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IOWA COUNTY’S COURT HOUSE.
Iowa county has one of the model
court houses of Iowa. This splendid
structure was erected in 1S02 at a to
tal cost, including furnishings and fix
tures. of $74,000. The main walls of
the building are constructed of Clevtv
Hand sandstone, a very substantial
gray stone which has a beautiful ap
pearance. The arrangement of the
building is quite harmonious in every
way. On the main floor are the offices
of the auditor, treasurer, clerk and
recorder, with large fireproof vaults
for each. One the second floor are
the superintendent's room, county at
court room. The basement is ar
ranged for assembly room, G. A. R
room, storage, engine room and gen
eral utility rooms.
The people of Iowa county are just
ly proud of this structure, and it rep
resents in a measure the thrift of this
county, and the fact that they have
spent $74,000 for a temple of justice
indicated the high standard of im
provement throughout the county.
CARROLL TO DAIRYMEN.
Gov. B. F. Carroll.
Maintaining that Iowa land is be
coming so valuable that no farmer
can afford to feed an animal that is
not making him a profit. Gov. 11 F.
Carroll gave an address before the
state dairymen’s convention at Cedar
Rapids that gained a warm place for
Iowa's first official in the hearts of
everyone present—particularly the
dairymen. It was an eloquent appeal
for better methods on the farm, and
likewise better profits, better living
so the boys and girls will want to
stay at home and for better roads—
the latter being a proposition in
which the governor is especially in
terested. It was an address that car
ried with it conviction.
Gov. Carroll assured the dairymen
that the state is intensely interested
In the industry in which they are en
gaged, and spoke of the splendid les
son taught by the exhibits, particu
larly the cattle in the basement, and
felt that the men would get great
benefit from it. He stated that it was
rather an unusual thing for the state
to make an appropriation and put the
money into the hands of an associa
tion or the officers of an association
where these officers are not directed
by the state and by the laws of the
state, although they have for some
lime been making appropriations for
county agricultural stations and for
the carrying on of institute work.
"Whether the legislature will feel
like repeating that appropriation,”
■said the governor, “will, of course, de
pend on yourselves and how you have
used the appropriation and the tenor
■or my remarks at the legislature will,
■of course, depend upon your report.
“The dairy interest is one of the
greatest of the state. Mr. Wright, our
food and dairy commissioner, has just
filed with me his annual report, and I
have been studying it a little. There
are some things in that report which
1 feel i ought to bring to your atten
tion. We have something like 1,000-,
3C3 ml.ch cows in the state, and
J don't know whether the number is
increasing or decreasing. His report
shows that the creameries turned out
about 102,030,000 pounds of butter last
year; the total butter production was
about 170,000.000 pounds, or about 2’£
pounds of butter per cow per week. If
by producing the amount of butter per
animal that is now produced renders
ns any profit whatever, practically
every pound you can add to that is
dear gain. It may take a little extra
feeding, but it is practically all profit.
It it could be brought up to six pounds
per week 1 think at least 2% pounds
would be clear profit. Is it not pos
sible to improve our dairy herds so
as to get more butter from our cows?
“I am not in a position to criticize
,yOHr methods, hut I often wonder if
lyou are looking at this question in a
broad enough light. Last year we
produced more than 300,000,000 bush
els of corn in the state of Iowa. It
Is a great compliment to the soil of
this state, but I am not sure it shows
the greatest wisdom. May we not be
running too much in one rut? Are
we not paying too much attention to
the raising of corn? It is not the
greatest thing to say we raised more
bushels of corn thik year than last
year unless we raised it on less
ground. The business of dairying
serves to keep the things which im
prove the soil in the soil.
“1 am glad that the man who just
read the paper by Prof. McKay made
reference to the fact that there are
very few silos in this state. When I
travel through the northeastern por
tion of the United States and up into
Canada I see 50 silos to where you
see one or where you see none in
Iowa. It must mean something. It
means that these must know there is
some benefit, and some advantage in
having silage over the way we are
feeding now. It is one of the things
I think you ought to study.
“I, am trying to work up a little sen
timent on another line and I know of
no people more interested in it than
you dairymen—the question of good
roads. It means you can get your
cream to your factories cheaper and
| better if we have better roads. This
i means that your profits will be larger
| and therefore you can pay more
profits to the farmer. I don't know
just how we are going to bring good
roads to Iowa, but I believe it should
be done by using the supplies we
have at hand. I was talking with the
governor of New Hampshire recently
and he told me that they were build
ing miles of macadam roads there,
and that they were getting their stone
from Massachusetts and shipping it
into the state for the purpose of mak
j ing roads. He said they had stone in
\ New Hampshire, but they could get it
I cheaper and better from Massachus
; etts. If this can be done in Iowa I
j think it would be a good plan, but I
| believe there is plenty of good stone
in Iowa, and I believe at least some
of it should be on the roads in the
shape of macadam.
I had a talk with a road enthusiast
a short time ago who suggested this
idea to me. We have an appropria
tion to levy a four-mill road tax. He
advised taking a certain percentage of
that and setting it aside to be used for
dragging the roads everywhere after
every rain. He said it could be done I
for six or seven dollars a year per .
mile. I was talking with ex-Gov.. !
Larrabee a few days ago and he said
he thought that was too high. He in
vestigated a piece of road that is be
ing kept in shape near his home at
Clermont and w rote me that 11 hours’ !
work per year served to keep that j
road in condition. If we can put our ;
roads in shape on three mills on the \
dollar and keep them in shape on one
mill on the dollar it would certainly
be an improvement worth while. The
soil is such that it is more difficult to i
keep roads good than in most other
places, yet I believe that we can get
a good deal better results out of the
appropriation and taxes than we are
getting now.
"It seems to me that those things
which are most attractive to a boy
or girl by way of rural entertainment
have passed out of existence and our
country people are catching on to city
ways. I think that is a mistake. We
are talking about keeping the boy on
the farm. If we are keeping the right
boy on the farm that is the thing to
do. Not every boy, however, born on
the farm will make a good farmer;
some of them are not good for any
thing. If you have a boy who will
stay on the farm that is the best place
in the world to keep him.
"Don't try tc o«vn all the land that
borders on your land. It is against
the laws of nature, and you have no
business with it. You don't need 320
acres of land in Iowa. Give a part of
it to the boy and keep him at home.
Don't set him up as a poor excuse for
a lawyer or a doctor, but keep him at
home to raise a family.
“How are you going to keep the
girl at home? How much money did
you make off your cows last year?
Don't try to put all that money into
big barns. Good buildings and im
provements for the stock are, of
course, necessary, but put some com
forts into the home to induce the girl
to stay there. Henry Wallace said at
Des Moines last week that if h% were
a housewife and the husband would
not put hot and cold water in the
house he would put a tent in the yard
and stay there until he did put it in.
There is not a class of people in the
state of Iowa better able to have good
homes than the farmers. He has an
income big enough to take care of
him. The farmer may rob himself by
failing to farm properly, but you can’t
rob him of his farm if he has it paid
for. There is no man in the state
that ought to have a more comfort
able home than the farmer, and the
best way I know to keep the boy and
girl on the farm is to furnish them a
home that they will want to stay in.
You can have gas and hot and cold
water and a furnace in your house. It
is a source of great pride to ride over
the state and see the magnificent
homes, but you can make them better.
And if you make them better you are
going to keep the children at home.
"I don't know of any one industry
in the state that is more important or
more profitable than the dairy inter
ests of the state. You can just as well
double the production of butter in this
state as not. and you ought to do it.
In order to do that we must do one of
two things: We must vastly increase
the number of cows or increase the
quality of the animal. Which would
be the easier and most profitable? We
have been talking of making two ears
of corn grow where only one grew be
fore and two blades of grass grow
where one used to grow\ but it is not
always profitable to pasture two cows
where one cow should be pastured. It
is profitable to get a cow to give two
pounds of butter rather than one. You
ought to teach the farmers that if a
cow is not profitable to send her to
the slaughter house and put in her
place a cow that will produce enough
butter fat to be nrnfifnhlo
“The reason that our cattle are not
producing more butter is because one
half of them are poor cattle. It will
not take any more grain or more care
to feed a good cow than a poor one I
"ant to say to you that 1 am going
to watch with more interest next year
than I have in the past the progress
that is being made along the lines
that you are working for, for two rea
sons—because I want to know about
it and because I live here and am in
terested in it. And then I want to
know whether you were correct when
you said 'if you will give us an appro
priation we will produce more butter.'
I want to see if that is so. 1 have no
doubt but what you folks get great
good out of getting together. I am in
terested in it because I believe that
the time is coming when we must re
sort to something more profitable
than simplying plowing corn.
“I think I am correct in saying that
every country as it grows older has
the same experience—that the lands
of the country grow more valuable.
There has been a great tide of emi
gration from Iowa, so that our farm
population is actually decreasing. The
time is coming when that tide of,
shall 1 call it migration, is going to
stop. When these lands become more
valuable the thing is going to work
bad; on us and we have got to resort
to something more profitable than
simply tilling the soil. I don't know
of anything better than dairying.”
FROVED HIS REMARK CORRECT
Dr John Bascoin was a stickler for
pure English. On one occasion as a
student wa3 leaving the doctor's house
he called back: "It's raining cats and
dogs.”
"The rainfall is excessive,” immedi
ately corrected the doctor.
Dr. Ba scorn then ventured down the
steps to determine the force of the ele
ments and was thoroughly drenched
by the driving rain. Hurrying back
upon the porch, he exclaimed: “In
deed, it is raining pitchforks!”
The student glanced at the doctor
questioningly, who was visibly em
barrassed because of his exaggerated
reference to the storm. In confusion
he dismissed his visitor after giving
him the use of an umbrella.
On the way home the student ran
into a projection of an awning, which
pierced a hole into the umbrella.
The next day both men were plan
ning explanations and apologies, the
doctor for using "pitchforks” and the
student for ruining an umbrella.
Dr. Bascom lost no time in reliev
ing his mind, but was interrupted b:
the grateful student, who saw the wa;
to explanation made very clear, wher
he said:
"Doctor, the term you applied t<
last night's rain was correct. Thu
your umbrella was struck by one o
the descending pitchforks.”
Sees Them at Their Worst.
“She doesn't think so much of men.
“What’s the matter with her?”
“Well, she’s cashier in a tailor sho
She's used to seeing men get fitted ff
their togs.”
A Mild Opinion.
“What do you think of that incide
at Annapolis where an alarm clc
was thrown at an officer?”
"I think any young man should
■ ashamed to throw away his time s<
JHNET
NSTEAD of swallowing your
food in sullen silence, in
stead of brooding over
ycur ousinpss, llisteatl OI severely laiKiiig
about others, let the conversation at the
table be genial, kind, social and cheering.
Don't bring disagreeable things to the
table in your conversation any more than
you would in your dishes.”
Breakfast Dishes.
Breakfast seems to be a meal that
troubles many cooks. There are so
many hot breads, griddle cakes and
fritters to choose from that there
need be no monotony in the menu.
See that the day is started right with
a well prepared meal, presided over
by a cheertul, happy house mother.
A whole day may be spoiled by a
gloomy breakfast table, and so it is
essential tor all good work at school
or oihce that ,the day be begun with
cheerfulness. Get up a few minutes
earlier to avoid hurry. If husband
reads his paper at the table, do as one
wife did. Deprive him of her pres
ence until he noticed and complained
of the wiieless breakfast. She ex
plained that she wanted a newspaper
less husband.
Corn Muffins.
Cream one-lourth of a cup of but
ter, add one-fourth of a cup of sugar,
yolks of two eggs, well beaten, one
cup each of flour and corn meal sifted
together with four teaspoons of ba
king powder, and one-half a teaspoon
of salt; add one cup of milk and the
stillly beaten whites of two eggs. Bake
in buttered muffin tins. A good muf
fin may be made with one egg and
two teaspoonfuls of batter.
To Test the Freshness of Fish.
To be eatable, all fish should be
firm to the touch, the eyes bright and
full, the scales bright, gills red and
flesh free from odor. Canned fish
should never be allowed to stand in
the can after opening.
Fish that have been frozen and
after thawing, kept for a time before
cooking, are apt to contain injurious
ptomaines.
Household Hints.
Let the cold water run in the pipes
a few minutes. Never use water for
cooking of food, that has stood in
the pipes.
Air the kitchen and dining room
thoroughly before beginning break
last.
To thaw out a water pipe: Bundle
a newspaper into a torch and pass it
lighted, quickly along the pipe. Drop
It into a pail carried in the other
hand, to avoid being burned.
HERE is no better test In the |
world to apply to a house- j
hold than that of whether
the children In It are truly happy—hap
py in their association with their parents,
and happy with any chance company un
der the roof. Perhaps the highest
achievement of civilization, refinement,
education and religion is a home in which
both a loving and reverential relation ex
ists between children and parents."
Escalloped Oysters.
Put a layer of oysters in the bot
tom of a baking dish; cover with
crumbs, season with salt and pepper
and dot with bits of butter. Repeat,
covering the top with a thick layer of i
crumbs. Add a little milk, enough to
just be seen between the oysters, and
bake 20 minutes.
Never use more than two layers of
oysters In the dish, as the center lay
er is never well cooked, and under
done oysters are liable to disagree
violently with the consumer.
St. James Pudding.
Take three tablespoonfuls of but
ter, melted, one half cupful each of
molasses and milk, sift one and two
thirds cupfuls of flour with one half i
teaspoon of soda and one-fourth of a
teaspoon each of salt, cloves, allspice,
nutmeg; then add one-half a pound of
dates, stoned and cut in pieces. Steam
two and one-half hours. Use one-half
pound baking powder taking powder
boxes for the molds.
Fig Pudding.
Take one-third of a pound of suet.
Work until creamy and soft. Add one
half pound of chopped figs. Soak two
and one-third cups of stale bread
crumbs in half a cup of milk, add two
eggs, well beaten, one cup of sugar,
three-fourths of a teaspoonful of salt.
Combine the mixtures; put into the
mold and steam three hours. Serve
with an egg sauce flavored to suit the
taste.
Generalities.
Parsley will keep fresh and green
ten days or longer, if put into a dry
glass jar, covered tight and set in a
cool place.
The water in which rice is cooked
is too valuable to be thrown away.
Add tomatoes to it with a little beef
extract, or both, and have a soup for
luncheon or dinner at once palatable
and nourishing.
N ATTRACTIVE table is a
good appetizer, and has
something to do with good
numan nature is easily ar
fected by tlie atmosphere with which it
is surrounded; children cannot be expect
ed to behave well in a home given over
to disorder, fretfulness and flurry. Ta
ble manners for the housekeeper begin in
seeing that her table is neat and attrac
tive.”
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Household Sanitation.
Tn uo way are we more our “broth
er’s keeper.” than in the manner we
treat and dispose of wastes. We are
each at the mercy of thousands of our
fellow' beings. As long as we are In
the world, especially of course, in
cities are we all subject to germ la
den dust. Each should do his share
of disposing of dust and wastes, to
save himself and his neighbor.
It was not so long ago that yellow
fever was rampant in the south, but
science discovered the kind of mos
Quito that carried the disease, and
noy,-, with the draining of marshes,
covering pools wdth kerosene and
screening houses, one may live in
comfort and health in these same dis
tricts.
The effort to exterminate the breed
ing places of flies will raise the health
rate in a marked degree, for there is
no carrier of disease more to be
dreaded than the common housefly.
All waste from the kitchen should
be burned as soon as possible as gar
bage has a great attraction for flies.
In cities where there is a garbage dis
posal the problem is partly solved.
The garbage pail should be of galvan
ized iron, with a tight cover. When
emptied it should be washed, scalded
and sunned.
Fresh air is another vital necessity
of health. A house as free as pos
sible from dust, good wholesome food
and one has a fair chance for a use
ful life, if exercise is rightly taken.
HERB are a number of those
who creep
Into this world to eat and
sleep;
And know no reason why they're born
But merely to consume the corn.
Devour the cattle, fowl and fish
And leave behind an empty dish.’*
The Favorite Shell Fish.
The world’s mine oyster.
Which I with sword will open.
Oysters are one ot the few animal
foods which contain a large amount
of carbohydrates. These are present
in the liver in the form of glycogen.
The oyster is especially easy of diges
tion, if eaten uncooked, or not over
cooked, as they require little cooking.
In preparing a stew, cook the oysters
in their own liquor and remove them
as soon as they are plump, and the
gills are curled. More cooking makes ]
them tough. The one great objection
to the use of the raw oyster is that |
during the fattening of the shell fish i
which is done in shallow wrnter, it
may become contaminated with ty
phoid germs, derived from sewage.
Some noted epidemics have been
traced to this source. Greater care j
is being taken to prevent contamina- |
tion and our pure food laws are ful- j
filling a great promise.
Because an oyster has a greenish
hue do not condemn it, for they often
have that color from feeding on the ;
green sea plants. It has been demon
strated that a five per cent, solution !
of tartaric acid will destroy typhoid i
bacilli in a short time. This is a fruit !
acid found in grapes, commonly
known as cream of tartar, and harm
less. Immerse the suspected oyster,
vegetable or fruit, in the solution I
made by adding one tablespoonful of
the acid to a pint of wrnter. After half
an hour, rinse thoroughly in fresh wa
ter, and all danger of infection is re
moved. Although oysters are easily
digested, they are not especially nour
ishing and when 50 cents a quart may
be regarded as a luxury, used for the
purpose of providing variety, and not
as a valuable source of food.
In preparing for eating, carefully
handle each with the fingers to re
move all bits of shell.
When preparing a stew, drop the
oysters into boiling water to cover,
and remove as soon as plump, and the
edges are curled. Add a quarter of a
cup of butter, one quart of milk, sea
son with pepper and salt.
/IjL&Cca^
Was Doing Her Best.
William Pruette, the singer, tells of
a servant girl who came to Mrs.
Pruette in tears and asked permis
sion to go home for a few days. She
had a telegram saying her mother
was sick.
"Certainly you may go,” said Mrs.
Pruette, “only don’t stay longer thaD
is necessary, as wre need you.”
A week passed, and not a word from
her. Then came a note which read:
"Dear Miss Pruette i will be back
nex week an plese kep my place for
me mother is dying as fast as she
can.”—Success Magazine.
An Escape from a Crocodile.
Seldom, indt**!. does a crocodile
relinquish its prey when once its pow
erful jaws have closed upon its vic
tim; but a story comes from East
Africa of a native who had an extra
ordinary escape from one of these
reptiles. He was a Soudanese bugler,
who was bathing in the river early
one morning, when one of his com
panions saw a large crocodile emerge
rrom the water, seize the bugler by
‘he body, and carry him off into the
middle of the river. He was given
up for lost, and none of his compan
ions ever expected to see him again;
but two days later he was discovered
lying on the beach, three miles away,
with the waves washing over him. It
doe3 not appear that he was seriously
injured, but all he could remember
of what happened was his being seized
by the crocodile and carried down the
river towards the sea. When he re
covered consciousness, he found him
self on the seashore, but what caused
the crocodile to spare him must ever
remain a mystery.
NEWS NOTES OF INTEREST FROM
VARIOUS SECTIONS.
ALL SUBJECTS TOUGHED UPON
Religious, Social, Agricultural, Polit
ical and Other Matters Given
Due Consideration.
The Midwest Life of Lincoln closed
the year 1909 with $2,000,000 of insur
ance in force, all written in Nebraska.
The work of making the preliminary
survey for the Kearney & Beloit, Kan.,
railway is rapidly nearing completion.
Governor Shallenberger has received
an invitation to attend a celebration
of Jefferson’s birthday, to be held at
Washington, D. C., April 13.
The county officials of Buffalo county
have asked for an increase in salaries
under the theory that the population
of the county exceeds 25,000.
R. R. C’opsey of York county was
the first county treasurer to settle up j
with the state treasurer's office on |
the business of the past year.
Mrs. J. N. Grant, a former resident
of Beatrice and mother of R. W. Grant
of that city, died at the home of a
daughter in Seattle, Wash.
Henry Gentry, a farmer two miles
south of Stella, sold a span of mules
last week to a horse buyer for $490.
At J. M. Stanley's sale a span of mules
brought $575.
The Midwest Life has good openings
for active, progressive men to repre
sent it locally. Write the company at
Lincoln for particulars.
A walk through the snow with both
shoes off, and one foot even bare, was
the act of a drunken man from Central
City at Grand Island. It is feared
that he will lose one foot.
Mons N. Nelson last week bought the
John Corlson farm east of Oakland
for $22,000, or at a price of $137.50
per acre. This is the highest price
ever paid for land in that vicinity.
Mrs. Frank Koontzman, who lived
near Albion, while on the road to
town w-ith one of her sons, was taken
ill. They turned around and drove
home where she died on reaching the
house.
While Night Clerk Frank Grace of
the Evans hotel, Holdrege, was tempo
rarily absent early in the morning, a
burglar entered the hotel office, and
by working quickly made his getaway
with about $200 in cash.
Jacob Branton, who lives* four miles
northwest of Blair, has the distinction
of growing an ear of corn with an
unever number of rows of grains. It
was a leading feature at an agricul
tural exhibit held in Blair.
Mrs. George Stutheit, postmistress
at Smyrna, five miles east of Superior,
has sent in her resignation and a suc
cessor has not yet been named. It is
quite probable that the postoffice at
that place will be discontinued.
Ed Smith, a young farmer living
near Fullerton, appeared upon the
streets armed with a double barreled
shotgun and a 38 revolver, threatening
anyone to approach him. He was over
powered and placed in custody.
James F. Ferrier, who came to Ash
land from Louisville several months
ago and embarked in the livery busi
ness, later selling ont and engaging in
the restaurant business, was the vic
tim of a burglar, who entered his room
and secured $120.
John Ginglon, a foreigner from Great
Falls, Mont., was found wandering
around the farm of John McNulty, two
miles from Alliance, in a badly frozen
condition. He was taken to the Alli
ance hospital where he is in quite a
serious way.
The Farmers’ Grain & Live Stock
company elevator was burned at Oak
land. There were about thirteen thou
scand bushels of grain in the elevator
and all of it is practically a total loss.
The building was valued at about
$5,000 and the grain destroyed was
valued fully as high.
Judge A. A. Welch of Wayne, an
nounces that the first term of court in
the Ninth district will be held at
Pierce on February 7. At this term
will come up the case of the State vs.
Harry Joyce, who is now in the county
jail charged with robbing the Farmers’
State bank at Hadar last January.
L. It. Kuible, county treasurer of
Cherry county, has refused to turn
over the office to Miss Gertrude Jor
dan. who was elected treasurer at the
fall election, on the grounds that Miss
Jordan is not eligible to hold a county
office. The case will be carried to the
supreme court.
A Cleveland (O.) dispatch: Mrs.
Effie Iddlings of North Platte, Neb.,
secured her husband, Charles E. Id
dlings, on a habeas corpus writ and
started west with him. She charged
that liis brothers and sister in Warren,
O., had held him in their home with
out her consent. Iddlings is said to
be suffering from nervous trouble.
In buying life insurance if. is a sound
ousiness proposition to buy it in a Ne
braska company. The Midwest Life of
Lincoln issues all the standard forms
of policies. Write the company, giv
ing age nearest birthday, and it will
send you a sample policy.
Edward Brouhard, son of H. Brou
hard, president of the Bank of Beaver
City, committed suicide by shooting
himself, with a target rifle, in the
breast. He had just celebrated his
21st year of age.
Mrs. B. F. Kroeger is dead and nine
members of the families of B. F.
Kroeger and C. Dake, farmers near
Fairbury, are ill from trichina poison
ing. The two families ate a quantity
of raw pork sausage. The illness was
supposed to be grippe. Mr. Kroeger
died, and two others, it is said, cannot
recover. Physicians say the illness is
due to trichina.
The railway commission has granted
permission to the Douglas County Tele
ohone company, located at Valley, tc
ssue and sell stock to the value of
15,000.
A suit for damages against the Nuck
ills County Agricultural society foi
52,500 was filed in district court Iasi
veek by Ebenezer H. Foote of Super
or. While attending the county fail
icld by that association last fall, hi
laims to have been injured by a wilt
orse springing upon his with its feet
nocking him unconscious, cutting t
v-p wound on his leg and otherwist
wimanently injuring him.
90,000 AMERICAN
SETTLERS GO
TO CANADA
THE YEAR 1909 HAS SHOWN AN
INCREASE OF OVER EIGHTY
PER CENT IN AMERICAN
SETTLEMENT.
Recent advices from Canada, our
next door neighbour, the neighbourly
country across the boundary line,
are that upwards of ninety thousand
settlers from the United States went
into Western Canada during the past
year, most of them for the purpose of
taking up and settling upon the va
cant lands, 160 acres of which are
given free by the government, and
lands adjoining held by railway and
land companies are selling at from
nine to fifteen and twenty dollars per
acre. Even if thirty and forty dollars
per acre were paid, the price would bo
low, as the lands produce wonderfully,
and at these higher figures there is a
large interest on the money and labor
invested. The ninety thousand set
tlers of last year, followed about sixty
thousand of the previous year, and for
several years the number has been
running into these large figures. There
must be a reason for it. It may be
found in the single phrase, “they are
satisfied.” Nothing attracts people
more than the success of others, and
the news of this reaching other thou
sands, causes them to investigate. The
investigation in this case is always
satisfactory. The splendid land of
Iowa, of Indiana, of Nebraska, Kansas,
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio
and other States has risen to a high
value, and it is worth every dollar
asked for it. But there is not room
now for all on these lands. With the
ever increasing demand for grain,
there comes the ever increasing de
mand for land. Canada is the only
country on the continent in a position
to supply it. Land there that costs,
say fifteen dollars an acre, produces
on a reasonable calculation, 25 bushels
of wheat to the acre, or about $20.00.
The most liberal calculation as to cost
makes the cost to produce $7.50 per
acre, leaving a balance of $12.50 per
acre. The $7.50 carries good wages
for the farmer, and all other conceiv
able contingencies. With conditions
like this, covering the entire area of
about 500,000 square miles, it is read
ily understood why 90,000 Americans
should follow the sixty thousand of
the previous year. Canadian Govern
ment Agencies at different points in
the Union are always ready to give in
formation regarding the free home
stead lands, ready to advise the set
tler as to the districts which would
suit him best.
CHANCE FOR BARGAIN
For Sale Cheap—Aeroplane—Owner
No Further Use.
Fight Against Plague Goes On.
Although the survey of the past
year's anti-tuberculosis work shows
that much has been done, the reports
from all parts of the country indicate
that this year the amount of money to
be expended, and the actual number
of patients that will be treated will be
more than double that of the past
year. For instance, special appropria
tions have been made in the various
municipalities for next year's anti
tuberculosis work, aggregating $3,976,
500. In addition to these appropria
tions over $4,000,000 has been set
aside by the different state legisla
tures for the campaign against tuber
culosis this year. Besides these sums,
a large number of the present exist
ing institutions and associations are
planning enlargements of their work,
and new organizations are being
formed daily.
George Refrained.
“George declared he would kiss the
first woman that passed under the
mistletoe, and she was the colored
cook.”
“Did George kiss her?”
“Kiss her! 1 guess not. Nobody
dares to take any liberties with the
cook.”
WHEN DINNER COMES
One Ought to Have a Good Appetite.
A good appetite is the best sauce.
It goes a long way toward helping in
the digestive process, and that is abso
lutely essential to health and strength.
Many persons have found that Grape
Nuts food is not only nourishing bet
is a great appetizer. Even children
like the taste of it and grow string
and rosy from its use.
It is especially the food to make a
weak stomach strong and create un
appetite for dinner.
“I am 57 years old,” writes a Tenn.
grandmother, "and have had a v eak
stomach from childhood. Uy great -mre
as to my diet I enjoyed a reason able
degree of health, but never found any
thing to equal Grape-Nuts is a
standby.
“When I have no appetite for bieak
fast and just eat to keep up my
strength, I take 4 teaspoonfuls of
Grape-Nuts with good rich milk and
when dinner comes I am hungry.
While if I go without any breakfast I
never feel like eating dinner. Grapv
Nuts for breakfast seems to make a
healthy appetite for dinner.
“My 13-months-old grandson had
been very sick with stomach trouble
luring the past summer, and finally we
out him on Grape-Nuts. Now he is
growing plump and well. When asked
if he tvants his nurse or Grape-Nuts,
he brightens up and points to the
cupboard. He was no trouble to wean
it all—thanks to Grape-Nuts.” Read
he little book, “The Road to Well
ille,” in pkgs. "There’s a Reason.”
Ever read the above letter? A nev»
ne appears from time to time. They
e genuine, true, and fall of huiaas
vO teres t.