a wide band of black vel
vet or hoavy whitcT'grpBgrftin ribbon
being their only trimming, nro the Int
out. They aro worn with quite dressy
gowns Just at present, that is, the
same gowns of lingerie or llnon with
which the black velvet Is worn for
more formal occasions.
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Novelties
very desirable and may be washed In
sonp suds, rinsed and beaten against
tho hand until dry, with perfect guo
cess.
Hnnds, wlngB, crown pieces and
masses ot plumes aro tho rulo. Mor
splendid than the head dress of tlx
savago nnd almost as strikingly In
ovldenco aro thcso plocos, Women ot
fashion wear everything in fcathori
from tho slnglo quill with wonderfu
mottled coloring from tho owl ant
eagle, to tho Pocahontas wreath ol
wings. A sentiment has been nsslt!
uotisly nursed and gradually grown
against certain plumage, but tho Inch
ot this oeenis to promoto the ubo ol
otWr feathers. Somo slates hav
forbidden tho ealo or purchase of tin
heron crest, and It la amazing thai
Imltntlona havo Immediately taker
tho place ot these feathors, whlcr
loom to servo every purposo of tb
original.
Ostrich continues to bo tho great
favorlto. It 1b uaed In a world of now
mountings. '
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
ORNAMENTS OF ALL KINDS
Earrlnos Aro Worn Very Long Seed
Pearl Necklaces Snake Bangle
of Jade.
Thoro Is a prodigious crnro for ear
rings, nnd thoy aro mndo very long,
with tho uppor part of tho drop, In
Bomo cases, scarcoly moro than a
wlro. Ono silver pnir of this sort
seen recently twinkled at tho pars
and bottom with rhinestonos sot en
cabochon. Other earrings como with
tho ear gom nnd drop In glass In
ovory color to match tho gown grcon,
cherry, purplo, gray nnd black ear
rings of (his sort nro nbundant and.
chenp, Hut the long enr bob Is only
effective with a low gown, nnd on the
atroot it always seems a trlflo too
bizarre.
Genuine seed pari necklaces com
in twisted ropes for twenty-four dol
lars. Theso aro worn with collarloss
frocks by young persons with good
throats, and thoy aro worn nlso with
jho deepest mourning. Tho same
short necklaces can sometimes be
found in Jnpaneso seod pearls, whlcb
aro moro Irregular than tho others,
but qutto ari effoctlvo. The dainty
gewgaws are about tho most stylish
neck fixings seon, and they mnko suit
able presents for a girl.
The snako bangle of real or Imlta
tlon jado has ousted most other sort!
of bracelets. When it Is tho real thing
It may coat from nlno dollars up, Th
past.o Jade trlflo is sold at ninety-
eignt conis, ana to any out. an eipcri
it looks as good as tbo real.
A shirt-waist or tnllor-gown ring Is
a pretty fixing made of dull silver
sot with pnsto Bupphiros In tho real
gem colors.
Hoodi on Coats.
Instead of n sailor collar, tho now
thing is to havo n V-shaped hood on
,tho back of your coat. It runB over
in long ends In front and Is then
caught with an ornament or a flat
Bilk bow.
Tho hood Is of laco; that is, heavy
lace, or eyelet embroidery, or old-
fashioned batiste. It Is edged with a
scallop and finished with a hoavy tns
Bel made ot whlto silk or linen floss
Thoso nro put on all tho summer suits
and aro being shown on tho best ot
the new cloth coats. .
For Rainy Days.
At tho ends of a yard of. half-Inch
wide elastic, sow a largo hook nnd
eye: clasp this nround the body be
low tho hips, and draw the skirts to
any desired height undor a raincoat.
This is useful, especially when ono
must wear an evening dress in tbo
street on a rainy nlghf.
It leaves tho hands free; and cor
taluly It is bettor than tearing the
fabric with safety pins.
A WONDERFUL CHANGE.
Mrs. R. Crouse, Manchester, Iowa,
sayai "For two years my beck w
weak. Rheumatlo pain racked mr
lower limbs day and Bight The pas
sages ot the kldaey
secretions were an
noylHgly irregular.
When I started using
Boss's Kidney PiWe,
thes& troubles bog
lessened asdthe dU
backache vanished.
My kldneys'-aow at
normally and I give
DoM' Kidney Pill
credit for this wonderful change."
Remember the name Doan's.
Tor sale by 'druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price See.
Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo, N. Y.
Lively.
"Is thlB tho kind' ef cheese that you
want?" ;
"Keep It still, Bo-tlmt I can look at
It'
Step the Pain,
Tho hurt of a burn or a cut stops when
Col' Carbollaalvo li applied. It lieals
quickly and prevent scars, lio and Mo by
drugglsta. l-'or freo samplo wrlto to
J. W. Colo & Co., Black JUvcr Falls, Wl.
Hit Inspiration.
Wagner told whero ho got his Inspire
ntlon.
"It wns from tho garbago cans be
ing emptied at night," he confessed.
The next ttmo you fool that swallowing
actuation garglo Ilomlinii Wizard 0)1 Im
mediately with three nnrta water. It will
sav you days nnd pcrhapa weeks of mis-
ery Irom tore throat.
Tho only way In which a man can
havo tho last word with a woman Is
to say It over the phono, and then
hang up.
BEAUTIFUL POST CARDS FREE
Send 20 (tamp for tlto ikmplts ot tu vary cholo
Nl OoM Bmbowd Blrthdur, Flgnor nnd Motto
l'oit Cardit botullful colon and loTellctt dmlfni.
Art l'Ml Uard Club, ni JacLaon St., Itoprta, Kaaaaa
Calling peoplo down la not a very
uplifting process.
Smokers find Lewi' Single Binder 5o
clear better quality than inoat 10c clgari.
A man has to havo a strong pull to
oqunl thnt of a dull razor,
SWEEPING CROP FAILURES THIS YEAR KJ
70,000 additional ncrcs now opn for entry under tho Cary Act. At Viillcr,
Montana. WorhB av W pet ctnt. completed nnd aro contrtntcted under tlifl
aurervlaton of the Car,ey Land Hoard, 40.UOO acre a Irrigated lu 101 1. Well
noil, no drouth, aure crops, abundant water, delightful climate. (K) buthela
wheat and 100 of oata per acre. Terina, II0.W per acre, W.H) enoh at II wn of
flllno, balance In 14 yearly payment. We ank no one to nio on thcao lands
without inalilnR n careful, pernonnl Inspection. If yon nro Intcreated write
for further Information to OUNTON, HUllTT A CO., VALIKK, MONTANA.
'fGuew 1
nuxtt Eua let
W. L. DOUGLAS
2.00, '3.00, 3.50 & '4.00 SHOES
WOMEN wear W.L.Donglaa atytiili. perfect
fitting, easy walking- boota, because they give
long wear, aarae aa W,L.Douglaa Men'a ikost.
THE STANDARD OF QUALITY
FOR OVER 30 YEARS
The workmanttup which has madeW.L.
Douglas thoea famous die weld over u
maintained in every pair.
If I could take you into my large factories
at Brockton, Mass., and show you how
carefully W.L.Douglas shoes aro made, you
Would then understand why they ate war
ranted to hold their shape, fit belter and
wear Ion ger than any other make for the price
AHIITinM Tito genuine have VI. Im Dour-Us
unuiiun xiarao anil price tamped on bottom
It v.itt Mmmt nita1n W. nntflftfl nhl
yonr. town, wrlto for catalog. Shoe tent
from faotory to wearer, all charne prepaid.
DUUQLAt, 145 Hpark 8U, Brockton,
End Your Ironing Troubles
by Using
One trial
and make
Ptiikdaify the Ladies.
Net mif pleasant and refreshing to
the laete, wit sjeslly clcensnisj awcl tweet'
ettiftg to the system, Syrup of Fie mi
Omw of Senna M Mtflktmriy aJaalsd
to ladies and cMdwti, and bewefclW'in '
alt cases in which, a wholesome, strwtath-
WMf and effective laxative should be
toted. It is perfectly tele at aX timet and
iliinrln cfllda. KmuW.Iim aad tfv immh
cawed by indjfesUon and conttipallon te
promptly and dtecUvety that tt te Mm one
net feet family kxative which pjrvM seek' ,
actios to al and it receniniended .by.
mNtbnt ef famSios whe have uted tt and
who have personal knowledge f ik ex
cellence. Itc wonderful peowtarity, however, baa
led UMcruoukHM dealers to offer Smite-
tiens which act taeaMactenly. There'
fore, wlveh buying , to get lit beneficial
feck, always note the fuel name of the
fVi nanmiu CtA'JmAtA T-"wflr 5tmm frt
plainly printed on the front of every
peckage ot the genuine pynip m rtft
and Eitxtf of Senna.
For al by at! leading rlrutP, ftc
50 centa per bottle.
! or tlie trenlninnt or unruaie uiw.m, ik
Jlrera.Kcrof ulon Ulr rt.Virleoe ilflccr.lf-
MkuIuinkuo., uepuAe, at. riui, mihb.
" tAftAttktVI
CImbm tad trtMttffM ,hlf.
yromotrt ratutint (rawtn.
MiTW Talli to XMtor ?T
Xl to iU ToulBful Color.
Cuni trtlp diww tfhtlt filling.
MISCELLANEOUS ELECTROTYPES
1 "I
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InrrMtTarlety for m1 at tho lowert jif ( bf
WHTttLI WarrR t'llfl, Hlir.llmM.,lWMt
TUN ABIt!.ANI NHBKASKA
FLOUR. MILL FOB. SALE
Will N. Z. BNKI.I Lincoln, NabrntUa
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PAtEHTSSSi3S
W. N. U OMAHA, NO, 35-1911.
muet be a Summer Gkl,
) For when I walk the beack
WUk cleikee all tl&rcW with,
' J) Faultier Startk, ,
Thy aayt 'Gee Pipe the peackl' '
A in
rdui-Aa latrruibtt Bk (ir CWUiea
k la
dlreot ONE I'AIB of mr BOYS' 3,8;60or
tV.I- 8.oo HHOKM wlfl poaltlraly outwear
Maaa. TWO I'AIKS ot ordinary boys' aheee
in
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-time. Big 16 -ounce
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