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WESTERN CANADA'S
PHENOMENAL
DEVELOPMENT
iTS PERMANENCY VERY LITTLE
QUESTIONED.
Thero havo boon booms in almost
ovory civilized country and they wero
looked upon as such, and In tho courso
of tlmo tho bubblo waB pricked and
they burst. But In no country has tho
development boon as great nor as
rapid, whether In city or In country,
as In Western Canada. There may
sometimes bo found on who will say
"Can Iflast?" Winnipeg, today, stands
where Chicago standB as far as, be
ing tho base of tho great commercial
and agricultural country lying a
thousand miles back of It. It has an
advantage that Chicago did not havo,
for no country In tho world's history
has attracted to Its borders a largor
number of settlers In so short a time,
or has attracted so much wealth In a
period or equal length, as have tho
Canadian prairies. Novor beforo has
pioneering boon accomplished under
conditions so favorable as those that
exist In Western Canada today.
Tho provinces of Manitoba, Sas
katchevian, and Alberta havo tho
largest area of desirable lands on tho
North American Continent, and their
cultivation has Just begun.
Even with a two hundred million
bushel wheat crop less than eight per
cent, of tho land Is under the plough,
four per cent, being in wheat. Less
than flvo years ago tho wheat crop
was only soventyno million bushels.
It Is a simple calculation to estimate
that If four per cent, of the available
cultivable area produces something
over two hundred million bushels,
what will forty-four per cent, produce?
And then look at tho Immigration that
is coming Into tho country. In 1901
it was 49,149; 17,000 being from tho
United Btates. In 190G it was 189,064,
of which 57,000 wero Americans, and
in 19n it was about 400,000, of which
about 200,000 aro Americans. In tho
three years prior to 1912, thero wore
35?,859 persons who declared them
selves for Canada, who brought Into
Canada in cash, bank drafts, stock,
Implements and effects over $350,000,
00. Why have they gono to Canada?
The American farmor is a man of
shrewd business Instincts, and when
ho finds that he can soil his own farm
at from $100 to $200 per acre and move
into Canada and homestead 160 acres
for himself, and similarly for all his
sons who are adult and of age, upon
lands as rich and fertile as those he
had left, and producing, Indeed, sev
eral bushels to tho acre In excess of
mythlng he has ever known, it will
tako moro than an ordinary effort to
prevent him from making tho change.
He can also purchase good lands at
from $12 to $26 per acre.
And, then, too, there is tho Ameri
can capital following the capital of
brawn, muscle and sinew, following it
so as to keep in touch with the Indus
trious farmer with which he has had
dealings for years back. This capital
and tho capital of farming experience
is no small matter in the building up
of a country.
Will Western Canada's" development
continue? Why not? Tho total area
of land reported as available for cul
tivation is estimated as 218,000,000
acres; only fifteen per cent, of this Is
under cultivation. Nothing is said of,
the great mineral and forest wealth,
of which but little has yet been
touched. Advertisement
Its Negative Virtues.
"I wish you'd get rid of that abso
lutely worthless poodlo."
"Absolutely worthless?"
"That's what I said! Absolutely
absolutely worthless! What does It
do that makeB It good for anything?"
"1 was thinking of what It doesn't
do."
"Oh-h, what It doesn't do"
"Yes. It doesn't chow tobacco,
smoke a pipe, fight booze or use pro
fane language."
A woman with bulging ankles seeniB
more afraid of having them seen than
one without them is of a hole In her
Btocking.
No inventor has been able to pro
duco a noiseless flat wheel as yet.
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It's really only
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SUCCESS ON DRY LAND FARM
Most Important of Many Things la
Supplementary Irrigation Proper
Location for Well.
(By W. H I.AtJCK. Irrigation Invest!
Entions, United States Uopnrtment ot
Asrlculture.)
Thero aro many things thnt mako
for success on a dry land farm and
home. Tho most Important ot thoso
Is supplementary Irrigation. This
does not conflict In any way with tho
dry land work, but rathor assists by
utilizing ono of tho resourcco which
naturo has provided. However, tho
extent to which tho practice may bo
applied is limited to tho water supply
available
One of the first and most Important
things for the dry land farmer to as
certain Is whether a water supply can
bo developed from tho underground
wnter, or stored during the torrential
rain storms.
Where a water supply can not bo
developed, tho homesteader soon bo
comes dlscournged and ho abandons
his claim. '
The proper location for tho well
can often bo decided upon by study
ing tho well In tho lmmcdlato neigh
borhood. Whero tho distance is too
great for this method, test holes may
bo put down with a two or three inch
nuger and light derrick, made of two
by four inch timbers.
Tho points deslrablo to know aro:
(1) Depth to water lovel; (2) matorial
encountered In sinking test well; (3)
amount the water lowers in tho well
during pumping, and (4) kind of well
most desirable, whether drilled, bored
or dug.
With this Information, somo idea of
tho nmount of water which can be
expected in tho locality can bo formed,
thus deciding to what extent Irrigation
can bo practiced.
After water has been located, tho
method for making tio well must bo
decided. Whero competent well drill
ers can bo obtained, tho drilled well
Is the most satisfactory, especially If
it is necessary to go any great depth.
Tho most important thing to ascer
tain in a drilled woll, as In othor
methods, Is tho sizo of perforations
in tho strainer tho water bearing
gravel will permit.
This can bo determined in tho test
hole or tho neighboring wells.
Tho openings of tho strainer should
bo equal to 10 or 12 times tho cross
sectional area of tho casing or suffi
cient, if possible, to allow tho water
to pass through, into tho well, as read
ily as through tho water bearing
gravel or stratum. Long slots, punched
in tho casing from tho insido, with
tho burr on tho outsldo, are tho best
in coarso materials, but quick sands
or very flno materials often necessi
tate special wiro strainers.
In somo localities it is also neces
sary to ascertain which wnter bearing
stratum to use on account of tho min
erals they may contain, and .tho ob
jectionable water can bo cased off.
Tho stylo nnd size of pump will bo
determined by the depth to water and
quantity that can bo developed.
Theso factors will also largely de
termine tho kind ot power to bo used.
Under the ordinary dry land district
conditions, the wind-mill is tho most
economical power. A small gasoline
engine which Is equivalent In power
to tho wind-mill and used to supple
ment the wind-mill during calm tlineH
make an Ideal combination for limited
water supplies.
SAVING THE HILLSIDE SOILS
Some Practical Suggestions for Man
agement of Fields That Have
Been Badly Washed Away.
You havo noticed that tho soil on
tho sldehlll field has washed badly
tho last few years. Ever wonder
what was tho reason for MiIb increased
water action? Do you wish to stop it?
Humus, tho decaying vegetable mat
tor in tho soil, tends to prevent this
erosion. Humus absorbs moisture and
retains it. When tho soil contains an
abundance of humus the boII particles
aro kept apart and they can absorb
moro wator. Tho soil Is open and tho
water tends to soak into tho ground
instead of run off. Therefore, one of
tho best ways of preventing erosion is
to keep tho soil full of humus. Havo
tho grasses or legumos occupy a prom
inent placo in tho rotation for tho bill
sido fields,
Porhnps somo bad gullies havo
formed In your field and you deslro
to fill them up. If so, mako the force
of the gullies tho force that washed
them out fill them up. Placo brush
In tho ditches with tho tops up-stream
and It will catch and hold tho material
washed down. Even a bettor method,
however, Is tho use of tho woven-wiro
dam. Place a stako on each side of
tho gully, three feet from tho bank,
and fasten a piece of woven wire to
them. Placo old hay abovo this wire
and It will catch almost all of tho ma
terial washed by tho water. Tho gully
will then fill up. When It reaches tho
top of tho woven wire put on another
strip and repeat tho process.
Soil erosion can never bo prevented
entirely, but It can bo greatly reduced
by a regard for enn principle of pro
ppr soil management.
Water for Irrigation.
Of tho 70,000,000,000,000 cubic feet
of water which flows into tho oceaiiB
from tho rivers of tho United States
every year but about ton per cent
has been UBed for Irrigation, five per
cent for power and ono per cent for
municipal purposes.
Value of Bright Fodder.
Good bright corn fodder is worth
moro for dairy cows than puro tim
othy hay, but both should bo fod along
with clover or alfalfa to get the best
results.
Securing Titles
to
Heavenly Homes
Br REV. HOWARD POPE.
Superintendent of Men,
Moody DiUc Imtilutr, Chicago
TEXT "In my Father's houso nro
many mansions, I bo to prepare a placo
for you." John 14-2.
In dealing with
n person, we
must first And
out where ho
stands'. It Ib quite
importnnt to know
whether ho is In
terested or lndlf
foront. whether ho
has doubts or dif
ficulties w h i c fa
ro n 1 1 y trouble
him, or whethor
he !b only Justify
ing himself by his
own good works,
or by tho faults of
others. If ho has
gono Into an Inquiry room, or remain
ed for an after-mooting, It is perfect
ly propor to nsk If ho is a Chrlstlnn.
You can say, "I hope you aro a Chris
tian," or something which will draw
out an expression of opinion. If tho
person is an entiro strangor, and ono
whom you havo mot outsldo of a re
ligious meeting, you can entor Into
conversation on some general topic,
and rapidly lead up to tho subject of
salvation. It Is surprising how soon
an opportunity will occur for tho main
question, when ono Is prayerfully seek
ing to bo led by tho Spirit.
Riding through tho country with
a pastor, tho writer camo to a houso
whero tho town poor wero kept. An
old man camo hobbling up from tho
barn and tho following conversation
occurred:
"Whero are you going, my friend,
when you move nwny from hero?"
"I don't know, I'm suro."
"I should suppose that you would
go to the placo which they aro pro
paring for you."
"What?" ho said, with a look of sur
prlso. "I understand that they are building
a fine homo for you, and I should think
you would want to move Into It when
you leave here.'
"What do you mean?" Iiq asked
with great eagerness.
"Well," Bald I, "tho good Book says,
'In My Father's houso aro many man
nlons; I go to prepare a placo for you;
and If I go, I will come again and re
ceive you unto myself; that whero I
am, thero yo may bo also.' If 1 wero
you, I should plan, when I left this
poorhouse, to uiovo Into my man-,
slon."
"Oh," said ho with a smile, "you
mean heaven."
"Certainly," I replied.
"Well," said he, "I hope I shall go
to heaven."
"Of course you do, but what rea
son havo you for thinking that you
will go to heaven?"
"I think good people aro goln that
way."
"That Is truo, but they do not go to,
heaven unles they havo a tltlo to one
of thoso mansions. Havo you se
cured your title?"
"No,'sald ho sadly. "I haven't."
"Would you Hko to secure It?"
"Yes, of courso I would."
"You can get It right hero If you
wish. I am authorized to lssuo thoso
titles." ,
"1 certainly would like to get one If
you can tell mo how."
Tho Dlblo says, 'All wo Hko sheep
havo gono astray; wo have turned
every ono to his own way.' Does
that apply to you, my friend?"
"Yes, I have had my own wny right
along."
"The Dlblo also says, 'Let tho wick
ed forsako his way, nnd tho unright
eous man fala thoughts; nnd let him
return unto tho Lord, and ho will havo
morcy upon him.' Are you willing to
repent of your sins and call upon God
for mercy?"
"Yob, sir. I am."
"Aro you willing to glvo up your
own way, and faenceforth walk In
God's way?"
"I am.'
"Jesus says, 'Heboid, I stand nt tho
door and knock; if any man hear ray
voice nnd open the door, I will come
Into htm and sup with him, and he
with me.' You hear his voice. Are
you willing to open tho door of your
heart and invite him to como in and
tako possession of your life?"
"I am."
"Do you here and now Accept Jesus
Christ ns your personal Saviour?"
"I do," ho Bald, solomnly.
"Will you shako handB with me, as
a pledge of It?"
"Yes, sir," and he did so. heartily.
"Very well," said 1. "Now let us tell
tho Lord Just what you havo told rne.
Tako off your hat.' Ho did so, and I
removed mine, and wo had a few
words of prayer. Then I gavo him a
littlo covenant to sign and keep a a
minder of what ho had promised the
Lord, and of what tho Iord had prom
ised him. ny thiB tlmo the pastor had
Joined me, and 1 drovo away. It was
a seed sown by tho wayside, and all
I could do wbb to follow It with
prayer.
From that day tho old man managed
to get down to church each Sundny,
though It was several mllen away,
and ho was qulto lame. Soon ho
camo beforo tho church and asked ad
mission on confession of faith, pass
ing a good examination.
itraighten That Lame Back!
Backache is one of Nature's warnings of kidney weakness. Kidney disease
kills thousands every year. Safety is only certain if the early warnings are heeded
vvhile help is possible. Doan's Kidney Pills have helped many thousands to get
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Don't neglect a bad back. If your back is
lame in the morning, if it hurts to stoop or lift,
if the dull aching keeps up all day, making work
n burden and rest impossible suspect the kid
neys. If the urine is off color and shows n sedi
ment; if passages are irregular, too frequent,
too scanty, or scalding, this is further proof.
There may be dizzy spells, headaches,
nervousness, dropsy swellings, rheumatic
attacks, and a general tired-out, run-down
condition.
Use Doan's Kidney Pills, the remedy that is
publicly recommended by 100,000 persons in
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"When Your Back is Lame Remember the Name"
At ell Dealers or by Mail Price 50 cents.
Politeness Ignored.
A Virginia farmer was driving a re
fractory cow down tho road ono morn
ing. The cow and the driver camo to
a crossroad. Tho man wanted tho
cow to go straight ahead, but tho cow
picked out tho crossroad.
A negro was coming along tho cross
road. "Haldiher off! Hald her off!" yelled
tho driver.
Tho negro Jumped about tho rond
and waved his arms. Tho cow pro
ceeded calmly on her way.
"Hald her off! Hald lier off, nigger!"
yelled the driver.
"Iso a-tryln ter!" replied tho negro.
"Speak to her! Speak to her and
Bho'll stop!"
"Good mawnln', cow good inawn
in'!" said tho negro politely.
Why, the Mean Thlngl
"Thero'B a Bad caso," said Mrs.
Jones, as sho laid tho paper on her
knees and wiped her spectacles. "A
brldo struck dumb nfter leaving tho
altar, and by Inst accounts sho hadn't
recovered faor speech."
"It's tho way of tho world, my dear,"
said old Mr. Jones, with a sigh. "It'e
tho way of tho world. Somo men have
all tho luck." P. I. P.
Disagreeable.
"Ho Ib tho most dlsugrceablo man I
know!"
"Yes, ho told mo ho had to ask you
throe times for flvo dollaro you had
borrowed."
Menu Revision.
"How Is It thoro's roast haro on tho
monu again todny?"
Waitress Woll, It ato tho canary
yesterday.
No thoughtful perron uses liquid blue. It's a
plnoh ot bluo In a largo bottle of wnter. Ask for
Itod Cross Ball Bluo, tho bluo that's tdl bluo. Ad v
It's tho easiest thing Ih tho world
to Instruct another how to do things.
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KIDNEY
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ff'j.j
"Mebby youso wouldn't borllovo It,
ma'am, but I como uv purty good
dock."
"Oh! I don't doubt It Anyono can
boo that it haB novor been watered "
Calumet Guarantees Baking Economy.
Have you ever stopped to think JuBt
what "economy" In baklnjr really menns?
Somo folks Hccm to havo tho Idea that
savInK n littlo on tho cost of the mato
rlnls tho Jlour, csks, etc. Is economy.
Others are of the opinion that they havo
been economical when thay buy tho low
priced bultlng powder, and savtj 10c to 23c.
uut both nro wronir. For tho real econ
omy tho economy that countH consists In
dolnr? nwny with tho failures thnt bo
often wnHtu fnr moro tlinn Is saved In
buying low-priced rnnterluU.
And that beyond a doubt Is tho reason
that Calumet Unking Powder Is tho favor
Ho of millions of cooks. It nbsolutoly
prevents failures nnd KUnruntoes suc
cess which In tho end Is tho surno thing
as economy.
Calutnct Is unfailing It mnken very
ImklniJ good-more tnsty, moro dollclous,
moro evenly raised simply bccntiso it Is
not only puro nnd wliolcxomo Itself but
bo uniform In quiil'ty thnt von can always
depend !pon It. Two World's Puro Food
Kxposltlcmir ono nt Chicago In 1907, and
tho other at l'nrls, France, In 1912 havo
nfllclully pronounced Calumet the best
linking powder inndc.
You Can't Tell.
Interested Lady Oh, dear, look!
That's Mr. Hhytnor, tho celebrated
poet. Seo how his linger touches his
lip, and how his lofty brow Is knit In
thought. Oh, 1 wonder what swout
morsel of verso ho Is meditating?
Mr, Ithymor (to himself) I havo to
order sugar from tho grocer's, hoof
nt tho butcher's, pay fo" last week's
bread and bring some soothing syrup
for tho baby. I wish to goodness Mary
would attend to all theso things her
self! When a pretty widow begins to
hand buby talk to n bachelor bo
might as woll surrender.
Silly pcoplo aro usually happy, but
not all hnppy pcoplo are silly,
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Cured Afler Doctors Gave Up Hope
H. R. Hatch, 2516 Cedar St, Evetott, Wash., says t
" I doubt if any one ever BulTcml more than I did with
kidney complaint. My bock was bo bad I could hardly
walk. Tho least Jar or mis-step, caused twinges that
fairly made me groan. I dreaded to stoop, for 1 knew
what I had to suffer when I had to otrnlghton up
again. There was generally n frequent desire to
urinate, but at other tlmos the secretions were ro
tnrded, dark In color, nlmost Hko blood nnd pained
terrible In passing. The doctors said I had but a
short time to live. As n last resort I began to uso
Doan'a Kidney Pills and rapidly grow hotter, and at
last was completely cured. I hnvo remained In good
health ever since."
When your back hurls, when iour kidneys trouble you, when
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kidney remedy ash distinctly for Doan's Kidney Pills,
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An Ear for Music.
"What 1b that tuno your daughter
Is playing?"
"Which daughter?" askod Mr.
Cumrox. "if it is tho older girl it'a
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody, and It
It's tho youugor ono It's lSxerclso
Twcnty-Bovon." .
What's the Use?
"t did Jack no good to nmrry hla
stenographer, for sho continued th
linblt of tho ofllco In their homo."
"How BO?"
"When ho starts to dlctato sho takes
falm down."
Dally Thought.
Bo cnlm In arguing; for fierceness
makea error a fault, and truth dlacour-
tesy. Georgo Herbert.
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MKNT fafln to euro unr ram uf Itohln. IIUntL
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It Isn't always tho most attractive
woman who attracts tho most atten
tion. LEWIS' Singlo Hinder costs more tlma
other Co cimirs. Mndo of extra quality
tobacco. Adv.
In somo circles mon are liko pianos
If squnro they aro considered old
fashioned.
CONSTIPATION
Munyon'a Taw-Paw
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not gripe; they do not
weaken; but they do
start all the sccretlom
of tho liver and stom
ach in a way that coon
puts theso organs in a
healthy condition and
corrects constipation. Munyon'3 Paw-Paw
Pills aro a tonic to tho stomach, liver and
nerves. They invigorate instead of weaken;
Ihcy enrich the blood instead of impover
ishing it; they enable iha stomach to got all
tho nourishment front food that is put into
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