MUT A FORMER OREGON EARNER THINKS OF WEST ERN CANADA. Albert Nelson left Benton Co., Ore goh, In Sept., 1304. for the great Canadian prairies. To quote from his letter: “I was greatly surprised to find such an immense stretch of rich virgin prairie still almost unoccupied in the very heart of North America. The splendid crops of oats, wheat, bar ley, potatoes and hay I beheld in the settlements made me very eager for a piece of this rich soil, and I soon lo cated in the Goose Lake country. We have here a great stretch of the rich, deep clay loam of t-ho Saskatchewan— a soil heavy and hard to break, but particularly v/ell adapted for the re tention of moisture and production of the bright No. t herd wheat, and great crops of oats, barley, flax and po tatoes. I had CO bushels of oats, weighing 441 lb. to the bushel, per acre. Some of my neighbors had still greater yields. Wheat yielded from 20 to 30 bushels per acre. We have all done well lu re, and 1 could name many Americans who came here with means to go ahead, who have done big already. For homesteads one has to go further west, but the best prai rie can be bought here for from $12.00 to $16.00 prr aero. The climate is dry and healthy. This is the regular Saskatchewan fall weather—frosty nights, and bright, sunny days—ideal for threshing and hauling out of wheat. The trails are dusty, as thou sands of wheat teams are moving towards the elevators. “The sight of it makes one stop and wonder what it will be in a few years when the immense prairies get under cultivation. Heavy snowfall is the exception here. Snow generally falls in December and goes off 2r, March. It sometimes gets very cold, but the Saskatchewan, farmer does not fear the cold. Winter is his season of rest. The first or second crop he built's a comfortable house for him self, and warm stables for his horses. He need not, like some, be poking about in the mud all winter attending a few beasts for a livelihood.” ATTENUATED. f; —See. Samantha, that shows how terribly thin some folks are. GOVERNMENT CAREY ACT OPEN ING OF IRRIGATED LAND. WAY 6, the State of Wyoming Will Sell ICO Irrigated Farms at 50e per acre at Cooper-Lake, Wyo., to those who have made applications for WATER RIGHTS NOW ON SALE at ?3 per acre cash and $3 per acre annually for ten years. Free railroad fare, sleeping and dining car accom modations and FREE DEED to TWO TOWN LOTS to ail applying BEFORE j MAY 1. Applications and particulars j furnished by TALLMADGE-BUNTLN ! LAND CO., Agents, Railway Exchange, Chicago. Agents wanted. Article Reason. During the trial of a man who had made an unsuccessful attempt at sui cide, a lawyer had badgered the wit nesses to an exasperating degree, and evidently intended to pursue the same course with a meek appearing little Irishman who next took the stand. “Yon say you talked with the ac cused an hour after his attempt?” the lawyer demanded. "Oi did.” was the direct reply. "And did he give any reason for at -tompting to commit suicide?" "He did, an' it was a good reason.” "Well, and what reason did he give?” “Sure, an' he said he wanted to kill himself,” Pat answered, and for a mo • ment even his honor could not control Iris laughter.—-Harper's Weekly. Wanted Longer Sermons It was a proud boast one clergyman made to two or three others who were having a quiet chat in his study the other night—namely, that he had ac tually on one occasion been asked to make his service, both prayers and sermon, a bit longer. His brethren regarded him with su perstitious awe, and one asked, feebly; “Where on earth was that?" “Well, boys,” was the frank confes sion, “it was with a goal where 1 acted as chaplain for a short time. The poor beggars dreaded to leave ;he church for their cells." State or Ohio City or Toledo, i Lucas County. f ss Frank J Cheney makes oath that lie te senior gartner of the firm of F. J. Cheney 4 Co., dome »i:w*s m the City of Toledo. County and state sfdrcsild and that said Urm will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and c\cry css" of Catarrh that cannot t>e cured by the u.se of Ii a i.i.'n Catarrh Cure. FTMNK J. CIIF.NFIY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this 6th day of December. A. D.. 1886. A. W. GLEASON. Notary Pi.iiuc. Halls Catarrh Cure? Ls taken totrrnally and arts dlr^c^ly upon the Ui.mkI and mucous surfaces of the fiyatem, .Send lor testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY & CO.. Toledo, O by all Dru*n?lj«ts. 75c. Taiui i{all's Family Pills for constipation. Alas, How True! “I often wonder,” remarked Mr. Stubb. in solemn reflection, “if the last man on earth will have (he last word.” “Of course he will, John," laughed Mrs. Stubb. "But why are you so sure?" “Because the last woman will give it*to him.” With a smooth Iron and Defiance Starch, you can launder your shirt waist just as well at home as the steam laundry can; it will have the proper stiffness and finish, there will be less wear and tear of the goods, and it will be a positive pleasure to use a Starch that does not stick to the iron. __— A Distinction. She—I suppose your uncle didn't fail to remember you in his will? He_it was scarcely a remem brance--more like a faint recollection. With the World’s Great Humorists' Selections from the Writings of the Best Kjnotern Makers of Mirth. _‘ * A Medium-Sized Journey By Strickland W. Gillilan. • Once in Greece lived a "high-brow named James H. Pericles. I do not know just when it was be lived, ex cept that it was-inmmediately preced ing his demise. But it was so long ago that I have no personal recollec tion of him, and have had to depend larg<-!y on gossip and hearsay for my information on the subject of him. Pericles was a good man. When he was dead, or even previously, a vigor ous search of his desk failed to dis cover any letters from Archbold, and even in these times that was in a man's favor. Pericles was a hot advocate of home industry and worked hard to keep the 1: ca! vote. To do this he took a strong stand (which his followers believed to he a grand stand, though if it had mode him any trouble it would have been only a one-night stand or even a center table) against foreign con quests. holding that wo should give up ibe Philippines as soon as we could find anybody who hadn't heard of them and v.*iuld take them without making us too much trouble about it. Pericles also built a large theater : which was not controlled by the trust | and Belasco complimented him very j highly on it every time he played j there. When “Maid of Athens” was j first sung, the boy who had the song j and lemonade privilege of the theater j went home with enough coin to fik ! his toga or night shirt so heavily that j he could go not more than a quarter ! of a parasang without stopping tc rest. The patrons of the theater bought the song freely, although they • I admitted the wor.»: were Greek to them. Hesides the theater, he built a nifty shack called the Parthenon, that can be seen distinctly by every mariner engaged in that sartorial occupation known as doubling the cape of Soun E««y—I I “Pericles Also Built a Large Theater 1 Which Was Not Controlled by the Trust.” ian. This cape has been doubled so often that there are large cracks in it where the creases come. It is a beautiful cape, trimmed in passe menterie and Persian bands. Pericles was the sort of chap that, had he lived to-day, would have stood in with the administration at ail haz ards, unless he had seen a good chance to disagree with Roosevelt and get away with it, which is a lar | ger order than any present-day states man has been able to fill. Pericles was accused of having Pan Hellenic theories, for which he took hot foot baths, boneset tea and lobe lia. Three days later the board of healtli played formaldehyde and-seek all about the house and pronounced him entirely well. At the time of go ing to press there are no new cases reported. When Pericles, after many years of foxy management of affairs, was taken with pip, bronchitis or what ever was liis tinal ailment, and when on account of his prominence too many doctors had got hold of him to let him possibly recover, some of the old women of Athens hung a bag of asafetWa, a rabbit’s foot or some other charm around hts neck to keep off the kibosh. Pericles smiled at this, casually remarking to an attend ant: “Look how nutty even the brightest of us may become, when he’s scared of croaking!’’ But the asafetida or bunny-lioof was up against too much handicap, in that large herd of doctors, so Pericles quit living, after which people were glad to admit that he was great, and a lot of Athenian Buttinskys and Mr. Fixits found to their sorrow that they could not fill his place. All they could do was to make people shake their heads and say: "If Pericles had lived, that would have been done differently.” Than which nothing makes a hard working statesman sorer toward a popular favorite. (Copyright. 1303. by W. G. Chapman.) Addison Spriggs, Altruist By S. E. Kiser. With a long, deep sigh Addison | Spriggs laid his paper aside and made himself a solemn promise. He had just read the beautiful sentiment: As you travel on your way Bravely do the be3t you can ICvery moment of the day To assist your fellow man. “There,” thought Sprigg3, “is a great sermon in a few words. If I ! ran live up to that sentiment I shall i be greater than he that rideth in a | limousine car. Of course ‘fellow man’ it: not to be taken literally. It em- j braces woman. Ha, that is good! Em- i braces woman! And why not ! Woman was made to be embraced.” Imbued with the spirit of altruism, | Mr. Spriggs sallied forth, and in the 1 crowded street he presently raw a | poor woman who was wearily carry ing a child that was several sizes too 'urge for her. “If you will permit me.” said he who had resolved :o assist his fellow "A Sudden Gust of Wind Struck Them as They Turned a Corner.” man, “I will carry your offspring. I deem it my duty to help wherever I may. Come to me, dear little one, come to your Uncle Addison,” He held out his arms and the woman, compelled by his authoritative manner, handed her darling over to him. Rut the child was not inclined to join in its mother’s acquiescence. It uttered a wild cry and wriggled re belliously. "There, there,” cooed Mr. Spriggs, "be not afraid. Your Uncle Addison will not harm you.” Still the child refused to be con vinced and in sudden desperation it clawed his glasses from his nose, per mitting them to tumble to the side walk where $3 worth of lenses were immediately and irreparably wrecked. “Confound the brat," exclaimed Ad dison Spriggs as he flung the child back into its mother’s arms, “take it! People, who bring children into the world have no right to expect others to be burdened by them.” Then he gathered up his nose-piece and a fragment or two of glass and hurried on his way. Belonging to the peripatetic school of philosophy, as he did, he presently succeeded in walk ing off his anger, and, overtaking u young woman who carried a large box, he gallantly decided to proffer assist ance, having noticed before he spoke to her that she was fair to look upon. Derricks Long in Use. Probably the oldest derricks still in use are the two built at Tiler, in Ger many, in the year 1413, and the one built in 1554 at Andernach, also in Ger many. All these three derricks are built on the same principle. In the middle of a massive A-frame tower is located the swinging or main boom. 20 by 20 inches, whose iron pivot moves in a pan-shaped bearing cup. On top are fastened the guy ropes and the sap, which is also movable. The der rick can be moved by cross-bars fas tened to the main boom. The load Is chain-lifted by tread-wheels 16 feet in diameter. London’s New Actor’s Club. London now has its Lambs’ club, which has just been opened in Jer ” yn street. It is not on quite the same plan as the similar society in New York. It is a men and women’s club, largely devoted to bridge, and all the gambols are likely to be gamblers. The rooms are attractive and the cook ing excellent. "May 1 not aid you?” he asked, reaching for the box. “I happen to be going your way and it will he a pleasure, I assure you.” The lady protested that she could carry the box herself, but Mr. Spriggs politely declined to permit her to do so. He deemed it his duty to he a burden-beater, and the fair one hav ing two other bundles that required her attention, she was able to offer only a feeble defense when the as sister of mankind laid hold of the box and b-gan to pull. Having secured possession of it, he said in his gen tlest tones: '1 trust that you will pardon the I liberty I take in offering assistance! without waiting to b ■ introduced to ! you. The truth is that I find my greatest pleasure in being a help to ethers. 1 hav. no patience with men who go through life caring not how th-r'ir brothers and sisters' manage to get along. 1 regard it as my mission to—” A sudden gust of wind struck him Which College for the Baby? By Edmund Vance Cooke. B.v dint of their combined exertions, exercised alternately, the Honeybuds had finally succeeded in wearing down the opposition of the heir to all things Honeybudian, and the infant was asleep. Mr. Honeybud dropped into a chair and picked tip the evening paper, read ing mechanically: "The cumbersome machinery by which we elect our executives is hope lessly obsolete and notwithstanding the—" Here Mrs. Honeybud came back from incarcerating the small captive of Morpheus behind the bars of his “cribby-bed" and observed: ‘‘Rufus, hasn't he the most wonderful tenacity of purpose?” "Ye-es, indeed," responded Mr. Honeybud, without skipping a word of the editorial: "notwithstanding the difficulties un der which the country labors—” "He's sure to be a great man, Ru fus, with such persistence." "to obtain a constitutional amend ment, the Gazette-Sun is profoundly of the opinion—" "We must pay particular attention to his education, don't you think?" "of the opinion that the antiquated method of procedure established by our forefathers, by which—” “Where shall we send him, Rufus?" "Send?” said Mr. Honeybud, ab sently picking a word out of Mrs. Honeybud's flow'. "What’s the use of sending? Why don’t you telephone?" "Rufus Honeybud. you haven’t heard a word of what I’m saying! I Sftn talking to you of the necessity of sending our son to the right college.” “Oh. yes,” said Mr. Honeybud, ma king amends by throwing aside his pa per. "I know the very one.” "It must be old and well-established, you know,” stipulated Mrs. Honeybud. "This one is as old as our govern ment,” answered Mr. Honeybud, “and was founded by "such men as Washing ton, Hamilton. Franklin aud others of rheir class." “is its curriculum elective or pre scribed?” “Wholly elective, but most rigidly prescribed.” "It isn’t- some horrid old business college?” said Mrs. Honeybud, sus piciously. “No; but it does the most important piece of business the nation has to do.” I hope the sessions aren’t too long. We don't want our son driven to death with his studies.” “This college has the shortest ses “Where Shall We Send Him, Rufus?" slons of any In the country. In fact it has sessions only quadrenially.” ‘■Rufus Honeybud!” “It is called the Electoral college.” “Rufus Honeybud, I do think you’re too bad! Here, I’m discussing the se rious question of the education of our son and you're just making fun.” "Making fun!” exclaimed Mr. Hon eybud. “Is not our son destined to be president?” “Of—of course,” responded Mrs. Honeybud. “Well, then," concluded Mr. Honey bud, triumphantly, “it’s him for the Electoral college!” (Copyright. 1909, by W. G. Chapman.) I - . ■ i ■ - ■ —~ -SSS? Siam has recently passed a law giv ing women the right to vote in certain cases. While this may seem an ex traordinary step for an Oriental peo ple, the Siamese women themselves explain that it is the teaching of Bud dhism. One of the chief reasons for raising the sunken Maine is that it will stop the mouths of those high-souled patri ots who love to reiterate the calumni ous and exploded charge that she was blown up by our own men. as they turned a corner near a very high building and. having both arms around the box, Mr. Spriggs was un able to keep his hat from being whisked from his head. Seeing it whirled out into the street, which was Ailed with trolley cars, automobiles, omnibuses and other vehicles, he rushed after it, dodging, jumping and sliding, and at last falling upon the box which was ilattened under him. When he had been dragged from beneath the hoofs of a pair of pranc ing horses, Addison Spriggs found himself surrounded by many people, and the owner of the $27 hat which he had ruined was weeping piteously. As he stood there assuring her that he would make it right a boy came with the remnants of what had been his own hat and offered it to him. Taking it and flinging it in Jhe face of the boy, Spriggs broke through the crowd and dodged down an alley, fol lowed by three policemen and a score of men and boys all yelling: “Stop the crazy man!” That night Addison Spriggs solemn ly decided that poets and altruists were irresponsible dreamers. (Copyright. 1909, by V,’. <5. Chapman.; WfflMdmigj Br yards velvet 22 inches wide. The third is a Princess dres3 of elephant-gray cloth. The front panel is edged with velvet and trimmed with velvet-covered buttons; the sleeves being trimmed to correspond. The deep yoke is of piece lace, outlined with a fold of velvet. Gray straw hat, lined with rose color, and trimmed with rose colored ribbon and roses. Materials required: 8 yards 46 inches wide, & yard piece lace, 2 dozen buttons, 1% yard velvet on cross. # LIKE THE PARTED POMPADOUR. Smart Women Quick to Take Up Fan cy Recently Introduced. After all the preaching about the parted pompadour, it didn’t come in until the season was well started. Now the smart women are rapidly taking it up. At the opera, at dinner dances, at the theater, and wherever women gather with bare heads the parted pompadour is the mode of the mo ment. It is doubtful if the small roll of hair over the temples could be digni fied by the name of pompadour. It stands out little from the face. It is slightly waved, more often at home than on the irons of the hairdresser. The parting is on the left side and the hair brushed away from it in man fashion. At the right side of the part the hair sweeps down over the brow and across the temples in a large rippling wave. The left side goes back over the ear and is tucked into the small Psyche knot that stands straight out from the head. Every one thought this parted pom- | padour would be unbecoming; on the j contrary, it is quite attractive and a ! charming relief from the mass of ruffed and ratted hair that we have been wearing over the brow for years. Whatever rats or crepes are put into the hair to keep it out now are used at the sides. They must not go across the back except under the Psyche knot. The correct coiffure adopted by the majority has the hair brushed up smoothly from the nape of the neck to the knot itself. There is no bulg ing out or sagging down. It is a clean Grecian sweep, usually held in place by a wide barette. Physical Culture to Save Figures. New York young women of society have entered with ardor upon a new system of physical culture, with a view to adding harmony to their figures and preserving them from irregularity of line. They have placed themselves under the instruction of an actress who retains her physical symmetry, though she is no longer young. This woman points to herself as proof of the efficacy of her system. It embraces the varied use of elastic devices of va rious size and weights. These contriv ances are used in many ways, the work being graded with a view to in dividual needs. Medicine balls of graded sizes and weights also are used, and the teacher also puts her pupils through vigorous movements of arms and body, which bring all the muscles into play. Help for the Stout. A woman who has lqpt 12 pounds in three weeks, and lost it very satisfac torily from her hips, declares that the feat was accomplished by simply drop ping and picking up a handkerchief 20 times night and morning. Standing in her stocking feet and without her corsets, she drops the handkerchief directly in front of her toes and stoops to pick it up ten times with one hand and ten times with the other; the trick, of course, being to recover the whisp of cambric without bending the knees. The exercise is repeated 20 times again at night. Silk-Covered Powder Box. Here is a clever way of changing an ordinary tin box of powder into a love ly toilet accessory. Some of the stand ard brands of toilet powder have gilt sifting tops, and of course the usual printed matter appears on the can. Either paste or bind stitch very close ly a piece of dainty silk so as to cover all the printed matter, finish the top and bottom with narrow gilt braid, and presto! the powder can which is us ually kept out of sight becomes an ex quisite addition to'any girl’s dressing table.—Woman's Home Companion. HOUSE GOWN AT SMALL COST. Silk and Cotton Fabrics May Be Used with Excellent Results. The girl who wants a pretty house gown at small cost is buying the silk j and cotton fabrics that, take the place of organdie and other thin materials. These are often flowered in charming colors and^lso made up in polka dots and fine self-covered stripes. The girl who makes her clothes at home can handle this material quite easily. She wants a one-piece frock of it slightly curved in at the waist fastening down back and cut out in a slight square at neck. Below the square she insets a piece of embroidered filet net over white chiffon, or uses a color, as she prefers. ! Above this she puts a narrow hand of ! lace. The sleeves are half way to elbow, I j fit the arm, and are finished with a ! frill of lace and a bow of ribbon. There is quite a new touch in arranging this elbow frill. A narrow edge of lace is ; used around the inside of the arm. ! then a double box plait at the back that is five inches deep and has a wide square satin bow at the top. This is much prettier than the old fashioned way of gathering in a lace frill of one width. EFFECTIVE COIFFURE. A charming revival of the "Marle Antoinette” coiffure of tulle edged with pearls. A New Veil Pin. The butterfly has made its appear ance again in the form of an Ivory pin that clamps the veil to the hat brim either back or front. The clamp Is worked by pressing to gether the wings. The ornament is pretty, simple and does not detract from the color scheme of a hat. To Freshen Black Clothes. A woman who has worn black for years says she keeps her clothes fresh with a mixture made as follows: Buy five cents' worth of borax and ten cents' worth of camphor gum. Put them into a large bowl, breaking the camphor gum into small pieces. Pour over this a quart of boiling water, stir ring to dissolve the borax. All the camphor will not dissolve. When cool, put it into a bottle and cork tightly. When ready to use it pour a little into a basin, diluting it with the quan tity of cold water. Wet a stocking with this and sponge your black goods, pressing afterward. This will remove all spots and grease and restore the black. Ventilate Raincoats. If the raincoat proves too overheat ing, a circular row of button-holed eye lets may be worked under the arm and a second row on the under section of the sleeve. If kept far enough under, there will be little danger of their showing, and they will do the ventilat ing act successfully. / The excessive closeness of the rain coat is distressing whether worn v/ith a coat or without one. A STRONG NAME. “What’s your name, messenger. “Samson, sir.” "Good! Just pop off with this box to the depot." CUTICURA CURED HIM. Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles— Could Not Wear Shoes Because Of Bad Scaling and Itching. “I have been successfully cured of dry eczema. I was inspecting the re moval of noxious weeds from the edge of a river and was constantly in the dust from the weeds. At night I cleansed my limbs hut felt a prickly sensation. I paid no attention to it for two years but I noticed a scum on my legs like fish scales. I did not attend to it until it came to be too itchy and sore and began getting two running sores Jly ankles were all sore and scabby and I could not wear shoes. I had to use carpet and felt slippers for weeks. I got a cake of the Cuticura Soap and some Cuticura Ointment. In less than ten days I could put on my boots and in Jess than three weeks I was free from the con founded itching. Capt. G<-orge P. Bliss. Chief of Police, Morris, Manitoba, Mar 20, 1907, and Sept. 24, 1908.” Potter Bros & Chcm. Corp., Sole Props., Bostos. Unfortunate Expression. That fruitful source of mirth, the mixed metaphor, is ever with us. It illustrates on almost every appearance the truth of the Saying that the sub lime and the ridiculous are but a step apart. In a book on the laboring man, con taining some excellent ideas, there appeared the following sentence: “What manner of woman is she who would turn her eyes toward other things, which would become ashes on her very lips?" The flippant answer is, of course, “A cross-eyed woman.—Youth's Compan ion. Fatal Catastrophe. Young Wife imoumfully)—-1 am afraid, doctor, my poor husband with this wretched cold will cough up his life. Young Doctor (startled)--Oh, I trust not, my dear macam; at least not until he coughs up my bill.—Baltimore American. Smokers have to call for Lewis’ Single Binder cigar to get it. Your dealer or Lewis’ Factory, Peoria, 111. Some men haven’t sense enough to do the best they can. For Colds and Grip. Alfalfa Pronounced Absolutely Pure, No Woods. lorgert growers of Closer, Timothy on.i Masses Osts, Barley and Potatoes In America. ' fcX. OOV. HOARD OP WISCONSIN, from 30 acres •own to Salzer’s 80th Century Alfalfa lu-rvpki i ma^n?fl*4 tV** After seed !ngJ*»5C0.oo wornh ^f magnlflcent hay, or at the late of *83.33 per sets. | VII m «h. ^fsiaa^KisR'Ess^ tolntondlng punftMainfS2? ^5* ,# SKSSSiTjSSSsSS1!1^^ k;s * ^•JftSffssawwsjgS JOH" A. ».L„. ,ggD CO., ^ J_