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The 1915 Yield of Grain Keeps Western Canada to the Front. The great publicity that has been given to the grain yields of tho Prov inces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, the three provinces that com prise that portion of Western Canada east of the British Columbia boundary, has kept Canada to tho front with a prominence that is merited. The grain crop of the three prov inces has now been harvested, and suf ficient of it has been threshed so that it is no longer a matter of estimate as to the returns. It is safe to say that the entire yield of wheat will be up wards of 275,000,000 bushels, and tho average yield well over 25 bushels per acre. In proportion to the aggregate this is perhaps tho largest yield ever known on the continent. Most of this wheat will grade No. 1 northern, and better, and with pres ent prices the condition of the farm er is to be envied. Many individual yields are reported, and verified, and they are almost beyond belief, but they go to show that under tho care ful system of agriculture that pro duced these yields Western Canada would have far exceeded a 300,000,000 production of wheat in 1915 had tho system been universal. It was not in one or two districts that big yields have been made known. Tho reports con$e from all parts of the 24,000 square miles of territory in which the growing of wheat is car riea on. Mr. Elmir Seller, a farmer south of Strassburg, Sask., has harvested 6,4Ga bushels No. 1 hard wheat from 1G0 Acres. Jas. A. Benner, near Daysland. Al berta, says his wheat went over 40 bushels to the acre, with an all round crop of 88 bushels to the acre. J. N. Wagner, near the same place, also lays claim to over 40 bushelB of wheat per acre. A Norwegian farmer, named S. A. i'ofthagen, not far from Daysland, had 23 acres of wheat which gave a yield of 47 bushels to the acre. Well, then, near Gletchen, Alberta, D. H. Engle of Humboldt, Iowa, owns ft quarter section of land. This land tvas rented so that Mr. Engle should roceive one-third of the crop, and this gavo him $612.65, his net rental for the crop, and there was only SO acres In crop. T Scores of reports give yields fully »,s large as those given above. A targe field of spring wheat near Leth bridge averaged 69 bushels, another 59 and a third 56 bushels per acre. On the Jail farm at Lethbridge 25 acres of Marquis wheat yielded 60 bushels to the acre and weighed 67 pounds to the bushel. A test lot of ono aero of Mar Vila wheat whon threshed yielded 99 Jushels and a 30 aero field averaged 60 1-8 bushels. This farm had 200 acres under crop to Marquis wheat and it is expected the average from the whole will exceed 50 bushels. In all portions of Saskatchewan aud Manitoba, as well, remarkable yields are reported, many large fields show ing averages of from 40 to 55 bushels per acre. II null UIC J Ul IUIO JVUI a Win-on Ing is completed some extraordinary yields will be heard of. One farmer West of Unity, Saskatchewan, threshed 10,000 bushels of No. 1 northern from 200 acres and such Instances will not be Isolated. Considerable of the wheat, grown In Western Canada is finding its way to the markets of the United States, not withstanding the duty of ten cents per bushel. The miller in the United States finds Western Canadian wheat necessary for the blending of the high class flour that is demanded by some millers. Already nearly a hundred thousand bushels of the 1915 crop has found its way to the Minneapolis, Du luth, 'iSt. Louis and other markets. It was not in wheat alone that there were extraordinary yields. A farmer living south of Wadena, Sask., har vested 900 bushels of oats from ten acres. S. A. Tofthagen of Daysland before referred to had oats which yielded 110 bushels to the acre, while Ihose of J. N. Wagner went 90 bush els to the acre. As is pointed out by a Toronto pa per Canada’s great good fortune and splendid service as the Granary of the Empire are revealed in the record harvest from her rich fields or wheat aiul other grains. "The foundation of its prosperity is solid and enduring. While mines may be exhausted and lumber may disappear through im provident management, agriculture is a perpetiial source of wealth, increas ing from year to year by the stimulus of individual Industry and personal in terest. A Wheat harvest of 236,250,000 bushels from 13,000,000 acres, an av erage yield of 26 bushels to the acre. The substantial nature of this growth in production is shown by the fact that the harvest returns are 72 per cent greater than the average for the past live years. The same satisfactory and highly Important success has been attained • i in other grain crops. The aggregate ! yield of oats Is 481,035,500 bushels | from the 11,365,000 acres under crop Of this yield 305,680,000 bushels arc from the three Prairie Provinces These provinces also contribute 304, 200.000 bushels of wheat. The bar ley harvest is 50,868,000 bushels fron 1,509,360 acres, an average yield o 33.7 bushels per acre." "The impression one gets in going through Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba," said a traveler from the East, "is that all the horses and teams and all the threshing machines en gaged make no impression on the crops, and that it will take six months to thresh the grain out; but twa weeks ago the Canadian Pacific rail way were having a daily shipment of 1,700 cars of wheat from the three, provinces, and a week ago they had, got up to 2,100 cars a day. And be-, sides this there is the Canadian North ern railway and the Grand Trunk Pa cific, so an enormous quantity must be being shipped out of the provinces. The wealthier farmers are building1 large granaries on their farms, while there is a great improvement in the storage facilities provided by the gov ernment.” It is therefore no wonder that the greatest interest was shown by those who attended the Soil Products Ex-' position held at Denver a short time, ago, when it was demonstrated that it was not only in quantity that Western! Canada still occupied the primary po-' sition. It was thero that Western! Canada again proved its supremacy,/ In wheat, it was early conceded thatj Canada would bo a winner, and this, was easily the case, not only did it win] the big prize, but it carried off thoi sweepstakes. What, however to those1 who were representing Canada at this’ exposition, was of greater value proba bly, was winning first and second prize* for alfalfa. The exhibits were beautD ful and pronounced by old alfalfa! growers to bo the best they had ever seen. First, second and third cuttings of this year's growth were shown. At this same exposition, thero wero shown some excellent samples of fod der corn, grown in the Swift Current district. 1 “ic i uiuc uiai neb ill, Chicago a short time ago is another of tho teats accomplished by Western Canada (his year. On Wednesday, October 13. Clay, Robinson and company sold at Chi cago for E. H. Maunsell, Maeleod, AN berta, a consignment of cattle, 17 head' of which, averaging 1,420 pounds, brought $8.90 per hundredweight, top ping tlie range cattle market for the week to date. The same firm alsoi sold for Mr. Maunsell 206 head, aver aging 1,240 pounds, at $8.66, without a, throwout. These wero all grass cat-* tie They were purchased by Armour and company. Clay, Robinson and; company describe tho cattle as of very ulco quality, in excellent condi* tion, and a great credit to Mr. Maun sell. It speaks well for our Canadian cattle raisers that they can product stock good enough to top the Chicago market against strong competition, thero being over 4,000 range cattle on sale that day. It is one thing to produce crops’ such as are referred to and another to get them to market. The facilities! of Western Canada are excellent. The) railway companies, of which there arc* three, the Canadian Pacific, the Cana-i dian Northern and the Grand Trunk) Pacific, have the mark of efficiency stamped upon all their work. Resides the main trunk lines of these systems, which extend from ocean to ocean, th^re are branch lines and laterals,: feeders which enter into remote parts,' of the farming districts, and give to the farmer immediate access to the world's grain markets. The elevator capacity of the country is something enormous, and if the figures can bo digested, the full extent of the grain producing powers of Western Canada may be realized. The total elevator capacity is about 170,000,000 bushels,; or nearly one-half of the entire wheat, production of the Dominion In 1916. Of this large storage facilities the country elevators number 2,800, with' a capacity of 95,000,000 bushels.—Ad vertisement. Blighted Ambition. "Felice has quit knitting socks forj the Belgians.’ "Maybe the Belgians have enough; socks now.” "Perhaps so, but Felice quit because! she couldn’t be chairman of the knit-, ting commlttoe of the Girls’ Belgian Relief club.” A GRATEFUL ACKNOWLEDGMENT. Mr. F. C. Case of Welcome Lake. Pa., writes: "I suffered with Back ache and Kidney Trouble. My head ached, my sleep was broken and un refreshlng. I felt heavy and sleepy after meals, was always nervous and tired, had a bitter taste in my mouth, was dizzy, had floating specks before my Mr. F. C. Case. wa8‘lwaya thirsty, had a dragging sensation across my loins, difficulty in collecting my thoughts and was troubled with short ness of breath. Dodds Kidney Pills have cured me of these complaints. You are at liberty to publish this let ter for the benefit of any sufferer who doubts the merit of Dodds Kidney Pills.” Dodds Kidney Pills, 50c. per box at your dealer or Dodds Medicine Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Dodds Dyspepsia Tab lets for Indigestion have been proved. 50c. per box.—Adv. If a woman would have the neigh bors respect her husband she mus set an example. I>r. Vicrce's Pleasant Pellets are tin original little liver pills put up -JO yean ago. They regulate liver and bowels.—Adv The worse the weather today, tin better tt mav he tomorrow z d el S' i o S' si ii !-# l CHAPTER XXII—(Continued). “I knew him well. He will speak in his own good time. A strange, unac countable man, John. A secret man. I have been thinking of him in the last few days, thinking a great deal. Perhaps you will not mind saying to him that I have ex pressed a desire to come and see him some day. He will hear you.” He left Payson standing there, star ing after him with a look of wonder in his eyes. • 4> * * Joan Bright went up to the grey house on the hill with the two Mid thornes. In the dim old library she abruptly faced Eric, holding out her hands to him. There were tears of ut ter joy and gladness in her eyes. "Eric,” she said softly, "I truly be lieve I am the only one who has not changed. I am still Just what I was in the beginning.” He lifted her hands to his lips. “Love does not change,” he said, a deep thrill in his voice. "It goes on just the same until it is killed, but it does not change while it is alive. I,ove is life, that Is the secret of it. Ah, it is good to be alive, after all. Yesterday I could have died. Today I shudder at the thought of it. I love today because you are the very heart of it, you are the life of it. It throbs with you, Joan darling. To day I love life because I love you.” “And because I love you,” she added. Mary was a silent, enchanted listen er. Her eyes glowed with the deep, mysterious light, her lips moved with their lips. She waited until he took Joan in his arms. Then she stole quietly from the room. They did not hear, they did not see. They had forgotten her. She went upstairs and took up the portrait of a man from her dressing table. She kissed it and held it tight to her breast, and was no longer lonely. At last Joan remembered. With a quick start of confusion she released herself from Eric's arms, and turned a burning face, expecting to meet the smile of the girl who had come into the library with them. “Oh, I wonder—” she began, after a searching glance about the room which revealed no living witness to the ancient encounter. She straightened her hat. “What a dear, ’ear girl she is!” CHAPTER XXni THE CUP IS FULJL. Jabez Carr sat outside his cottage on a warm spring afternoon i fortnight after the trial of Eric Mldthorne. There had been six funerals at the Seaman’s home during the past, two days, and Jabez was reflective. Something cer tainly was wrong at headquarters. He could not understand what the grim reaper had been allowed such privi leges. Gross neglect on somebody’s part: that was quite clear. Six in two days! Why, said ho to himwelf, it must have been downright criminal care lessness on the part of the confounded ship's Rurgeon. letting able bodied healthj^people die like that. Not one of them was a day over 75, he calculated— not a single one of theim There had been no epidemic that he was aware of •—no cholera, no small pox, no any thing that you could put your finger on. Then, what the dickens did they mean down there, letting people die be fore their time? There ought to he an Investigation, a very rigid one, said Jabez firmly. Some to'think of it. Jack Henson, bo’s’n, was nigh onto 80, but he was as spry as a rabbit the last - time he came up to the gate. What business hud he to be dying? Somehow, without really giving a thought to it, the ancient gate keeper sought out the only spot where the sunshine struck brightly through the tree tops, and there he placed his stool. It occurred to him that the warm sun was unusually grateful to his houses. No doubt, it was the gloom of those six funerals that had got into his mar row, but there was no getting around the fact that the sunshine had a most pleasing effect. The sun’s rays struck the comer of the cottage where the rain barrel stood. So it was there that he put his stool. With rare Inconsistency he leaned his back against the damp staves of the barrel, and smoked his pipe in blissful contempt of the rheumatism and other Ills that lay behind him. Sunshine! No one ever came to grief by getting too much sunshine; that Is, if one didn’t overdo it. The days seemed shorter than they used to be anyway, thought Jabez. You could get up at sunrise, attend to a few things here and there, and the first thing you knew the sun was setting. And the nights, too, Beemcd shorter of late. Better get what little sunshine there was, said he. But six In two days! Yes, sir, there was something radically wrong some where. He sat up suddenly, confronted by an uncanny question: would there be more funerals on the morrow? The squlrrel9 frisked about him un noticed. They sat up on their tails and waited with admirable patience for him to hurl sticks at them. They listened for the mild epithets with which he hectored them. But he puffed on at his cold pipe, and his thoughts were far away. A strong voice called out a greeting to him. He awoke from hts long feverle with a start. The sun had moved Away from the rain barrel and gleamed warm against the cottage wall, a dozen paces to the left. Four young people were standing be fore him. He rubbed his eyes, blinked and then shook the tobacco from Ills pipe. . "What day Is this?” he asked hazily, coming to his feet. "Sunday. Uncle Jabe," said Eric. He looked relieved. "There won't he any today," he said. “They never have 'em on Sundays." With which, the thought of funerals passed away. His face brightened. The Jolly twinkle re turned into his eyes. A vast politeness seized him. “Glad to see you, glad to see you,’’ he exclaimed. “Kere, Eric, and you. Jack, trundle out them rockers for the young ladies. Be spry about it. Scat! You little divils!” This to the joyous squirre’x “I’m uncommon pleased to see you. Miss Joan. It's a great honor." He carefully wiped his hand on his trousers leg, and extended it to meet hers. He then shook hands with Mary, going farther, however, to pat the little fingers with his free hand, a feat which compelled him to restore the pipe to his lips, where it wobbled uncertainly, deprived of its usual support. "Some one has been tellin’ me of the weddings that is to be. For the life of me, 1 can't tell who it was.” "It was I, Uncle Jabe," said Eric, coming up with one of the chairs. "So it was," said Jabez, visibly re lieved. "I'm gettin’ so danged forget ful. Well, Jack, how Is Adam today?" "Very comfortable." said Payson. "He sends his love to you." 39 "Fine boy, Adam Is—a wonderful boy,” mused the ancient. "Set down, gir—young ladies. Git out o’ this, dang ye.”’ He clapped his hands vigorously upon his legs and several audacious quadrupeds scutted off in amazement but not in fear. "Double weddings is good luck, powerful good luck,” he went on, drawing up his stool. "Except in one case I remember of. That was when Dick Firik, as line a chap as ever lived, had a double wedding all of his own. He got married twice in one week to different gals in different ports. Well, sir, when them two gals found out what he'd been up to, they turned in and got him put in gaol an’ made life so miserable for him that he was glad to go to the peni tentiary for five years. When did you leave New York, Jack?" “Yesterday.” "I suppose she’s all there? I must go down an' have a look at her one o' these days. I ain’t been to New York since the war, 40 odd years ago. Let’s see, Eric, you said June, didn't you?” "The 10th of June, at Uncle Horace's house. You will come to see us mar ried, of course?” Mr. Carr looked dubious. “If I can get someone to tend gate for me. I don't know as 1 can get anyone, though. Maybe there won’t be anyone left by that time. What’s this I hear about old Presbrey being made boss of the new library? That’s all wrong. It hadn’t ought to be. That's just plain j cussed interference by Horace Blagden. j This here new preacher, Mr. King, is the right man for the place. He's a splendid feller. I had no idee a preach- i er could be such a gentleman. See this here new pipe? Well, sir, he brought it down to me last week with a dozen packages o’ Yale mixture. Says he, it ain’t wrong to smoke, any more’n it is to eat. By ginger, I don’t see what’s come over the church these days. Old Prebyrey used to say I'd go to hell if I smoked. I told him, onct I’d sooner be in hell smokin’ than in heaven not doin’ it. No, sir! A man o’ them nar row idees ain’t got no business run nin' a public library. He'll make a terrible mess of it, he will. Why, how can a feller read without a pipe in his mouth? It’s—" Words failed him. He waved his hands to complete the j opinion. Four very happy young people J laughed aloud, greatly to his dismay. He mumbled an apology and got up to shoo the squirrels away. | "Next time that little cuss comes pastern’ around you. Miss Joan, hit him a. good one side the head,” he re marked gruffly. "I wouldn’t strike it for the world,”; cried Joan. “You’d better not,” said Jabez! sharply, before he could think. His subsequent humility was won derful to behold. "Can you gues. Uncle Jabe,” began Eric, "what we’d all like, most of any- i thing in the world?” His eyes twinkled. “Yes, sir, I do , know,” said he with a fine wink. The | girls blushed. “V.'e've come to spend the afternoon ■ listening to those good old stories of yours,” said Eric hastily. “That’s what we want. Joan has never heard) you tell stories.” “I want to hear the ver.y best you have in that wonderful bead of yours. Uncle Jabe,” said John, “I like the one about the- pirate—" began Mary eager'y. But Jabez shook his head. “They was ;J1 lies—terrible, ungodly lies," he said, very solemnly. “It’s wrong to tell ’em.” "We know they are lies,’’ cried Mary. "That is always understood at the be ginning. and that’s why we love them so dearly." “No, sir;"' said .iabez firmly. “I can’t do it. It ain't right. Mr. King has been talkin’ to me about rectitude | and honor in old age. He says it’s wrong to lie, ’specially at Day time o’ life. So l1 guess I’ll have to disappoint j you.” I They were disappointed. “Just one or two. Uncle Jabe," pleaded Joan." We’ll never auk it of you again. Two or three whoppers won't hurt, I am sure, if we know they—’’ (Continued next week.) Mrs. O. H. P. Belmont was one ot. the first women to enlist in the work of getting votes for women in this | country. _ _ _ Natural optimism makes one hope that the Baltimore man. who, accord ing to his wife’s testimony, has not taken a bath during the 26 years of hi» married life, was employed as a life guard at a beach or something of that sort. HOLDS WORLD LAW FIRM, DESPITE WAR V James Brown Scott. "The recurrence of war affords no more reason for losing faith in in ternational law than the recurrence of private crime would be a justifica tion for abolishing domestic law and substituting a reign of internal an archy," says James Brown Scott, sec retary of the Cernegie Endowment for International Peace, in the 1915 ] year book of the endowment recently i I published. TOO MUCH FOR HIGHWAYMAN Prospective Victim's Flow of Lan guage More Effective Than Any Use of Deadly Weapons. Footpad (presenting pistol)—Fork over yer rhino, and be quick about it! Near-sighted Editor—I beg your par don? (Sternly) “No monkeying. Unlim ber; produce the blunt." ‘Pardon me, but I do not exactly ap prehend the drift of your—” “Cheese your patter. Don’t yer see I’ve got the drop? Unload yer oof!" “I am totally at a loss, my dear sir, to perceive the relevancy of your ob servations, or to—” "Whack up, or I’ll let heT speak!" "Is there any peculiarity in the ex ternal seeming of my apparel or de meanor, sir, that impels yon, a total stranger, to—” “Once more, will you uncork that swag?” (Hopelessly bewildered) “My friend, I confess my utter inability to. gather any coherent idea from the fragmen tary observations you have imparted. There is something radically irrecon cilable and incapable of correlation in the vacahularies with which w« en deavor to make the reciprocal or cor respondential interchange of our ideas intelligible. You will pardon me—I suggest that, synchronization of purpose is equally indispensable with homogeneity of cerebral impression, as well as parallelism of idiom and—” But the highwayman had fled in dis may—Tit-Bits. Reasons for Eating Fruit. 3. Because it is appetizing and pa» atable. 2. Because it is refreshing and thirst quenching. 3. Because of its nutritive proper ties. 4. Om account of its salts and. acids. • 5. On account its action on the kidneys. 6. Its laxative properties. The average woman is willing to ad mit that any man is perfect who thinks she-is perfect. A man never realizes how insignifi cant he is- until lie- attends his own wedding. r— BROUGHT HOME THE MONEY Youngster's Ideas of Finance Some what Primitive, But They Were ^ Also Effective. A four-year-old son in a Winchester find.) family often is a help to his mother when he returns family wash ings to different houses. Often he is puzzled when asked how much is due for the work. One day last week the lad returned a washing t© a certain Winchester home. Several extras were included in the laundry and, naturally, <he own- | er expected an additional expense. ‘‘How much is it this week?” the \ owner asked. I The child appeared to be' in deep study and did not answer. “How much is it?*’ the owner asked r for a second time. 1 "Ah-h-h—three nickels mors- than “tls,” che child quickly replied. The owner had formerly paid1 IT.25 each week, so $1.40 was paid: this time.—Indianapolis News. Device to Sawe. A> new device brought out by an, Englishman puts an end) to waste- of timxs in using the telephone. The in ventiion is called an amplifier and can, be connected with the receiver by pressing a button. By this simple arrangement one does not have to wait at the telephone while the person1 at1 the other end goes in search of the person; you-seek. Instead, the ampli* tier is switched on. The receiver cam then lie placed on the desk and work of the caller resumed. When the party sought calls his tone is greatly increasad by the amplifier and can be heard across a large-sized roim. Useful Friends. 'T Hope'you are selecting playmates whose companionship will be of value to you*” said Jimmy's mother. “Oh, sure,” replied Jimmy. “Skinny Jones is show lit’ me how to spit through my teeth, and Tug Higgins says if I’ffi give him my roller skates he'll teach me the punch that knocked out Jim Corbett.” Good Business. “Wliat is-'a financier, papa?” “A financier, my son, is a man'wlii can borrow money and mak»- the lender pay interest on it.” 1 Bouncing Health and Active Brain J come naturally with childhood, but in later years are usually the result of right living— Proper Food Plays a Big Part Many foods — especially those made from white flour—are woefully deficient in certain mineral salts which are essential to life, health and happiness. To supply these vital mineral elements, so often lacking in the usual daily diet, a food expert originated Grape This food, made of choice wheat and malted barley, supplies all the nutriment of ^ the grains, including the phosphate of potash, etc., required for the daily rebuilding of body and brain. Grape-Nuts has a delicious, nut-like fla vour— is ready to eat direct from the package with cream or good milk, and is complete nourishment. “There’s a Reason” for Grape-Nuts Sold by Grocers everywhere. I