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Results Following Settlement
Show That Conditions in West
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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
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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.
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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”
