PRODUCTIVE POWER OF
WESTERN CANADA SOIL
Winnipeg Correspondence.
Thoro has n,ovor boon any who liuvo
doubted tho productiveness of tbo soil
of Wcatorn Canada, but thoro uro
floiiictlmeo found thoso who (luostion
tho fact of Us superiority, During the
past scaHon it has been Hhown that
In firuln raising qualities It possessed
tho vory best. Tho lato spring, pre
vented grain beliiR sown In many
canon beforo tho middle of May. Yet,
a largo percentage of that sown at that
tlmo produced excellent yields. Had it
not boon for tho frost early in August,
which viBltcd most of tho north half
of tho continent, thoro would havo
l)een a magnificent ylold In every dis
trict In Western Canada. Throughout
(ho Southern Alberta district whore
nbout 100,000 acres wan sown to win-,
tor wheat tho yield will be enormously
largo. There uro vast tracts of valu
able grain growing land In Western
Canada that are available for homo
tUoadn, tho Canadian Government giv
ing 100 acres free, and entry may bo
inndo by proxy, by any near relative,
thus saving considerable cost to tho
American w)io may have entry mado
In lids wuy. Any Canadian Govern
ment Agent will give you tho partic
ulars. Your correspondent has just ro
celvcd tho following lottor from Crnlk,
Saskatchewan, which bears out tho
statement made In tho first part of
this letter.
"Cralk, Saslc, Aug. 1907.
"May 24th wo planted a Dahllu root,
which wo brought with us from Min
neapolis. Aug. 12th, 80 days later, it
was in bloom. Tho plant is now 4
feet high and covorod with blossoms.
Wo never got half as many flowers on
It In Minneapolis even during Septem
ber and October, although wo had
more time to attend to It there."
I mention this only us an example
of tho great productive power of the
eoll hero in Saskatchewan, Canada.
HIS TURN TO CRITICISE.
Voungiter Felt Called on to Manifest
Disapproval of Prayer.
Little John, who, at the maturo ago
or four, has learned tho Lord's Prnyor,
Is often criticised by his sister, two
years older, for slight mistakes which
bo cannot always avoid in offering tho
petition. A few Sundays ago he was
taken to church for tho first time.
Whon tho moment for the prayer ar
rived and tho congregation bowed
tholr heads John's mother took tho
precaution to whisper to him that ho
must bo very (pilot. "Liston, ' she
Bald, "and you will hear tho minister
pray." This interested John at once,
and his little faco took on a look of
serious attention, but Ills mother,
watching him covertly, saw his ex
pression change presently to one of
Burprlso and disapproval. A few min
utes moro, and ho could stand it no
longer. What could this man bo say
lug? Not a word of tho prayer did
bo recognize as tho only formula he
bad over hoard called by that name.
"Why, mother," ho exclaimed, in a
tone audible over nearly half tho
church, "do you heai-? Ho isn't say
ing It right at all!"
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Women Lack Dignity.
An English periodical writer, that
Is, a writer for periodicals, says that
womou do not know how to walk, and
got along like mechanical toys. "Tho
doplorablo lack of dignity in women,"
ho says, "is one causo of the bad
walking." Our forbears were dignified
and tho oriental of to-day has Inherit
ed tho trait, but tho modorn woman
has it not.
Drunkenness In 1600.
An English traveler, writing in tho
your 1G00, said that there woro more
saloons In Dublin than in any other
city in tho world. Tho Irish, ho said,
always got drunk at wakes, weddings
and fairs. The English were not far
behind them, and over on the conti
nent alcohol was also making great
headway. Here in America, too, drink
ing was becoming a popular sport.
Slightly Mixed.
This Is told as an actual happening
to a Kansas man. He and his family
hud gathered around the supper table
and all heads were lowered for llim to
ask a blessing, when tho telephone
boll rang. The man answered it; and,
coming back to the table, agaiu bowed
his head, but again tho telephone rang
Ho answered that call; then for the
third time seated himself and, bowing
his head, said "Hollo!" Ltpplncott's.
Lead Us Not Into Temptation.
Cecil was much impressed by the
Sunday school teacher's plea for mis
sions and decided to save his pen
nles for tho heathen. Ho made a great
effort and failed once or twice. Then
ho prayed. "Oh Lord," he begged,
"please help me save my money, and
-dont let Jim, the peanut man,
come down this street" Llppincott's.
Not All There.
Uleekor Your wifo seems to havo
a mind of nor own.
Meeker Sho did havo before our
marriage, but sho hasn't any more.
MeekerWhat's tho answer?
Mocker She has glvon me several
pieces of It sinco wo faced tho parson
together.
BEGAN YOUNG.
Cheaper Rate Than the Doctor's.
A fow years ago on Sutter street In
San Francisco an ambitious young
.lapaaeBe had a little storo stocked
with goods Importod from his native
land. In his show window was a Btack
of decorated mush bowls and leaning
ngulnBt their front was a cardboard
Blgn bearing In stenciled letters this
announcement, "Fine Uowels, 50 cents
a sot." Llppincott's.
Pantomimic Golf,
fo play behind a foursome com-
poBed of Frenchmen one must resign
all attempt to play golf, and In placo
of It you must feel that you aro com
pensated by watchlnir tho nantnmlmo
"When very young I bognn using of tho quartet preceding you. Trust
Had "Coffee Nerves" from Youth.
coffoo and continued up to the past
pi months," writes a Texas girl.
1 "1 had been exceedingly nervous.
'thin and very snllow. After quitting
.coffeo and drinking Postum Food Cof
fee about a month my nervousness
disappeared and has never returned.
Thin In tho moro romnrknblo as I am
a Primary teacher and havo kept
right on with my work,
, "My complexion now is clear and
rosy, my skin soft and smooth. As n
good complexion was something I had
greatly desired, I foQl amply repaid
even tho this woro tho only benefit
derived from drinking Postum
"Boforo beginning Its use I had
Buffered greatly from lndlgostlon and
hoadacho; theso troubles aro now un
known
"Best of nil, I changed from coffoo
to Postum without tho slightest incon
venleuce, did not ovon havo n head
ache. Havo known, coffeo drlnkors
who woro visiting me, to use Postum
a wbok without being nwnro that they
woro not drinking coffeo.
"I have known several to begin the
uso of Postum and drop it becauso
they did not boll It properly. After
explaining how it should bo prepared
they have tried it ngaln and pro
nounced it dollclous."
mo, yon will bo amply repaid. That is,
ir .... . - ...
" uuiure nas enuoweu you with a
sense of humor. Golf Illustrated.
Plain Living.
How totally different Is the effect of
a plain, rational and nutritious diet
upon tho man who cats to llvo. Ills
appotlto requires no pampering, and
yot ho enjoys his food, and, at tho
same time, what tho gourmand Is de
prived of, he Is thoroughly alive to all
tho ploasures of llfo and able fqr its
duties. Health Record.
Sn and the Nose.,
Some Industrious delver Into things
has called attention to a curious asso
ciation between the letter sn and the
noso. Tho following words, beginning
with those two consonants, all havo
somo connection with that organ:
Snout, snar, sneeze, snast, snore, snub,
snarl, snuffy, snort, sneer, sniff, snig
ger, snuff, snlft, snulllo, snooze, snaflle,
snivel.
Hypnotism.
The observations and experiments
of those who have made hypnotism
and hypnotic phenomena their espe
Lincoln Directory
Look for thN brand on IInriie, Collar,
rinl utiiH v nil tonil tn show that while Sndllc, llliuiketw, Imp Uuliei) Whips,
ciai siuay an icnu 10 snow ui.u, wmiu AHk vonr dea or to show vou eooas whll
tho operator has a great control over this brand boforo yon buy. Manufactured by
the hypnotized person, it is by no I HARPHAM DR0S CO., LINCOLN, NEB.
means complete, oven during the deep Cut this out, mail to us; we'll bend you sou vonlr
somnambulic states. London Hos
pltol.
Typewritten Documents Last.
The testa of the German govern
ment havo shown great variations in
tho durability of typewritten docu
ments, but with tho best ribbons the
work seems as lasting as that writ
ten by hand with the best writing Ink.
While some Gorman ribbons proved
good, those of American manufacture
showed a higher general average in dj3tance?'
quality.
The Simple Life.
The simple life, then, soems to como
to this the attachment of oneself in
absolute devotion to tho great things,
to tho real aud tho true things, tho em
barking of pur whole fortunes in them,
whatover may happen. What wo eat,
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us. Christian World.
The Practical View.
Why don't I make him keep his
repeated tho practical
"If you knew men bet-
, young woman
" i tm- vnn wouldn't ask that nuestlon.
First Use of the Cigar. j There isn't one man In a thousand
Not until 1790 wore cigars Intro- who will keep his distance without
duced into northern Europe, the first j keeping his money also. What is a j
factory being established at Hamburg person to do?"
in 179G. The peninsular war served
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to famlllarizo tho officers in tho
Fronch and ISnglish armies with tho
cigar, which they found to bo the con
stant friend and Invariable companion
of all Spaniards.
Women and Elevators.
A man who has a faculty for statis
tics has mado out a statement to tho
effect that it takes twice as long to
i transport womon in olovators as men,
becauso thoy tako longer to got off
and on, and ho says on that account
tho elevator service is Blowor whore
women aro carried up and down.
In Regular Order.
Two men mot at tho gato of tho
cemetery and each with excessive no-
HtonesB bowed to tho other to pass.
in uotoro him. After a few minutes
of this, whon neither would glvo wnj
tho younger of tho two smiled and
said: "You aro tho older of tho two,
so naturally you ought to go In first."
Many Nations Have BannlDes.
Tho Assyrians aro tho first nation
mentioned u3 using tho bagpipes, and
thoy Introduced them Into India.
though W'.ey wore probably Indigenous
over nearly nil Asia. Certainly tho
Chinese had them. Tliov nm nillht na , ..... iiUnmnntu tiro (llA
Name- given by Postum Co., Dattlo cotamon. ,Q. Italy and Afchnn. Z " L.UH ?r' ,7 " ,;..mv
t 111.1. It 1 l.1.14. 1 1 ml. I -, IIIIIMMM HUIHIH OI IIIMU, .. J
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w.w, ......... ... .v, i aBy na in OUUIiUllU. I
itoaa to v 'olivine," in pngo. "mere a
Cause of Gray Hair.
Motchnlkoff, the famous bactorlolo
gist, says tho causo of grayness is tho
penetration Into tho hair of wandering
cells, resembling tho white blood cor
puscles. These colls, nBslsted by other
cells, tho aggregation of which makes
tho hair, seize upon tho granulos of
pigment and dostroy thorn.
Moments Rightly Used.
Burns wrote his most beautiful
poems In Mb sparo momonts whllo
working on a farm. Groto wroto his
"History of Groeco" during tho odds
and ends of tlmo snatched from his
used.
Hawk Needs Watching.
Sharp-shinned hawk, a miniaturo
Cooper hawk, Is fully as destructive
to bird llfo as Its larger cousin. Al
though rarely attacking full-grown
poultry, it is vory partial to chickens,
and often almost exterminates early
broods which are allowed to run at
largo.
And in the Shadow of the Sacred Codl
Any Inattention or neglect on part
of employes, if roported to tho cashier
or head waltor, will bo doomed a fav
or by tho managomont. From n Bos
ton Hotel Bill of Faro.
California's Possibilities.
William B. Curtis, writing from
San Francisco, says tho natural re
sources of California would provldo
amply for a population of GO.000,000.
Passes tho Limit.
A man may havo an intense lovo
for -children, but It all departs for a
tlmo whon ho clutches tho nftormnth
of molasses candy on tho doorknob.
LINCOLN.
NEBRASKA
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BROKER AND DGaLER
Grain, Provisions, Stocks, and Cotton.
Main Office, 205 Fraternity BIdg.
Lincoln, Nebraska.
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vudu,442!icna mliunit lund,
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work proKrosBiiiKduy mid night, Hhnro3 7oont8,
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Building, Lincoln, KibraiKi.
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I nSl LtlWri I Hotter and clamper tlian
gas or aiecirn-iiy. minis ri pur runt iiir. ior
.hotolH. huat 110&8 noiisos. churo cm lodgo hulls.
and rosldciicu.s. AuurcHS t. m, fliUtLUrY, inaniigor,
Lincoln branch Amu-lean Uuh jUnehlno Oo
1201 P Ht., Lincoln, Nob.
BROWN'S BUSINESS COLLEGE
Twenty vears' exncrlenco. Our rrradmitcs Be-
I euro noHltlonH at SCO, $75 mid it 10 uer tnoutli.
; 1D1U O Htieet, Lincoln, Nebraska.
THE LINCOLN TANNERY CliD fiflAT
Establish 1 1K". " Ml ..VUH '
Up Robes, Hugo and all kinds of Hides, burs
received for tanning. Hlnhost nriooH paid for
hides, ill!) U5 O m., Lincoln, Neu.
Shipping tagH and circnlara niullod froo.
nnmif IIHTCI EUROPEAN. Rooma
flVll Y HII I rl w,t without bath.
lai'-prlced Cnfo In connoctlou.
11th and P Sis., Lincoln.
L. L. LINCSEY, Proprietor
British Postal Employes.
Tho postmaster general of tho
tt..ii.i I7lnii1nm lino nn nrmv nf 200..
000 employes, 60,000 of whom are of persons who think ho ought to have
womou. . , It-Judgo,
Rare Indeed.
How rarely do theso three things
meet a man who wants something,
Is fitted for It, and any great number.
a Reason."