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' 1 ■ ■ *• • «rth '. • troubles e*
* -tR between my own people and
rypn»n-roft-d criminals that in
'• ft Mac kinuc and the mainland, and
n. • d*-s--: i_..-d ur striiRci- for chas
:.c L uor -cninst ilose human
wui’ :*• • “
Ti * las; t rdf boomed lrom him in
a siocaa of triumph and as if in ecbo
■:.g t: e-kery there can e from the open
; or the • k..t s u. :rr!ilc-- la Rb of
obadiah Pric*
* Yea—yea—even into the land of
the Lamar. are you kins"*
the - md tf. his voice StraiiR
’.—Bed toward him and 'he sonorous
" t: ; h ’hut rumbl’d :n h;s throat
’o a lam «- • ■ :::c \nJ Na
* —riel saw that tbe little old coun
.. r* ere. skittered boldly as they
m-t -he prophetv and ’1 . * :n their
ltist.ee was neither Var nor servitude
if rather a list:’ as of mast.-r meet
t-r master Th» two advanced and
—’ ;e d hand - and a lew low words
pa-f d them while Nathaniel
west to the door
“I w:l! go With you. Captain N'a
■-t. f* l I’.um.* ' - c- i Obndiah. **1 will
C<- * *h you aid show you the town"
. f. cons . »:u fa*1 your friend.
aid-d Strang ‘ Today be carries with
b;n_ tha* autbo-.ty Iroin the king."
I-• Icved and Nathaniel passed
•irottgt the door Looking back he
aught a las- wam.tg flash from the
girl s eyes As he burned down the
fair be heard the councilor pause
- ar. ir.stan: uj n the landing and
as..: z advantage of this opjortunity
i-r ; -d ut " crump! 1 jsaper. and
read these litws
-‘Hurry to jnour ship In another
hour m«u will be v. atclnns for an
• — :. *■■ ‘ i. kill you You will never
• ■ . i u::ve—uri> you go
n• w T: • girl pa caw th-«ugh the
:.u< w — r.a- you tms w arntng.”
! - mrust th< paper into his coat
>’ kct as ubadlan caiae up behind
; t . Nat. n?j Imot i have come
_* to cat t —I hare come fas'""
b* H> caught his ross
;-i • • : ' ■ arm a:.d Nathaniel fell
ais ' and tr*: 4 :bc violently. "Come
*■ .- :■ y Nut—bey .nd 'he temple I
ha-.*- ttrng' to say to you His voice
unnatural and when
.: .a® f.uri . ufc-d dawn into his
face the tank in the kill li’i eyes
* art led hr Nat. you must hurry
..way with ‘hr package""
So 1 understand—if I save my skin
tinndtab Pr . • I lair- a potion to kill
: ad pa ■-*J beyond the hug ■
*d‘#o of logs and as bo stopped.
i_:caes from toe v»t of the king's
e. > t’... niel ra igtt the councilor's
are. .b a grip that crushed to the
boot
i ha-, a • • n to kill you!" he re
pealed
Th* ~.~n s■>*<. ■;n!'..nching Not
a musoie of t.s face quivered as the
captain's £cger* sank into the 6esh.
"At the Srs: *;go of treachery, at
The firs- r-jjn of danger to myself. I
seal. shoe you dead!” be finished
"Y «a may Nat. y->u may From this
lcunwT until you leave the island 1
shall be at your side and no harm
shall come to you But if there should.
Nat. or if there should come a mo
r tst when you believe that I am your
enemy—shoot me'” There was sin
c rtt in his voice that earned ion
: : fo Natnan:rl s heart and he
released his hold upon the councilor's
ana Regardless of the mystery that
surrmiadad tun he believed in Oba
dtah
“If you had remained at the cabin.
Nat yon would have known that l
was your friendcontinued Obadiah.
"She would have come to you. but
t. »—ti i impossible. You know You
nave bee* warned T~
Nathaniel drew Wlnnsome's note
Iron, his pocket and read it aloud.
Obadiah smiled gleefully when he no
• *d bow carefully he kept the hand
writing from his eyes.
• VL Nat. you are a noble fellow!”
j hr ened, nub.nc his hands in his old
v-ee v*j "Y ou would not betray
pretty little Winn, eh? And who do
you suppose told Winnsome to give
you this note*"
“Strang> wife."
"Tea. even so. And it was she who
set my old legs a-nmning for you, my
boy Come, let us move!"
The little councilor was his old self
again, chuckling and grimacing and
rubbing his hands, and his eyes
danced as he spoke of the girl.
"Casey is not a cautious man." he
gurgled with a sudden upward leer.
"Casey is a fool!"
“Casey!" almost shouted Captain
Plum. "What the devil do you mean?"
"Ho. ho. ho—haven't you guessed
the truth yet, Nat? While you and I
were getting acquainted last night a
couple of fishermen from the main
land dropped alongside your sloop.
They had been robbed by the Mormon
pirates. They cursed Strang. They
swore vengeance. And your cautious
Casey cursed with 'em. and fed 'em.
and drank with ’em—and he would
have had them stay until morning
only they were anxious to hurry with
their report to Strang. Understand,
Nat? Eh? Do you understand?"
"What did Casey tell them?" gasped
Nathaniel.
Obadiah hum-bed ius shoulders.
' Enough to warrant a bullet through
your head. Nat. Cheerful, isn't it?
Put we'll fool them, Nat. we’ll fool
them' You shall board your ship and
hurry away with the package, and
tb--r you shall make love to Strang’s
wife—for she will go with you!"
He stoppt d to enjoy the amazement
that was written in every lineament
of the other's face.
'>he wil! go with me, councilor!
And why?"
Obadiah had laughed softly as he
watched the change. Suddenly he
J'Tked himself erect.
"S.h-ii-h!" he whispered. "Keep
cool, Nat. i)on't show any excite
ment or fear Here comes the man
who is to kill you’”
H»- made no move save with his
eyes.
“He is coming to speak with me and
to get a good look a: you.” he added
in < \cited haste. "Appear friendly.
Agree with what I say. He is the
' hief of sheriffs, the king's murderer
—Arbor Crochet”
He turned as if he had just seen the
approarhtrg figure And he whispered
soft]?. "Winnsome's father'”
Arbor Crochet Nathaniel gave an
irvoluntar; shudder as he turned with
Obadiah. Croche. chief of sheriffs. !
scourge of the mainland—the Attila
of the Mormon kingdom, whose very
name caused the women of the shores ,
to turn white and on whose head the
men had secretly set a price in gold! 1
Without know ing it his hand went un
der h;s coat. Obadiah saw the move
m« nt and as he advanced to meet the I
officer of the king he jerked the arm
ba< k fiercely. Half a dozen paces
away the chief of sheriffs paused and
bowed low. Hut the councilor stood
erect, as he had stood before the king,
smiling and nodding his head
”Ah. Croche.” he greeted, “good
morning;”
"Good morning councilor”’
“Sheriff 1 would hare you meet
"Capt. Nathaniel Plum, master of the
Moon Typhoon. Captain Plum this is
h: majesty’s officer. Arbor Croche!” ■
Th* two men advanced and shook
hands Nathaniel stood ball' a head
a: live the sheriff, who. like his master. 1
th- king, was short and of massive
build, though e much younger man
H * v as a dark, lowering hulk of a
cr ature. with black eyes, black hair,
and a hand-clasp that showed him peg
s' -sed of great strength.
You are a stranger. Captain Plum?"
The councilor replied quickly.
‘ He has never been at St. James
'.'-•lore, sbetIff. 1 have invited him to
stay over to see the whipping. By the
way—'' he shot a suggestive look at
th- officer "By the way, Croche. 1
• t you to see him safely aboard his
s!oop tonight. His ship is at the
lower end of the island, and If you
will d-tail a couple of men just be
for» dusk—an escort, you know—"
Nathaniel telt a curious thrill creep
up stiine at the satisfaction which
betrayed ..self in the officers black
face.
It will give me great pleasure 1
rnun- ilor.' he interrupted. ”1 shall
escort you myself if you will allow
me. Captain Plum!”
'Thank you." said Nathaniel.
"Captain Plum is to remain with
tr>" throughout the day." added Oba
diah "Come at seven—to my place.
\h. 1 s. e that people are assembling
near the jail!"
"We have changed our plans some
v 1 councilor." The officer turned
to Nathaniel "You will see the whip
: t'c within half an hour. Captain
P!<na ' He turn- d away with another
Ui-w to the councilor and hastened in
the direction of Strang s office.
So ’hat is the gentleman whc
thinks he is going to put a bullet
through me!" exclaimed Nathaniel
» i. the t.rf:eer had gone beyond fc< at
lng !! !ui.g t d. and there was a kind
of wiid expectant joy in his voice
"Obadiah. win you not make arrange
m. nts for him to go with me alone"’
“He will not go with you at all.
Nat." gloated the old man. “Uo. ho,
w, arc playing at his own game—
treachery When he calls at my place
you will be aboard ship.”
"Put 1 should like to have a talk
with him—alone, and in the woods,
(ted—I knew a man at Grand Traverse
bay whose wife and daughter—“
“Sh-li-h-h!” interrupted the coun
cilor “Would you kill little Wlnn
some's fathtr?"
“Her father? That animal! That
murderer! Is it true?"
"But you should have seen her
mother. Nat. you should have seen her
mother!” The old man twisted his
bands, like a miser ravished by the
sight of gold "She was beautiful—as
beautiful as a wild flower, and she
killed birself three years ago to save
the birth of another child into this
hell Little Winn is like her mother,
Nat”
“And she lives with him?”
“Er. yes—and guarded, oh. so care
fully guarded by Strang. Nat! Yes.
I guess that some day she will be a
queen "
"Great God!" cried the young man.
“And you—you live in this cesspool
of sin and still believe in a heaven?”
“Yes. 1 believe in a heaven. And
mv reward there shall be great Ho.
ho. 1 am takirg no middle road. Nat:”
'TO HE CONTINTFO.)
New News
of ITpBtprCicUj
Cardinal Who Surprised Clerk
Merry del Val, When Buying an
American Typewriter, Tested the
Machines by Writing Sentence*
in Many Languages.
No man of the cloth has lately been
more in the public eye than Cardinal
Merry dei Val. first on account of the
prominent part he played in the series
of incidents that kept Colonel Roose
velt from being received by the pope,
and. more recently, on account o: his
prominence in the quarrel between
Spain and the Roman Catholic church.
"What manner of man Is the car
dinal?" is a question that is now com
monly asked. A hitherto unpublished
incident, which occurred when the
cardinal was in this country about a
decade ago. may serve to answer the
query, in part at least. It is toid on
the authority of Rev. Father Connolly,
who was for some years secretary to
the late Archbishop Corrigan of New
\ ork and Bahamas, and who was
thrown much with Cardinal Merry del
Val during his stay in America.
"Do you know." began Father Con
nolly. "Colonel Roosevelt missed a
great opportunity when, through those
unfortunate complications at Rome,
he was unable to come i^ personal
contact with Cardinal Merry del Val.
for in the cardinal the colonel would
have found a man after his own heart
J suppose It is true that almost all
Americans picture the cardinal as a
grave, excessively dignified and sol- 1
emn-visaged man. but that is not so
He is so far from being burdened with
dignity and solemnity that, had Colo
nel Roosevelt been able to visit the
American college in Rome at a time
when the students were playing base
ball. he would very likely have beheld
Cardinal Merry del Val himself en
gaged enthusiastically in the sport,
and in him he would have beheld an
athletic, keen-eyed and quick-moving
player, one who. I am told, can pitch
a curved ball equal to the best of
them. Then. too. tne cardinal Is one
of the best shots in all Italy, and a
superb swimmer, and he could have
told Colonel Roosevelt of his interest
ing experiences in those two branches
of sport without the aid of an inter
preter. for the cardina! speaks Eng
1 lish without an accent and as fault
lessly as the colonel himself.
"'Hut the best illustration that 1 can
give you of the cardinal's diversity, of
his practical nature, of his learning
and of his keen sense of humor Is to
tell you of an incident that occurred
during his American visit
"Some little time after he had been
here he mentioned one day that he
had become an expert in manipulating
the keys of a typewriter, went on to
say that no foreign typewriter ma
chine could be compared with those of
American make, and finally expressed
a desire to be taken where he could
purchase a Yankee-made machine He
was shown to a warehouse, where he
would have a wide range of choice.
"Garbed simply as a priest of the
church, and with no one suspecting
his identity, nor even that he was a
foreigner, because of his proficiency in
English, the cardinal took his seat be
fore the first machine showed him. and
clicked off a f“w sentences in English
The clerk tolerantly smiled his ap
proval Then, as though casually, but
with a perceptible twinkle in his eye.
I he cardinal began writing in French.
This time the clerk smiled ir. a per
j ph led sort of way. and the cardinal.
: quick to note the change, clicked off
some Italian, and right below It sever
. al sentences in Spanish.
“By this time the poor clerk, and
the others who had come up. haring
been attracted thither by the ‘priest s'
expert manipulation of the machine,
were utterly bewildered Still, one of
them managed to secure a machine
•apable of writing German when the
cardinal politely asked for it. after
which that humorous twinkle still in
his eyes, he further mystified the of
fice by writing German as perfectly
and easily as he had the other lan
guages.
“Machine after machine the car
dinal tested in this polygot fashion, so
to . peak At last he bought one that
suited him. and then, for the first
time, the clerk who had waited on
him learned of the identity of his dis
•inguished customer, the cardinal or
d* ing the machine sent to him at his
address in Rome. And 1 presume that
it is upon an American typewriting
machine that today he conducts much
of his polyglot correspondence."
• Copyright. 1910. by E. J. Edwards. All
Rights Resect ed.)
Odd Reading tor Great Mind
John G. CaSisic Found Recreation In
Frothy Literature of the Summer
Boy ard Gir! and in De
tective Stories.
Shortly after the late John G. Car
lisle had made before the United
States supreme court the brilliant ar
gument by which the territorial rela
tions of Porto Rieo to the United
Sta'es were in’erpreted by the court.
1 saw in the far end of a smoking car
in which I w-as riding, a tall, white
felt beaver hat, of a style which was!
in fashion about a generation ago.
and 1 knew at once that its wearer
was Mr. Carlisle'
I had crown Mr. Carlisle for a num
ber of years and. going up to his seat.
1 spoke to him. He greeted me cor
dially and asked me to be seated be
side him, and as 1 did so 1 saw that
Negro Painted Prize Winner
How E. M. Bannister, an Unknown
Artist, Let John Duff Have Now
Famous Picture After Medal
Had Been Awarded.
Some time before the Centennial
exposition, held in Philadelphia in
1S76. was opened with appropriate cer
emonies. the late John Duff, one of the
great railroad capitalists of Boston of
a generation ugo. and for several
years a powerful voice in Union Pa
cific affairs when that railroad was
governed largely by Boston men. en-1
tered the picture gallery of Dow- &
Co. in Boston.
Mr. Duff, who had made a large and i
important collection of pictures upon
his own judgment as to their merits— .
much after the fashion of James J.
Hill and John Q. Johnson of Philadel
phia today—wandered about the gal
lery for several minutes, at last stop
ped in tront of a large landscape (taint
ing that show cd some sheep grouped
under a cluster of oaks. For a long
time the millicnaire collector cf art
gazed silently at the canvas. Then,
his study of it over, he called to Mr.
Dow : “Is this picture for sale?"
"Yes." was the reply, “although r,»
price has been s“t upon it."
The sheep are not very good." crit
icised Mr. Duff, but the landscape
is superb. 1 have never seen finer
ire- They remind me of the work i
of Jacques. Who is the artist?"
“Ho is in the next room. His name
is Bannister. Step in and see him.
it you tike." said Mr. l:ow.
“Bannister—Bannister," caused Mr
Duff. “1 don't recall that as the
name if any artist I have ever heard
cf ' • Tore " And lie stepped into the
adjoining room to make the >center's
acquaintarn'e
But i noment he was hack
agsjn.
"I ur'i see any painter in that
room." he protested.
"’.Veil, -.he mtn who painted that
picture is n that room, nevertheless."
said Mr. Dow. “I will go in with you
and introduce you to him."
When they en • red the room the
only person Mr. Duff saw there was a
colored matt. Hint Mr. Dow called to
them “Bannister," he said, "this is
Mr. John Duff He has been looking
at your picture, anu wants to know if 1
It is for sale."
For several seconds, as he stood fac
ing the very dark skinned man. Mr.
Duff was too astonished to speak, but
finally he managed to ask: “Did you
paint ~h.it picture?"
"Yes, sir. 1 did." was the respect
ful reply.
“Where?"
“In my little studio in Providence.
R. I."
"Do yon mean to tell me.” insisted
Mr. Duff, ' that you. alone and unaid
ed. painted that picture?"
"Y'es. sir. 1 certainly did." was the
reply.
"Will you sell me the painting for
a thousand dollars?"
"Well, sir.” replied Bannister. “I
should like to send it to the Centen
nial exposition In Philadelphia first
I once lived in Philadelphia, and I
would feel mighty proud i; a picture
of mine were exhibited at the ex
position."
"All right. Bannister." said Mr.
Duff, “first send your picture to the
exposition. and then let me have It for
a thousand dollars. But I'll tell you
this right now : If your 1 icture is ex
hibited at the Centennial . will take
a medal of honor. If it doesn't, then
I will give you Sdi»>) more than a thou
sand for the picture."
"Yes. sir. thank you. sir." respond
ed the negro, and so the bargain was
made. And in due course ~he picture,
accepted and hung by the rrt commit
tee of the Centennial exp otion. re
ceived a first award m-'tal. Then
:ron. several quarters the artist v.~as
offered much more than a thousand
dollars .or the painting. bu~ he remem
bered nis word to Mr. *'uff and "l'n
der he Oaks'" became one :>• tbe most
highly prised pictures in Mr. Duff's
private collection. Today, in he world
of art. it is a famous American land
scape. though Its whereabout* has
long been something of a mystery, few
persons knowing ’hat it is in the pri
vate collection of Mr. Duff's scu-in
aw. Dr. William C. Bullard of New
York city.
As for the black man who painted
•his prise picture. E. M Bannister,
death claimed him several years later
before he had produced another paint
ing worthy to be placed in the com
nsny of "1’nder the Oaks."
•Copyright. 191?. by K J. EdwaixU. All
1 Rights Rescnnl»
he was surrounded with as large a
collection of very light reading as it
had been my fortune to see In the pos
session of one person, other than a
news agent, for many a moon. 1 sup
posed I showed my astonishment; at
any rate. Mr. Carlisle smilingly re
marked: "You see, 1 have some light
reading."
"I should hardly have thought.” Mr.
Carlsle.” I repled, "that la man of
your professional and political ability
would find any pleasure in reading
publications devoted chiefly to the
summer girl and boy.”
"Well.” laughed Mr. Carlisle. “I dote
on 'em. 1 have secured a quiet place
up in the country. In a very quaint
nook on a hillside. Every evening
when I start for this delightful rest
ing place. I go to a news stand and
pick out the lightest kind of reading
1 can find, and on the train and after
supper is over, until midnight, some
times, 1 have a fine time reading. It's
ihe way I get my mental rest and rec
reation; it is the only way I get it.
You know. I take no interest in sports
of any kind; 1 don't even care about
horses, though I was 'born and bred
in old Kentucky.' But give me light
reading—the frothier the better—and
I am refreshed by It as other men are
renewed when they ride to hounds or
track the golf ball down
"And the worse the story the bet
ter 1 am revigorated. the easier 1 for
get the cares of life. Now, take this
story 1 have been reading. Listen to
this—" and the great lawyer reeled
off a paragraph or two of as bad writ
ing as I had gained knowledge of In
a !ong while. "'Isn’t that delicious?
Do you wonder that the enjoyment I
get from perusing such literature
makes me forget my professional
cares and gives me that complete
mental rest and recreation which
every man needs at some period of
the day?
“And give me the short story, if
possible, and the thrilling detective
story, at that. 1 am very fond of a
detective story, no matter what its lit
erary style or merit and no matter
what the plot. This magazine here
has a good one. from my point of
\iew"—he held up a cheap periodical
—“and so has this one. All these
magazines you see about me I’ll prob
ably finish with tonight, and then I'll
go to bed and sleep soundly because
they've made me dismiss ali profes
sional cares and worries from my
mind 1 attribute no small portion of
my good health to the fact that this
light reading brings me mental <.hinge
and sound sleep, for it is a practise
•hat 1 have kept up for many years,
nd i; has never failed me."
A tew minutes later, the train hav
ing r< ached my station. 1 bade Mr.
1 ’'nrlisle good by. On my way from
the car 1 loo':-d back, and already
Mr. Carlisle was Immersed In the
rages of an ail-, tory periodical notori
ous for the tra hiness of its contents
—the same John G. Carlisle who had
delivered one of the most profound
speeches ever made upon the tariff
upon the floor of the house of repre
sentatives: 'who had been speaker of
•he house of representatives for three
te-ms, Tnited States senator, and sec
retary of tlie treasury, and whom
Grover Cleveland thought so much of
that he hoped to see him nominated
for president by the Democracy In
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\ 'Cup"right. ?SKi. Py V J Kdwarda All
Rights R«trr»d )
On Horace’s Sabine Farm
Verses Written 2.C00 Years Ago Have
Made Spot in Valley of the
Licenza Famous.
A !f* \ 'rses written 2000 years age
have made the little Valley of the Li
cenza on- >1! the most famous places
within cas.' reach of Rome, says the
London News. Had Maecenas been
less generoua a patron, had he never
given the Sabine farm to Horace, had
Horace never told the world and his
friends how his days there were spent,
few would now make the classical ex
cursion into the Sabine hills, though
time has not marred their beauty.
The villa of Horace has disappeared,
to the joy of scholars and archaeolo
gists. who. as it is. can go on arguing
indefinitely over its exact site. But
the narrow valiey. the stream running
through it and the enclosing hills are
as Horace left them, and as lovely.
Now. as In his day, if you go from
Rome to Tivoli, and from Tivoli to
Vicovaro. and here turn up the valley
cf the Licenca and wander on by road
—as you must, and ihere is no railway
—you will come, some few miles fur
ther. to a great rock that springs ab
ruptly from the lower slopes and tilts
over them at a melodramatic angle.
This is ‘the citadel Horace had to
seal* to reach his house, and it marks
the boundaries of the farm. The only
difference is that the little brown vil
lage of Roccagiovine rises on top.
where of old stood the Temple of
Yacuna. already in ruins when Horace
sat under its shadow to write to his
friend in Rome The linle village has
done its best to meet its classical re
sponsibilities. and has given the name
of the temple to its piazza.
Here still are the olives that pay the
Sabine farmer best, and the vines that
yield the rough little Sabine wine that
Horace has made more renowned than
many a rarer vintage; here are the
hills where he wandered, and the
woods that gave acorns to his fiocks
and dense shade to him; here the si
lence and the peace, and the fresh
wind blowing rrorn the mountains, and
here the babbling spring and the
banks upon which he rested in the
cool grass during the hours he count
ed his happiest; the Randusian spring
to which he promised immortality In
his song
And as he promised so he gawp
Not merely the spring, but all that
vast estate, which the satirists of
his time would hare had men belieTe
was but a • lizard's hole.” he has made
immortal.
A Hard Time.
“I hope.” said the clock, ‘these
labor troubles will never come my
way.”
"Why not?” asked the table.
• Because how could 1 keep in bus!
ness with my hands wanting only an
eight-hour day?”
A Domestic Hero.
"That man Snifkins is a wonder.”
“How?”
“1 have known him in one day tc
defy the cook, flatly disobey his wile
snd bully the ice man.”
THE CENSUS
OF CANADA
—
ITS GROWTH IN TEN YEARS
PAST.
A census os' tire Dominion of Canada
will be made during 1911. It will
show that during the past decade a
! remarkable development has taken
! place, and, when compared with the
: population, a greater percentage of in
j crease in industries of ait kinds than
lias ever been shown by any country.
, Commerce, mining, agriculture and
railways have made a steady march
onward. The population will be con
siderably over h.000,900. Thousands
of miles of railway lines have been
construction since the last census w as
taken ten years ago. This construc
tion was made necessary by the open
ing up of the new- agricultural dis
tricts in Western Canada, in which
there have been pouring year after
year an increasing number of eettlers,
until the present year will witness
settlement of over 390.000, or a trifle
less than one-third of the immigration
to the Vailed States during the same
period with Its 9-.000.000 of popula
tuon. Even with these hundreds of
thousands of newcomers, the great
majority of whom go upon the land,
there is still available room for hun
dreds of thousands additional. The
census figures will therefore shew a
great—a vast—increase In the num
ber of farms und‘*r occupation, as well
us in the output of the farms. When
the figures of the splendid immigra
tion are added to the natural Increase,
the total will surprise even, the most
optimistic. To the excellent growth
that the western portion of Canada
will show may largely be attributed
the commercial and industrial growth
of the eastern portion of Canada. All
Canada is being upbuilded. and in this
transformation there is tnking part
the people from many countries, but
only from those countries that pro
duce the strong and vigorous. As
some evidence of the growth of the
western portion of Canada, in agricul
tural industry. It is instructive to
point out that over 100,000 home
steads of 160 acres each have been
transferred to actual settlers in the
past two years. This means 25.000
square miles of territory, and then,
w hen is added the 40.000 160-acre pre
emption blocks, there is an additional
10.000 square miles, or a total of 35,
000 square miles—a territory as largo
as the State of Indiana, and settled
within two years. Reduced to the
producing capacity imperative on the
cultivation restriction of 50 acres of
cultivation on each 160-acre home
stead within three years, there will
be within a year and a half from now
upwards of 5,000,000 additional acres
from this one source added to the en
tire producing area of the Provinces
of Manitoba. Saskatchewan ana Al
berta.
In 1901, at the time of the last
census of Canada, successful agricul
ture in the Provinces of Monitoba.
Saskatchewan and Alberts was an
experiment to many. There were
skeptics who could not believe that
it was passible to grow thirty, forty
and even fifty bushels of wheat to tbo
acre, or that as high as one hundred
and thirty bushels of oats to the acre
could be grown. The skeptics are not
to be found today. The evidence of
the hundreds of thousands of farmers
is too overwhelming. Not only have
the iands of western Canada proven
their worth in the matter of raising
all the smaller field grains, but for
mixed farming, and for cattle raising
there is no better country anywhere.
The climate is perfectly adapted to all
these pursuits as well as admirable
for health. The Dominion gov rnment
literature, descriptive of the country,
is what all that are interested should
read. Send for a copy to the nearest
Canadian government representative.
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rour street?
Jewett—Yes; they have been pour
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Many tt .c* n e-t to smoke NV
nw buy i.* • l-’ ^tntrie binder straight ac.
Why is it that a large woman al
ways tak-»s a small man seriously
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