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About The Loup City northwestern. (Loup City, Neb.) 189?-1917 | View Entire Issue (April 5, 1901)
r AN INHERITANCE IN WESTERN CANADA. IndlAB Reservation* and Other New Dis tricts to lie Op* ne«l I p This Year. Ia the Great Saskatrhcenn Y'atley and the Fertile l'laiia of AnKlnlboia. To tlio Editor, Dear Sir: The past three nr four years have demonstrated to a large number of Americans, the value of the grain-growing and ranch ing lands of Western Canada. Tens of thousands have taken advantage of 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 somo little time Is of a highly gratifying character. So much so 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 Y'alley 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 tbe most import ant lines of railway. They are within easy reach of markets, schools, church es and other social advantages. In eorne 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 lftnds. The evidence of the settlers in the neigh borhood of the lands now about to he opened for settlement (some of them being located in one of the best Indian ‘Reservations) goes to show thaf 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 four years time become prosperous, nil debts paid and money In the bank. The soil in tbe Districts mentioned, Assiniuoia 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 (the sub-sotl is a 6tiff, putty clay).” On this soil it is possible to raise from 40 to CO 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 uro 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 2Sth of Sep tember I saw prairie flowers in full 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 fruits, such a3 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, 1 feci that I should Inform you of the progress 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 I see appears In advertisements appearing elsew'here In the columns of your paper, and when writing aslt par ticularly about the Saskatchewan Val ley or Asslniboia Districts. Yours truly, Old Header.” • , A New Yankee Industry. The Massachusetts Frog Company has just been incorporated in Maine, with a capital of ?5,000, its object be ing declared in the application to be "to buy, Fell, breed and import frog3 and like animals.” Hall Insurance. From the reports filed in the In surance department of the state tiie past two years it would seem as 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 8105,053.42 in losses during the past two seasons. No other insurance company in the state lias paid such a large sum for losses as this one hail insurance company. The management of this company has bccu more economical than is usually the case with insurance companies. Other wise it would not have been possible to pay such a large sum for losses. While several hail Insurance com panies have ceased to do business the past two year3 on account of not pay 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 812,000 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 he noticed, but not blamed. _ Ho who would save should begin with the mouth. ■ ■■MMMMUlW—I ■■-»TI W I---— VISITORS NOT WANTED. People Wlio Wan I to See CireenlAnd Mimt 4*et tt Rr»yj%l Permit. Greenland la governed in a grand motherly way by Denmark, hut, as it consists of a group of colonies which would not under any circumstances at tract many tourists or traders no out s^lor complains of the exclusiveness of the Danish authorities. Trade always has been and still is monopolized by the state and only government vessels are allowed to sail in Greenland wa ters. For foreign travelers also Green land is a closed country unless the traveler in question has beforehand obtained the rare distinction of ob taining the permission of the Danish government. The monopoly of the trade is said to protect the Greenland er from being deceived by unscrupu lous merchants. The administration settles a fixed price both for the goods the Greenlanders purchase and for the products they sell. In this way all are treated in the same manner and the business being carried on by the state is a guaranty that the natives are not imposed upon. Furthermore, the mem bers of the administration are enj lin ed to take care that the natives do not leave themselves short of produce by selling more than they can dispense with, so that they are not destitute of needful food and clothing when the slack time arrives. The native Green lander never has been, neither is he now, able to purchase a single drop of spirits from the administration. The exchange of goods between Greenland and Denmark is as a rule carried on exclusively by means of the nine ves sels belonging to the Greenland Com pany—viz., five brigs, three barks and a small steamer, having a total regis ter of about 2,000 tons net. Several of these vessels, which are suitable for sailing through drift ice, make two voyages a year, and the steamer as a rule three voyages. One of them the brig named the Whale, is nearly 100 years old. CLOSING YEARS OF LIFE. The TVrltor, Approaching 00, l liuls I'ou Rolutlim In the Church. “I have read the Spectator many years, but I do not remember an ar ticle having impressed me more than the one published in your issue of the 15th inst. on The Things Beyond the Tomb.’ There are abundant reasons in favor of anonymous writing, but one feels really anxious personally to thank the writer for this paper, so full of insight and sympathy. I was most struck with his observations on the views men take of death. I believe it to be quite correct that no sane man would like to live his life over again. Ai my age (approaching 60) I can, as it were, see the end of my life ap proaching. The prospect gives me no fear. As one grows older the outlook becomes clearer and calmer. I have been a doubter, but like my forefath ers, I can now find consolation in the services of the church. It is astonish ing how the ordinary affairs of life seem to adapt themselves to your add ed years. One’s pleasures are quieter but quite as enjoyable. To live in the lives of your children, to watch their progress, the development of their minds, is one great source of pleasure. Then one has music, reading, garden ing, etc. May I also add that I took tlie advice of an old friend some years ago. who said the two things most likely to give pleasure in declining life were to learn whist and play the vio loncello. These are simple things and within the reach of all but the very poor. The writer of the article quoted with approval a verse from one of Baxter's hymns. There is, however, a verse in the same hymn still more ap propriate to my state of mind: “If life be long, O make me glad, The longer to obey; If short, no laborer is sad To end the toilsome day.” •—Letter in London Spectator. Conscription Rampant in France. Russia, with a population of 129,000,. 000, has an army reaching, on a peace footing, to 800,000, and in war time to 3.500,000. Germany, with a population of 52,000,000, supports 585,000 soldiers in time of peace, and these, when nec essary can be brought up to 3,000,000. The French army, in peace time, is 615,000 strong, the second largest in the world, and 3.000,000 men can lie put intft the field. These figures mean that in France every soldier fights for fif teen civilians; in Germany, every sol dier fights for seventeen, and Russia finds one soldier in every thirty-seven persons. With a demand for such a supply of fighting men. conscription is rampant, and every able-bodied Frenchman is liable to be called upon for service.—Cosmopolitan. Rlil Evart* Outdone. Ex-Senator William M. Evarts is no longer the champion framer of long sentences. He frequently made a rec ord of 500 words, but has been far out done by Rastus S. Ransome, a New York lawyer, who, in a will case re cently put a hypothetical question 4,000 words in length. Boiled down all this means: “Assuming the testimony to be true, was site s ine or insane when nhe made her will?” It took just thir ty minutes to ask the question. The World's Huler.4. There are over sixty “rulers” in the world, and it is surprising to find that the presidents outnumber tho kings. There are twenty-four presi dents and only twenty kings. But tho balance is more than' made straight by the emperors, sultans, mi kados, rajahs, khedives, ameers and other potentates, who prefer their special title to that of king. Only one reigning monarch in the world, if we except her most important majesty of China, is a woman. This is Queen Wixhelmina.—Pittsburg Dispatch. When th# corl Is tightest it is near est snapping, • f You Hove Rheumutmm no money, but writo Dr. feboop Ha'!nf. Wi*., box 14;'., fur nix botrle* of Dr. Mi - •< *d* i* KhiMiiniitU' Cure.expreia p»id. if cured pay $5.50; If not it it free. A fool is like other men as long as ho 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 he bitten by wolves than by sheep. The stomach has to work hard, grinding the food we crowd into it. Mukc* Ha wurk eu*y by ckewiug Hoe man's i'epsiu Gum. Ask advice of your equals, help of your superiors. Thirty minutes is all tho time re quired to dye with PUTNAM FADE LESS DYES. Counsel after action is like rain after harvest. lloWs This? We offer One Hundred Dollars reward for anv ensc of ( alarrh that cannot bo cured by Hull s Catarrh Curo. t-\ J. CHENEY & CO.. Props.. Toledo. O. We, the undersigned, have known F ,j. Cliency for tho 1st 15 v -ars and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and tlnancially able to curry out uuy obliga tions made by their tirin. West & Truax. Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O.: Walding, Kinnun & Alarvrn, Wholesale I Druggists, Toledo. Ohio. Hall's Oatarrh Curo Is taken Internally, art- ; Itigdirect.v upon the blood and mucous surface* i of tho system. Testimonials s>-nt free. Price !5e per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Hall's Family Pills are the best. we must adapt ourselves to the truih. —Claudius. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-ceiP. starch con tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. Say not always that the i knowest, but always know what thou sayest.— j 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. X do not believe Piso'sCure for Consumption has an equal for coughs and colds.—John F UuTEh, Trinity Springs, Ind., Feb. :6, l'JOOi You may light another’s candle at your own without loss. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. package for 10 cents. All other 10-cent starch eon-! tains only 12 oz. Satisfaction guaran teed or money refunded. He who would seek revenge must be on bis own guard. $148 will buy new Upright piano on easy payments. Write for catalogues. Sclnnoller & Mueller, 1313 Furn.tm street, Omaha. When one foot stumbles, the other Is near falling. Arc You t ains Allen'* Foot F.iie? It is the only curo for Swollen, 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, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad dress. Allen S. Olmsted. LeRoy. N. Y. He who speaks 111 of himself is praised by no one. Ask your grocer for DEFIANCE STARCH, the only 16 oz. jackage 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. THOUSANDS OF FAIR WOMEN HERALD PRAISES FOR PERUNA. Catarrhal Dyspepsia and Nervous Prostration Make Invalids of More Women Than All Other Diseases Combined. ii i niuii p un ircrs. — j; FTJ. Lynch Peruna Is the woman’s friend every where. It is safe to say that no woman ever used Peruna for any catarrhal de rangement but v.hat 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 Bartmer ave nue. St. Louis, Mo., writes: “Peruna has done me more poorl for catarrh than the best doctors could. I had catarrh eo bad. but after taking Peruna it is entirely gone, and I feel like a different person.” M!*» Amin Prescott’s Letter. Miss Anna Prescott, in a letter from 216 South Seventh street, Minneapolis, Minn., writes: “I am sincerely grateful for the relief l have found from the use of Pe runa, f was completely used up lust 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 one bottle was truly wonderful. ‘•I 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 es to my friends."—Anna Prescott. A constant drain of nervous vitality depleting the whole nervous eystem 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 rasthenia, or nervous prostration. Peruna will bo 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 tho catarrh can no loEger exist. I’eruna » Trim Friend to Women. Mrs. F. .1, Lynch, writes the follow ing from 321 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 bad a most persistent cough which nothing seemed to cure. Two bottles of Peruna did moro for me th:m all the doctors seemed to do. In a couple of weeks 1 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 tho stomach. Catarrh Is essentially the same wherever located. Peruna cures catarrh. Feruim Makes You Foci Like a New lVruon. 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 Peruna 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 comes over you, and your food no longer tastes good, and small annoyances irritate you, Peruna will make you feel like unother person Inside of a week. "I have now used It for three eea sons, and find It very valuable and efficalous.”—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 stom 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 ach, a sensation of weight or heavi ness, a fullness. Irregular appetite,' drowsiness, gnawing, empty sensatiuna, occasional pain—they all know this;* but they do not know that their troubl* 13 catarrh of the stomach. If they did they would take Peruna. I Peruna cures catarrh wherever lo cated. As soon as Peruna remove* catarrh from the stomach the diges tion becomes good, appetite regular, nervea strong, and trouble vanishes. Peruna strengthens weak nerves, not by temporarily stimulating them, but by removing the cause of weak nerve* —poor digestion. This is the only, cure that lasts. Remove the cause:) Nature will do the rest. Peruna re moves the cause. . If you do not. derive prompt and sat isfactory results from the use of Pe runa, write at once to Dr. Hartman, giving a full statement of your caa# and he will he pleased to give you hi* valuable advice gratis. j Address Dr Hartman, President of The Ha: tman Sanitarium, Columbua. 0.1 Man Is the wonder of nature.—Plato. < Self-respect Is the basis of ail good He who He s proves hixnsv If guilty. Bowels Don’t Move? Caused by over-work! Over-eating! Over-drinking! No part cf 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. t to bring a surgeon.—jeweler's Weekly.* hav» *nd .. I hara gone 14 d»y« at a time trillion* IU*" , on «««■•»• of Ue bawrli. Chronic conetlpa- „a B, tlon fur wien years placed nio in nils ierrlbio k » in- condition; 1 did uferything I heard of but nner c han . , found an? relief until l benan u*-lmu CASi' A HE i'S. eu 1 now ham from ona to tlire» paernges a day. ami cal” a,,n. If 1 mi rich I would glvo IIUO.iXJ for each mr y« mailt. It much a relief." A ylmkii l.. 11 mr. * .Oc [cm 25c. 50c. NEVER SOLD IN BULK. THE TABLET DRUGGISTS Cj - A RAX FRf.KI TO Cl* iiT! all bowtl troubles, appendicitis, biliousness* nso brc.ilb, nsu blood, wind on tlie stomach, bloated huwl«, foul icoulh. headache, >“digestion, plmj ie«, pains alter eating* IIv er trouble, sallow rom ***!.?. ® ***• M hen your bowels don't move regularly > «>u ure /v retting sick. 4'on«tlpA(loii kills more people than nil other diseases toyet h« r. L 3 ■* »* 11 *tnrtcr tor tiio chronic ailments and long years of luSVrin x that en»ne afterwards. No matter what alls you, start taking f’Afrt ARKTfl today* for i* ^ y.01} get well and l»e well all the tlwie until you put your bowels Syr right. I ake onr ndylce; dart with C'AtftAULTS loduy* under an absolute guarautee to cure or moaty refunded. 443 Or ABAATErn TO rrStEi Flra years neo the first ho* of CAM CA K LTrt was sold. A'ow Ills over si a. million ttoxes n year, greater t hit u a ay similar medicine In the norld. 'I his la absolute pro .f of Krrst merit, and ot(t' l»ect testimonial* %V o base faith* uad will aril ('AklMKElfl absolutely rtmranteed to cure or money refunded, bo buy today* two ftOe boxes, giro h« ui u i»lr, kouct trial* ns per slutple direr lions, and If you ure not «ntl*Ced after using one r»Oi* box. return the nuased JiOo bo* and the empty box to us by mall, or the druggist from whom you purchased It. aud get > our money buck for both boxes, far Bo our advice—no matter what ails you—start fod.ty. Uouilli will Quickly folios* and you will bless the day you Jlrst started the uso ofl Akl AUElS. liook free by iuull* Add) aTEfiLlAbltiBEUY CO., law fork arChirac*.