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THE IN THE GASE W - Results Following Settlement Show That Conditions in West ern Canada Are Highly Satisfactory. « Until a few years ago Mr. Henry Lohmann lived at Effingham, 111. He thought he would better his condition in a new country, where he would have wider scope for his farming op erations. It would not seem essential to refer to Mr. Lohmann. at this par ticular time, as of German blood, but for the fact that so many false state ments have gone out as to ill treat ment of Germans in Canada. Writing from Willmont, Sask., un der date of January 30, 3916, Mr. Loh mann says: “We ere perfectly satisfied in this country, and doing well up here. “I bought a half section of land and took up a homestead, my three sons also took homesteads, two of them buying each 1G0 acres of land as well. I sold my homestead, and 1 and one of m sons own a threshing outfit. “The crop this year was good: the . J oats went SO to 90 bushels per acre, and wheat went 40 to 50 bushels and the price is fair.” Sam Morrow, of Millet, Alta., in writing to Mr. J. M. MacLachlan, Ca m nadian government agent at Water # town, S. D., says: “I am well pleased with the country. The climate is bet ter than I ever thought it could be so far north; ideal climate for stock. I have some colts and cattle that have not been inside of a stable in four years. I consider this a fine country for mixed farming. 1 know of farm ers around here who had 42 bushels of barley to the acre and 55 bushels o oats to the acre.” Jacob Goetz of Piapot, Sask. had 43 acres of wheat from which he got 1.200 bushels, and got an average of 93 bushels of oats to the acre. Golden Prairie, Sask.. is a district largely settled by South Dakotans. Horace Blake is one of those. He says: “The crops of 1915 were im mense.” wneai in ms locamy went irom to 55 bushels per acre; oats about 80 bushels on an average. On a hundred bushels of potatoes were grown on a quarter of an acre of land; twelve po tatoes weighed 30 pounds. His horses run out all winter, and come in fat. He raised excellent corn, and fat tened hogs on it. He concludes an interesting letter by saying: "There are schools in every district. The people here are most all hustlers and are fast pushing- to the front. When I first came up here on almost every half section stood a little 12x14 shack, now almost everyone has real modern houses and bams.” Some Southern Alberta yields for 1915: I. H. Hooker, 82 acres, 3,820 bushels Marquis wheat No. 1, 64 pounds per bushel. I. I. Lee, 40 acres, stubble, 1,500 oushels:- 40 acres summer fallow, 2, 530 bushels. Peter Brandon. 164 acres, 7,361 bush els Marquis wheat. R. Marandi, 135 acres, C,920 bushels, S4 pounds per bushel. I. McReynolds, 45 acres, 1,675, stub ble. Ole Christoferson, 50 acres, 2,647 bushels. Arufhus Gavett, 155 acres wheat, 6, 642 bushels; 30 acres oats, 2,000 bush els. Robert Mathews. 46 acres wheat 2,016 bushels, machine measure. D. Dunbar, 130 acres wheat, 5,925 bushels. lngauid Hoppy. go acres wheat. 2, 800 bushels, all stubble. Louis Kragt, 80 acres wheat, 4,006 bushels. W. J. Pate, 26 acres wheat, 980 bushels. W. Roeniche, 150 acres wheat, 5,337 bushels, 80 of this stubble. J. C. McKinnon, 50 acres wheat, 2, 536 bushels. Gordon Swinehart, 30 acres wheat 1,140 bushels. Albert Hanson, 85 acres wheat, 3,760 bushels. Elmer Hamm, 110 acres wheat, 5,158 bushels; 90 acres oats, 6,550 bushels. John Larson, 80 acres wheat, 3,000 bushels; 30 acres oats, 2,000 bushels John Heeklin, 37 acres, 1,484 bush els. Wm. Heeklin, 100 acres, 3,376, stub ble and breaking. O. Salisbury, 50 acres Marquit wheat, 1,600 bushels on breaking.—Ad vertisement. By Measurement. For half an hour the teacher pa tiently instructed her class in the art of telling the time. “Now.” she said at last, as she point ed to the big clock on the wall, “you may be the first to tell me the time, Mary Brown.” Full of importance, Mary turned and studied the dial. Then she faced her teacher again, her eyes shining with triumph. “Please, miss,” she said, “it's jusl one inch past eleven.”—Philadelphia Record. Record Exports of Flour. Minneapolis reports a record sals of flour for the last three months—a total of 6,400,000 barrels shipped, more than a million barrels ahead of any other similar period. Figured out, this means a production of more than two barrels every second of a working day. There is an excellent market foi saws in Russia, as that great country does not manufacture them. J Piles Relieved by First Application And cured Id 6 to 14 <l»ys by PAZO OINTMENT, tbs m % universal remedy for all forms of Plies. Druggists .iU J refund money Lf It falls. IQc. Marriage is both an illusion and a disillusion. STEAMERS AND DOCK BURN AT BROOKLYN --V —■ - —■ ■ » ___ Following a series or explosions, the most spectacular fire of years in Brooklyn destroyed the New York Dock company s 900-foot pier at the foot of Pioneer street, almost destroyed the steamships Bolton Oas'.'e, Pacific Castle, and Bellagio, and burned, or partly burned. 37 lighters and barges. The vessels were being loaded with war munitions for the allies. Steamship men figure the loss to be $4,000,000. The photograph shows the pier and the Bolton Castle on fire. , LATEST AMERICAN AEROPLANE BREAKS SPEED RECORDS i nib iit v mmtao tractor aeroplane, omit m Ithaca. .V i.t lor the l nited States government, was driven at the rate of 9o miles an hour by Aviator Frank H. Burnside ir. a series of flights over a measured half-mile course. ^ ith a slight wind at his hack. Burnside covered one-half mile in 15 4-5 seconds. Against the wind he made one half mile in 29 1-5 seconds All of Burnside's times were recorded by J. .J. ’-*rawlcy of the Aero Club of America and forwarded to the New York headquarters of that organization. The machine is equipped with a 135 horsepower “V" type motor and is constructed for weight lifting and climbing as well as for speed. PREFERS HIS WIFE TO A PAGE Thomas I). Schali of Minnesota, the only blind member of the national house of representatives, has been assigned a page by his fellow members, but prefers to rely on the aid of his wife, who is here seen with him. Mr. Schali said: “There could not possibly be any better or more reliable guide than my wife.” SAVING THE SONGS OF THE INDIAN The United States government is endeavoring to retain for future gener ations the voice and songs of the American Indians, making phonographic records of the songs, conversation and voice of original inhabitants of America. The photograph shows Mountain Chief of the Blackfeet Indian tribe singing war songs into a phonograph at the Smithsonian institution in Washington. WHY ALIENISTS DON’T GO MAD. Until a few years ago insanity was seldom discussed In the presence of a person who worried lest he become insane. It was feared that a knowledge of the mental disease would add to hiB anxiety and perhaps act aB a stepping stone toward making him a victim. But all that has changed. Most alienists now believe that acquainting worried people with the real types of insanity tends less to apprehension than the vague and formless pictures of “madness" conjured by the ignorant. For that reason, say those who have gathered statistics in the matter, insan ity is comparatively rare among alienists. Their very familiarity with disturbances of the mental state helps them to see themselves as others see them, and to keep their own faulty mental habits within bounds. MAJ. GEORGE T. LANGHORNE The officers of the United Stated army are watching with great interest to see what will become of the investi gation started by former Secretary of War Garrison into the charges that Maj. George T. Langhorne was the bearer of messages irom Germany to Captains von Papen and Boy-Ed, the recalled attaches of Germany. At the start of the war Major Langhorne was military attache in Berlin. He was re- ; called, and, it is charged, brought back letters from German officials to the embassy here. Marriage Vs. Common Sense. So many women are annoyed and displeased if their husbands even dare to suggest a fishing, hunting, skating or skiing trip, "with the boys.” If they did but realize it, these little separations do more to make home dearer. Short vacations away from each other make husband and wife all the more appreciative of the other's good qualities. So don’t frown on your husband’s desire to leave you for a short time. In fact, if he does not express any wish to leave you, you should pack up and leave him for a short visit to friends or relatives. These short sepa rations tend to a long union, while too much and too constant propinquity tends to a long separation. Especially if you feel any signs of a strained at mosphere between you both, if there is a formal politeness, or a disposition to snap at each other, you may know that it is time for one erf you to go visiting for the good of your marital relations. When common sense and good rea son live in the same house with a hus band and wife, dissension does not as a rule get a chance to raise its head. Would Repair the Damage. One day a small boy living next door carried a quantity of soft mud upon our back walk and was busily engaged In making mud pies. I sug gested to him that he play some place else, as I did not like mud on my walk. He replied, gallantly:: “Well, I’ll broom it.”—Chicago ’Tribune. He Would, Indeed. If a man should happen to reach perfection in this world, he would have to die immediately to enjoy him self.—H. W. Shaw. THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK Feb. 28. 1915. Germans advanced west of the Vosges, forcing French back four miles. French took many German trenches in Champagne. Russians continued successful at tack along whole western front. Turks evacuated Sinai peninsula. German embassy at Washington denied Stegler's stories. March 1, 1915. Two German corps defeated at Przasnysz. Ossowetz bombarded by Ger mans. Turkish forces under Essad Pasha massed on Asiatic side of Dardanelles. Norwegian steamer rammed off English coast. Premier Asquith announced al lies would cut off Germany from all trade with rest of the world. Hamburg-American line officials in New York indicted for conspir ing against U. S. * March 2, 1915. British gained ground near La Bassee. Russians won Dukla pass and took 10,000 Germans near Przas nysz. Austrians were defeated near Stanislau but gained in the Car pathians. Russians shelled Czernowitz. American Red Cross sent sup plies and nurses to Serbia and Ger many. March 3, 1915. Russians advanced from the Nie men and the Dniester. Austro-Germans driven back in Galicia. Germans demolished two Osso wetz forts. Russians defeated Turks in the Caucasus. Allied fleet silenced three inner forts of Dardanelles. Germany modified relief ship rules. Heavy fighting near Basra, on Persian gulf. March 4, 1915. Hard fighting in the Vosges. In Meiancourt woods Germans sprayed French with burning oil and chemicals. Russians checked Austrian drive in Bukowina. German submarine U-8 sunk by British destroyers. Allies began landing at Scddul Bahr, Dardanelles. March 5, 1915. Germans were checked at Reims. German armies in north split up by Russian advances. Turks abandoned campaign against Egypt. Allied fleet bombarded Smyrna. Germans sunk French ammuni tion ship at Ostsnd. Zeppelin raid over Calais failed. Zeppelin L-8 wrecked near Tirle mont. March 6, 1915. Russians attacked in center of eastern line and gained in North Poland. Austrians gave ground in East Galicia. British warships battered Dar danelles forts, destroying one. Asia Minor ports shelled by al lies, Smyrna forts being silenced. Allies' landing party on Dar danelles suffered severely. Shipping Pigs in Baskets. The lot of domestic animals in the East is not enviable, particularly when enduring transport from one place to another. Fowls are always sent to market with their legs tied, so that it is impossible for them to move. Live pigs are transported in the Straits Settlements by steamer or barge, shipped singly in wicker work baskets just large enough to take a Bingle pig. In this cramped and uncomfortable po sition, for the animal’s legs are tied, making it nothing more than a living log, it is often shipped long distances. Water is thrown over the animals and occasionally they are allowed to drink, but nothing is given them to eat.— Popular Science Monthly. Banana Flour in United States. Banana flour now is being made on a large scale and Is Imported to the United States from Porto Rico. It has added much to the wealth of the island as well as giving the United States a new product for the table. Worst Kind of Dust. Dust is everywhere, but the worst kind of duat is that which is confined within the four walls of a room. The dust is always germ-laden, because it is infested with effete matter thrown off by human bodies. Suburban Woes. "How’s suburban life?” "I’m getting all the worst of it. My chickens lay their eggs away from home and now my grapevine has run over into my neighbor’s yard.”—Louisville Courier Journal. Franklin’s Philosophy. “He that hath a trade hath an estate; and he that hath a calling hath a place of profit ancT honor. A plowman on his legs is higher than a gentleman on his knees.”—Benjamin Franklin. Genius and common sense blended usually spell success. Trying to keep from worrying is what worries some people. Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets are the original little liver pills put up 4o yean ago. They regulate liver and bowels.—Adv. Differentiation. "Have you a good cook?” "Oh, the cook's good enough, but the cooking is atrocious.” Higher Education in Egypt. Egypt has 26 schools of higher edu cation. technical and agricultural, and 4,000 students are enrolled. Don't Neglect Kidneys Swamp-Root, Dr, Kilmer’s Prescrip lion, Overcomes Kidney Trouble It is now conceded by physicians that the kidneys should have more attention as they control the other organs to a re markable degree and do a tremendous amount of work in removing the poisons and waste matter from the system by filtering the blood. The kidneys should receive some as sistance when needed. We take less ex ercise. drink less water and often eat more rich, heavy food, thereby forcing the kid neys to do more work than nature in tended. Evidence of kidney trouble, such as lame back, annoying bladder troubles, smarting or burning, brickdust or sedi ment. sallow complexion, rheumatism, maybe weak or irregular heart action, warns you that your kidneys require neip immediately to avoid more serious trou ble. An ideal herbal compound that has had most remarkable success as a kidney and bladder renpedy is Dr. Kilmer's Swampi Root. There is nothing else like it. It is Dr. Kilmer's prescription used in pri vate practice and it is sure to benefit you. Get a bottle from your druggist. However, if you wish first to test this great preparation, send ten cents to Dr. Kilmer 4c Co., Punghamton. X. Y.. for a sample bottle. When writing be sure and mention this paper.—Adv. Hatched From Unlaid Eggs. Three chickens, hatched from eggs that were never laid, composed the interesting part of a window display of poultry remedies in a drug store re cently, says a writer in Farm and Fire side. Three laying hens, a white Orpinr ton, a Rhode Island red and a black Minorca, were killed. 1 obtained an egg from each hen. The shell of the white Orpington egg was not fully de veloped, so I used gum arabic and ad hesive plaster to finish the shell. The three eggs were placed in an in cubator, and hatched out three chicks, a white one, a black one and a red one. The chicks are roosters and are now large enough to prow. Proof of Marriage. The great detective, laying aside professional cares for the evening, is attending a dance. Introduced to a beautiful woman, he asks her to dance with him. and she graciously consents. “You have been married several years.” he murmurs, after a couple rounds of the floor. "How could you guess that?” she asks “I am not wearing my wedding ring. Do I look like a married wom an?” “Not at all.” he replies, gallantly. “Bur I knew you were married the mo ment we started t<J dance. You at once began doing the leading.”—Judge. Damascus, in Syria, is the oldest of all existing cities. WATCH YOUR STEP Especially if you have any | symptoms of Stomach, Liver or Bowel weakness, such as POOR APPETITE SICK HEADACHE INDIGESTION CONSTIPATION BILIOUSNESS Always be on the safe side i by resorting to the famous HOSTETTER’S Stomach Bitters promptly. It helps Nature. SHOWING CHANGE IN TIMES Historical Researches as to Status of the After-Dinner Speaker Are Somewhat Interesting. James C. Cleary, the well-known New York lawyer and after-dinner speaker, while speaking at a bamiuet of hotel men in Boston, recently, re ferred to the "after-dinner speech" in this wise: "I had occasion not long ago to con duct some little research into the orig in. history, cause and effect of the after-dinner speech, and 1 was some what surprised to find that during the feudal days of England and also in Home in the reign of Nero the object and purpose of the after-dinner speech were entirely different from what they are today. Iu those days it was con sidered and used .exclusively as a barometer to indicate the mental and physical condition of the speaker. In otlTer words, if the speaker, after spending an hour or perhaps several hours at the festal board, with convi vial and other spirits, could then stand upon his feet and talk intelligently, cr even coherently, he was considered to have demonstrated staying quali ties of an exceptionally high order. In the course of tim*>, however, the purpose of the after-dinner speech un derwent a radical change, and now, instead of being used to indicate the condition of the speaker it has be come a test of the phvsical endurance of the audience.” Vindictive. Bobbie had been a naughty hoy. and his father was about .'o administer the usual punnishment. "Kemember. Bobbte," he said, “this is going to hurt me more than it does you.” "I hope it does, fa‘ “icr,” replied the unrepentant boy. Well Acquainted. “Do you know the nature of an oath, ! madam?” "Well, I ought to. sir. We’ve just 1 moved and my husba*.d has been lay I ing the carpets." The re-export coffee trade leaped j this year from almost nothing up to i 01.491,00? pounds I Bavaria has rich graphite deposits. In Building A Highway you would build for efficient service now and for gen erations to come. The “ Road to Wellville" is built that way. And the password to that road is “right living,” in which food and drink play such a big part More and more people are waking up to the need of banishing from the dietary heavy, indigestible foods, and food deficient in the vitalizing mineral salts. Food scientists now hold that the lack of these elements is one of the chief causes of a long list of ills, including anemia, constipation, nervous prostration, kidney trouble, and so on. Long ago a food—now famous—was devised to make up for this lack, and it does it admirably. That food is Grape-Nuts Made of whole wheat and barley, it contains all the nutrition of the grain, including those vital elements— phosphate of potash, etc.—which are indispensable for perfect balance of body, brain and nerves, and for warding off disease. This food comes ready to eat, is economical, and delicious. Digests quickly—generally in about one hour—and is full of health-making goodness. A ration of Grape-Nuts along with other food has started thousands on the “Road to Wellville.” “There's a Reason”