NEVER SAW SUCH LARGE YIELDS.1 The Climate Is Healthy—The Winter* Are Pleasant in West*rn Canada, j Writing from Stirling, Alberta, to one of the agents representing the Canadian Government free homestead lands, Mr. M. Plckrell, formerly of Beechwood, Ky., says of Western Can ada: “In the first place we will say that the summer season Is just lovely in deed. As to the winter, well, we never experienced finer weather than we are now enjoying. We have just returned from Northern Alberta, and will say that we found the weather to be very mild, the air dry, fresh and invigorat ing. Considering everything we can say that the winters here are mo^t pleasant, healthy and enjoyable to what they are in the States. Here it gets cold and continues so till spring —•there are no disagreeable winds, la South Alberta it is some warmer—two to four inches of snow may fall and In a few hours a Chinook wind comes along, evaporating the entire snow, leaving terra flrma perfectly dry, in fact, we did not believe this part until we came and saw for ourselves and we now know what we herein write to be Just as we write it. There has uot been a day this winter that I could not work out doors. Farmers here are calculating on starting the plow the first of March. "Ah to farm wages, we would not j advise a man to come here with the expectation of living by his day's work, but ail who do want a home 1 advise to have nerve enough to got up and come, for there never has been, 1 and may never be again, such a grand opportunity for a man to get a home | almost free. , "As to the crops. I have been in the holds before harvest, saw the grass put up and the grain harvested, and I never saw such large yields. I saw I oats near Edmonton over six feet tall ' that yielded 80 bushels per acre, and l taiked to a farmer rear St. Albert who had a held year before last that aver aged 110 bushels per acre and weighed 43 pounds to Ihe bushel. All other crops would run in proportion—-as to potatoes and vegetables, the turnout was enormous. I have such reports j as the above from all sections that I j have visited, and that has been every ' community between the Eumonton dls- j trict and Raymond, in the Lethbridge ' district. “As to stock raising, I would ad *ise a man to locate in this place, or j nny place. In South A'borta, but for j mixed farming I would say go up farther north, say near Lacombe, We taskiwin or Edmonton, where ii is not quite so dry and where there la some timber to be had. 1 will say that no- | where have I ever seen a better oppor tunity for a man, whether he has money or not, to obtain a borne. No where can be found a more productive i soil, better water and a better gov- j orned country than Western Canada affords. Inducements to the home- I seeker are unexcelled. 1 met two men | near Ponoka on the C. & E. U. It., who borrowed the money to pay for their homestead, and in four years those two men sold their farms—one for $2,500, the other for $3,000. I met , a man near Welaskiwin who landed ' here with 25 cents six years ago. He is now wcrth $8,000. The advantages for ranching are excellent. In fact. I di* not believe this section can tie beat. Markets are good; as to living, a family can live as cheap here as they can in the States. The average yield of oats in this neighborhood last year was 70 bushels per acre; wheat ! averaged 35, barley 40, and the beet crop was good. In consequence of the successful cultivation of the beet a large beet sugar factor* is being erected at Raymond, seven miles from here. "In conclusion I will say that N. W. T. from Manitoba to a long distance north of Edmonton produces most won- j derful crops. Lakes and rivers abound with fish, and game is plentiful. And that this is unquestionably the coun try for a man to come to If he desires to better bis condition in life. I would advice the prospective settler to look ! over the Lethbridge, lacombe. Wetas klwin and Edmonton districts before locating. "I will locate In the Edmonton dis trict next fall and sevpral families from the State? will locate with me. In the meantime I will receive iny mail here and will be pleased to give the Interested all the information de sired." For information as to railway rat^s, etc., apply to any agent of the Cana dian Government, whose name appears eLewhcre in this paper. It is well to be off with the old foe before you can fight with the new. If you don't get the biggest and best It's your own fault. Defiance Starch is for sale everywhere and there is positively nothing to equal It In quality or quantity. There is a place for everything, T>ut few prop!a have act ess to the in dex. LIVE STOCK BREEDERS. Attention is called to the advertise ment of the Lincoln Importing Horse company. They have a large number .if imported black Pe re herons. Eng lish Shires ar.d German Coach stal lions which they are offering a special Inducement to buyers in the way oT a discount of 20 per cent. This com pany has been in business In Lincoln for sixteen years with the largest and most convenient barns in the T'ni ted States; one barn costing over $10. 000. They own their own plant and . their guarantees and statements are well fortified, both financially and morally. This is a rare chance to buy a first-class stallion at a low price. Visit their barns or write them at once. It sometimes happens that the gay wtui hesitates doesn't get lost. VME BLUE HIGHWAY. The cold beach cries behind tis In the grip oT the sea's unrest. We’ve done with stagnant harbors, we’re decked out In our best. With a white ban I on the funnel Instead of dirty gray. We re oft to meet olu friends upon the blue highway. Wives and sweethearts call un. call to us of home. The red gleam of a tavern creeps out across the foam. But we head for the notched horizon where the great white breakers be. And all the stars are whining, a-shlning on the sea. Comrades' voices wsrn ns of '.he road we take. The lips of the drowned keep crying, crying In our Wake. But we head for the notched horizon where the great white breakers be. And Mother Carey feeds her chicks, feeds her chicks at sou. The cold beach cries behind us in the grip of the sea’s unrest. We’ve done with stagnant harbors, we're decked out In our best. With a white band on the funnel instead of dirty gray. We re off to meet old friends upon the blue highway. —Walter Rlddall In New York Tribune. An Elusive Criminal H ‘The most peculiar experience in all my professional career,” said the se cret sendee man. “occurred in a small but ambitious city in Missouri. I do not believe I ever related all the par ticulars, even to my most intimate friends, and I am sure my official re ports failed to relate the story in its entirety. "I was In search of a young man, who was wanted for using the mails to defraud, and 1 had reason to believe that he war- hiding In this little Mis i sourl city. I had not traced him to I the place, but I based my belief on my knowledge of his habits, coupled with the information that he had relatives in M—. “So 1 took two men aiul went to M— to investigate. We put up at an ob scure lodging house, and I made cau tious inquiries. I found many who were well acquainted with the man I was after, for he had been a frequent visitor in the place, but none of them had seen him for several months. Moreover I learned that the relatives who. I had been led to believe, were concealing him. were the mayor of the city and his family. “Now, the mayor aside from having an excellent reputation for honor and honesty, was one of the leading poli ticians of the state. “Firmly believing that the mayor was harboring a criminal, 1 dare not let him know that 1 even suspected such a thing unless I was absolutely certain that such was the fact. For, if I was wrong, the mayor, who very naturally would feel highly Indignant at me, would doubtless take such ac tion as would certainly result, in my losing my official head. “Still, my sixth sense told me that I had my man located, and I have al ways found my sixth sense unerring. “In my exremity I enlisted the aid of a man and his wife, in whom I knew 1 could place implicit confidence, and to them I explained the situation. They were neighbors of the mayor and his family and they agreed to assist me. “Following my suggestion, the hus band called upon the mayor at his office, and the wife called upon the family at their home, at the same hour of the day. Thus, separately and apart, the mayor and his wife were casually questioned about their nephew who, it was rumored, was visiting them. “Both expressed genuine surprise at the question, and both, with all the semblance of candor and truthfulness, denied that they had seen the nephew for several months. “The woman whose services I had secured went even further. With great adroitness she obtained permis sion to examine every room in the house under pretense of inspecting the arrangements of the building. But she saw not the slightest thing to in dicate that anyone was In hiding. “ ‘Boys,’ said I, ‘I am positive the man is in that house, and I am going to And him. I intend to burglarize the place tonight. If 1 am discovered I shall make my escape and they will not suspect that their nocturnal visitor was other than a thief.’ “Well, I carried out my plan. 1 waited until long after midnight, for I knew the family kept late hours, and I, naturally, desired that they should be exceedingly sound asleep. The town had inferior police protection, and I knew 1 had little to fear in that direc I found myself In a parlor. tion. I left my assistant at our lodging house, for i believed I eould best es cape detection by going alone. "It was as dark as the ace of spades when 1 finally approached a window of the house, nor was there any light within. Cautiously I opened the blinds and carefully lifted out the screen. Then, taking the ‘jimmy' with which I had provided myself, I slipped its end under the sash and gave a sudden wrench. The latch snapped with a report like a pistol shot. I crouched in the darkness until 1 was satisfied no one had been aroused. Then I re moved my shoes, raised the window and climbed in. “I found myself in the parlor. Noise lessly I Inspected the room, flashing the light, from my dark lantern Into every corner. From there I passed to the other rooms on the ground floor, opening every door and peering into every possible hiding place. “Then 1 ascended the stairs. On the second floor I found four rooms. Fu • one the mayor and his wife were asleep. I flashed the light in their faces, but they did not awaken. I walked around the room, looked under their bed and In the flosets. “From there I passed into another He was the man I wanted. room, where two small children were sleeping. I stood a moment and watched them. “In the third room I found a young man. He was the mayor's son. I kept the light in his face a long time; I even turned him over on his back that I might examine his features the more carefully, for he slightly resembled the one for whom I searched. But he slept soundly. “In the last room I found the family servants sleeping the sleep of tne weary. I opened a door and discov ered some narrow, winding stairs lead ing to an attic. “Up these I crept. They creaked lotidly, but no tne was aroused. At the top I found a large room lighted by a window at one end. "At the end opposite to the window there was a board partition. It had a doorway but no door. 1 flashed my light through It and saw piles of brok en furniture and bric-a-brac scattered about. I made my way around these and came presently upon a dilapidated bed, and on the bed was a man. “He was sound asleep. The covers were drawn over his head, leaving only his hair visible. I pulled back the covers and flashed the light in his face. He was the man I wanted. It was not yet daylight, and I thought courtesy forbade that I should disturb the family at that unseemly hour. So I decided to wait until the household should awaken. I sat on the side of the bed in silence, and soon became drowrsy. For many days and nights I had watched the house un ceasingly and was nearly exhausted. “When I found it difficult to longer remain awake I decided to yield to the caresses of Morpheus. But first I care fully slipped a pair of handcuffs on my prisoner. Then l lay down by his side, and with one hand grasping the .chain, I fell asleep.” The old secret service man lapsed into silence, while a mischievous glim mer brightened his eyes and a broad grin crept slowly across his good natured face. Then he continued with a chuckle: “Well, when I awoke, the sunlight was streaming through the window. I was alone and handcuffed to the bed. My prisoner was gone. I never saw him again. "Presently the mayor came up the stairs. He w'as surprised to see me, but I explained matters and we both laughed. I promised to keep his se cret, and he agreed to keep mine. He secured a file and released me, and I returned to the lodging house where my assistants were waiting. “ ‘Boys.’ I said, truthfully, ‘he is not there.' ”—Philadelphia Ledger. A Gallant Little Culprit. Bobby was kept after school for some misdemeanor. It was at kinder garten, and his first punishment. The teacher inquired. "Aren't you very sorry, Bobby, to have to stay after school when the others go?" "Oh, no," replied Bobby. “It was just what I wanted, so as to have you all to myself.”—Little Chronicle. RULES FOR THE EDITOR. Ten Commandments Which SnoulJ Be Implicitly Obeyed. I. Thou shait not nave respect to thiue own style to the exclusion of all others. II. Thou shait not make unto thy self a symbolic, graven image of thine own composition, r.or bow down to it, nor worship it because it is thine own, for the public may not agree with thee and may visit its contempt upon thee and upon the generation of thy precious gray brain tissue, sending all into Justly deserv ed oblivion. III. Thou shait not take the blue pencil to an author's work that Is superior to what thou canst do thy self. IV. Remember that thou leave the author’s work whole. Six days shait thou labor to improve thine own style. Then on the seventh day thou shait respect the individuality of another's composition and give unto thy overworked blue pencil rest. V. Honor the parentage of all work falling into they hands, that thy days of revision may be long in the office of thy activities. VI. Thou shait not murder the cere bral offspring of another. VII. Thou shait not adulterate thd author’s composition with any of thine own. VIII. Thou shait not steal the ideas of a manuscript that thou hast read and rejected. IX. Thou shait not bear false wit ness against the character of a manu script. thereby causing its rejection. X. Thou shait not covet they neigh bors manuscript, nor his intuitions, nor anything that is thy neighbor’s. Neither shait thou so revise the manuscript of another as to cause thyself to be likened unto the ani mal whose name is written with the first vowel and a double sibilant. THE TEXT FROM "CLOVER.” Colored Parson's Error Pardonable Under the Circumstances. In portions of the South the minis-' ters of the colored congregations are often more noted for their fervor than their erudition. In a certain revival meeting in a church in North Carolina the minister announced from the pul pit, "My tex' is 'Let de woman iarn in, silence wid ail subjection.’ You will done fin' it in de secon’ chapter, 'lev enth varse, ob Clover." At this mention of an unknown epistle a good brother plucked the coattails of the minister. The latter turned round, then again faced the audience. "Iu spite ob de interrup tion.” he said, ”1 repeat de tex' ant from de secon' chapter, 'leventh varse, ob Clover." Again the coattails were plucked, and the minister glared at the pliu ker, only to turn once more to the congre gation. "Brudder Johnson." he said, "ob jects to de tex', ‘Let woman lain in silence.' We all know dat Sister John son am not a silent woman. But l done repeats dat de tex' will be faun' in de secon’ chapter, 'leventh varse, ob Clover.” Here Brother Johnson rose to tlie minister's ear and whispered earn estly. "Oil,” said the dominie. Then to the gaping people. “I asks Sister Johnson's pardon. Her husband says I made a mistake, he is dat triflin'. My tex' will not be found' in de secon’ chapter, leventh varse, ob Clover; but in de secon’ chapter, 'leventh varse ob Timothy. I knowed it was some kind ob grass.” A Sea Lyric. There it no music that man lias heard Like the voice of the minstrel Seu, Whose major amt minor chords are fraught With infinite mystery. Feu tlie Sea U a harp, and the winds of f iOti Play over his rhythmic breast. And beai' oa the sweep of their mighty wings The song of a vast unrest. There is no passion that man has sung Like the love of the deep-sonlcd Sea. Whose tide responds to the Moon's soft light With marvelous melody. For the Sea is a harp, and the winds of (tod Play over his rhythmic breast. And bear on the sweep of their mighty wings Thu song of a vast unrest. There is no sorrow that man has known Like the grief of the wordless Main, Whose Titan bosom forever throbs With an untranslated pain. For the Sea is a harp, and tire winds of (iod Play over his rhythmic breast. And bear on tire sweep of their mighty w itrgs The song of a vast unrest. —William Hamilton Hayne, in the Atlan tic Monthly Midday Naps as Beautifiers. “I am asked almost every day," said an actress, who is one of the Broadway hits of the season, “how I am able to reconcile late hours and a midnight supper with digestion and a good complexion. The secret is very simple—a midday nap. No mat ter how urgent the appointment, i sleep for two hours every afternoon except on matinee days. Not merely lie down for a nap. but undress, go to bed, and sleep. When on the road, if we reach a hotel in a one-night town too late for their noon dinner, I go straight to bed, and come down as fresh as a daisy, for a good sup per and the evening performance. Most actresses, and actors also, who have been in the business for some time do the same thing."—New York Times. “Lead" Made from Coke. The “lead” of black pencils is row made from coke. It is ground and mixed with iron ore and chutnicals, and subjected to pressure undei great ► eat. THE PRAYER OF A MAN. ' Backward, Tarn Backward, Oh, Time, in Thy Flight" Backward, turn backwa d, oh, Time, In your flight; make me a boy again, iust for to-night. Clive me the bliss of that rapturous time when 1 would go swimming, say, half of the time; give me the blister that followed the bliss, on the part of my bark that the sun didn't miss; give me the belting that followed it then; make be a jubilant urchin again. Backward, turn back ward. oh. Time, in your flight; give me one chance at the teacher to-night, the teacher that larruped me live times a day—Oh, give me one chance at that teacher. I say! And give me the woodpile as big as a hill; let the pleasure of splitting it cheer me anil thrill, while the boys gayly jeer me from over the fence. Oh, give me that bliss again—darn the expense! The small reservation just over the hill, where the thought of the hoeing would give me a chill; the cow that caressed me each eve with, her tail as I tried to draw milk for a twenty-quart pail; the hens that forever were wanting to set; the pig with a stomach man never filled yet; the measles that hit me; the colicky pain—Oh. give me the bliss of my boyhood again! If you’d fill me with rapture and cheerful de light, backward, turn backward, oh. Time, in your flight.—Alfred ,1. Wat erhouse in New York Times. WHY HE LOST HIS JOB. Deformity Objected to by People He Served. He was a bright young fellow anil had given such a good account of him self while on trial as a conductor that the superintendent would have liked to keep him. "But I can't do it, Johnson." he said .vith real regret. "Why not?" said Johnson. The superintendent hesitated, hut de cided it was better to out with the whole truth. "It is because two of your right hand fingers are gone,” he said. “But what difference does that make?” argued Johnson. "I can han dle the change all right.” "I know you can," was the repiy. "but there have been many complaints from passengers on account of the maimed condition of your hand. Most people are sensitive in regard to a de formity of that kind, and although they do not wish to be unkind they object to being thrown in contact with it. I have been obliged to turn down other estimable young fellows who were tlitis handicapped. Occasionally a person minus a digil or two does flnii employment as a conductor on certain street car lines, but he always does so at the risk of arousing a storm of protest lhat will necessitate his ultimate retirement." Inappropriate. Alfred Henry Lewis tells of a Texan who objected to the presence of a lo cal exhorter who wished to offer pray er when rho vigilantes were preparing to hang a horse thief. "Your prayer may be all right mere ly as a supplication,” said the critical »ne. "I have no fault to find with the prayer as a prayer. But it is plumb inconsistent to pray at this time and place.” “Why so?” inquired the preacher "This man is about to go into eter nity, and he should be comforted and his soul saved if possible.” "Saved nothing," said the other. •‘You want to send up a petition to get, this felon into heaven when we are hanging him because he isn’t lit to live in Texas!”—New York Times. To the Workers. Shall you complain who iced the world' Who clothe the world? Who house the world? ■thall you complain who are the world Of what the world may do? As from this hour Vou use your power The world must follow you. The world's life hangs on your right hand. See to II what you do! Or dark or light. Or wrong or tight. The world Is made by you! Then rise its you ne'er rose before. Nor hoped before, Nor dared before. And show as ne'er was shown before. The power that lies In you! Stand all ns one Till right Is done. Believe and dare to do' — Charlotte Perkins Gilman. Extra Pious. Little Janet has, besides a good ap petite, a devout turn of mind, and in her innocent zeal in this direction is often an example to the rest of the family. Her observance of the silent Quaker grace at the beginning ol each meal is a pretty thing to look upon, with its spirit of naive and trustful thanksgiving. At supper the other evening Janet had gone through her usual grace; then the viands were brought in. and she immediately bowed her little head again in silence. “Why, Janet is saying two graces.” said her elder sister. ‘‘Yes,” answered Janet; “but when 1 said tlie first one I didn’t know we were going to have fried chicken!” Old Maid Not Afraid. An Eastern old maid, having read ol the inability of directors to keep the schools running on account of the teachers being married by ,'ich bache lors, has made application for a school in Miller. S. D., and in her postscript says: "Unless they act different from the bachelors in Minnesota, where I have taught thirty-eight terms, you can depend on me to teach right along. I do hope there will be no danger out there.” ■ Miss Gannon, Sec’y Detroit" Amateur Art Association, tells young women what to do to avoid pain and suffering caused by female troubles. “ I can conscientiously recommend Lydia K. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with female weakness and the troubles which so often befall women. I suffered for months with general weakness and felt so weary that I had hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains and was utterly miserable. In mv distress I was ad vised to use Lydia K. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and it was a red letter day to me when I took the first dose, for at that time my restora tion began. In six weeks I was a changed woman, perfectly well in every respect. I felt so elated and happy that I want all women who suffer to get well as I did.” — Miss Ouil.a Gannos, 359 Jones St., Detroit, Corresponding Sec’y Mich. Amateur A rt A ssociation. — *3000 forfeit If original of above letter proving genuineness cannot be produced. ft is clearly shown in this young lady’s letter that Lydia E. Pinkhain’s Vegetable Compound will surely cure the sufferings of women : and when one considers that Miss flan non’s letter is only one of hundreds which we have, the great virtue of Mrs. Pinkham’s medi cine must be admitted by ail. The mayor makes the money go. ‘‘TheKlean.Kool Kitchen Kind” of stoves make no smoke, smell, sool. ashes or ex cessive heat. Always look for trade mark. Punctuality is the thief of time. Defiance Starch Is guaranteed big gest and best or money refunded. 16 ounces, 10 cents. Try it now. Some men go to bed too late ever to wake up famous. Tipped the Mayor. The lord provoat of Glasgow, whose ofllce corresponds with that of mayor in this country, told at a dinner recent ly how he was “tipped” by an Ameri can sightseer. A party of tourists from the United States were viewing (he splendid municipal chambers in Glasgow, and were especially enthu siastic about the great marble stair case. The lord provost happened to pass and offered to guide them about. £ While doing so he gave them some in teresting information about the rise ami growth of his interesting city. As he was leaving one of the Ameri ans quietly slipped a half dollar into his hand. The provost had not recov ered from his amused astonishment un til the Americans left the building. Honeymoon Thirty Years Old. The honeymoon tour of Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Hull of Danbury, Conn., in terrupted almost at its beginning thir ty years ago, was begun all over again Ia3t week. They have become grand parent: since then. Mr. and Mrs. Hull wore married on March 11. 1873. They started to visit Wisconsin and return through Kentucky. The trip ended abruptly at Albany, for a business tel egram called Mr .Hull home. They de cided then to postpone their tour un til the first anniversary of tholr mar riage, but something happened then to prevent and also on the following anniversaries. This year they sailed up the Hudson to Albany. They will visit all the places they intended to and will be gone a month. Mr. Hull Is wealthy. BUILT OVER. Food That Rebuilt a Man’s Body and Built It Right. By food alone, with a knowledge of what food to use, disease can bo warded ofT and health maintained, also many even chronic diseases can be cured. It is manifestly best and safest to depend upon food to cure rather than too much drugging. A case in point will illustrate. A well known man of Reading, Pa., Treas. of a certain club there, says: I have never written a testimonial letter, but I have been using Grapo Nuts about a year and have recovered my health, and feel that I would like to write you about it for the case is extraordinary. "For five years I was a sufferer from a dreadful condition of the bow els; the trouble was most obscure." Here follows a detailed description and the condition certainly was dis tressing enough (details can be given by mail). "Nothing in the way of treatment Df drugs benefited me In the least ind an operation was seriously con sidered. In May, 1901, I commenced using Grape-Nuts as a food and with no idea that it would in any way help my condition. In two or three weeks’ time I noticed an improvement and here was a steady gain from that lime on until now I am practically well. I don't know how to explain the healing value of the food but for some reason, although It has taken nearly a year, I have recovered my health and the change is entirely at tributable to Grape-Nuts food, for I iong ago quit medicine. I eat only drape Nuts for breakfast and lunch son, but at my night dinner I have xn assorted meal." Name furnished jy Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. ft