GANADA’SEXGELLENT FINANCIAL STANDING Bank Clearings Increase—Agri culture Is a Paying Indus try-Manufactures Doing Weil. “Business experts assert thut Can ada is ou the threshold of perhaps the most prosperous era iu her his tory. The unprecedented value of the farm products of 1915. together with the very large output of factories working on munitions of war has sud denly brought the country into a po sition, financially, scarcely hoped for as a nation for years to come. Ex port surplus of $50,000,000 a month is making Canada very strong iu cash.” —Extract from official bulletin of Feb ruary 11. 1316. The response by the farmers of Can ada to the call for increased produc tion in 1915 was a total net output exceeding one billion dollars, an in crease over normal years of at least three hundred millions. The three Prairie Provinces contributed prob ably nearly one-half of the total prod uct The wheat crop was worth S310.000. 000, and accounted for about 30 per cent of the total agricultural product. Other things counted also. Look at dairying. In Ontario the dairy pro duction was increased 20 per cent, and prices were over 10 per cent ahead of 1914. Other provinces shared In the increase, especially Alberta. Saskatchewan. Quebec and Nova Sco tia. The dairy cow was “on the job” in 1915. So also were the beef cattle, the pigs and the hens. it is not Tair to the farmers or the Prairies to call the wheat crop of 1915 a “miracle” crop. The farmers culti vated more land and gave attention to their seed. Providence gave them favorable weather. Then they toiled early and late in the harvesting and threshinc. Good cultivation gave big ger yields than careless work, 45 bush els as against 25. The wealth of Western Canada Is by no means all in its wheat crop. If the country had no wheat at all it would still be famous as a land of suc cessful farmers on account of Its stock production. From one shipping jioint (High Iliver. Alberta.) over $75,000.00 worth of horses have been sold in the last two months. The average price to the farmer has been about $175.00 per head. According to Government returns there are a million and a half horses in Manitoba. Saskatchewan and Alberta, worth probably $150,000,000. The investments which farmers of Western Canada are making in live stock and farm improvements are good evidence of the fact that they have money for these purposes. It is appnrent, however, that they arc also spending some of their profits on those tilings which will bring greater comfort and enjoyment to themselves, their wives and their families. The automobile trade all through the country is particularly active, and farmers are the biggest buyer!. A re cent report of the Saskatoon district shows that in two months a million dollars’ worth of automobiles have l»een sold, largely to farmers. Nor are all of these cars of the chenpef makes; some high-priced machines are in demand. Hank clearings throughout the West ern Provinces show greater commer cial activity than at the same season in 1915 or 1914. the increase for the last week of February being $8,000,000 and almost fl'.000,000. respectively, for the first week of March $15,000. 000 over 1915 and $18,000,000 over 1914. The same exeellent story comes from Moose .law, Sask., where they showed from 40 to 100 per cent over the previous year. Calgary, Alta., bank clearings continue to reflect the greatly improved business conditions ns compared with a year ago. Cana da's bank clearings for the month of February. 1916. were tlie greatest for any February in the country’s history. The totals amounted to $664,222,000.00, as compared with $487,296,000.00 for the same months a year ago. An in crease of $177,000,000.00 in bank clear ings for the month tells its own story it the country's prosperity.—Adver tisement. Up to the Audience. Mr. Seymour Hicks relates with great relish the following yarn. When he was going to Iiieliard III. The hump-backed king, a well-known dramatist remarked to him : “Seymour, I hear you are going to play Itiehard??” “Yes, 1 am.” replied Mr. Hicks. “All. well,” the other remarked, thoughtfully, “you'll be saved some trouble in the make-up. You won't have to wear a hump.” “Why not?" Mr. Hicks asked, rather surprised. * "Oh. your audience will hav^ that.” was the prompt reply' FRECKLES How Is the Tim* to Get Bid of These tlglj spots. There's no longer the slightest need ot feeling ashamed of your freckles, as (he prescription othine—double strength—is guaranteed to remove these homely spots Simply get an ounce of othine—double strength—from your druggist, and apply a little of it night c.nd morning and you should soon see that even the worst freckles have begun to disappear while the lighter ones have vanished entirely. It is seldom .nat more than one ounce to needed to com pletely clear the skin and gain a beautiful clear complexion *ure to ask for the double strength othme. as this is sold under guarantee of mone> back if it falls to remove freckles.— Aav. The Reason. “Only a human parados can put a weather sign on a steeple.” “Why so?" “Becuuse he is the only kind of man who can be successful in a vane at tempt.” What has become of the old-fash ioned woman who used to open a can of peaches when she had company at tea? The best some people can do is thing near thoughts. STAR OF FILMDOM Miss Kathlyn Williams. Popular actress with big |>ersoiial following among patrons of the “movie” theaters. Mother’s Cook Book. Onions are such wholesome vege tables that they should be served in a variety ot? ways, and are so appeal ing to the taste that children early learn to like them. The great failing of most housemothers (because of many things to do) is serving the food daily in the same way. “Variety is the spice of life” truly when it comes to food. Change makes old things new. Onions Stuffed With Ham. Boil even sized, large onions in salt ed water until teuder but not broken. - Cool and remove the centers carefully. | •'hop tlie centers with three-fourths of a cupful of conked ham. and a tea I spoonful of ehop|ted parsley ami egg ; well beaten and sufficient cream to | moisten. Mix thoroughly and fill the j onion shells. Place in a casserole side j by side, sprinkle with Hour and dot . with bits of butter. Pour a little milk INSPIRATION OF MOTHER EARTH By JOHN BURROUGHS. Man takes root at his feet, and at his best lie is no more than a potted j plant in his house or carriage, till he has established communication with ! the soil by the loving and magnetic touch of his soles to it. Then the tie of association is born; then spring those invisible libers and rootlets I through which character comes to smack of the soil, and which make a man kindred to the spot of earth he inhabits. The roads and paths you have walked along in summer and winter weather, the field? and mills which you have looked upon in lightness and gladness of heart, where fresh thoughts have come into your mind, or some noble prospect has opened before von, and especially the quiet ways where you have walked, pausing under the trees, drinking at the spring—henceforth they are not the same; a new charm is added; those thoughts spring there perennial, your friend walks there forever. Birds and Men—After All They’re Very Much Alike None of the wild birds in New Eng land is as nearly domestic as the robin and no other birds fits into the scenery better or is more welcome in spring. It Is a bird of unconquerable courage or it would not arrive here be fore the snow leaves, and it develops a fine sense of ownership. No millionaire surveying his private park can look the part of the proprietor better than cun the robin when it revisits a lawn with which it was familiar the summer be fore. It expects to find a worm exactly where it found one last year, and as a rule is not disappointed. It looks at the human who may own the lawn and. possibly, remarks: ••There's the man who was here last year,’ just as the man tries to think that the robin is the one he saw in 1915. After all. the bird and the man are much alike; the bird has a brief period of lovemaking and nest building, and then it works from sunrise till sunset to care for the family. !so does the man, if he is the right sort. Fall comes and the bird faces the possibilities of starvation or of sudden death from some of its enemies, and the man faces the increasing possibili ties of pneumonia or apoplexy. Next spring comes and finds another robin and another man, the only thing re maining unchanged being the land. I Both the robin and the man dream that they possess it, and yet, after all. it acquires them.—Hartford Courant. New York Future Fashion Center. Mary Garden, while busily collecting funds for lier hospital in Paris, found time to prophesy that New York would be the future center of style. Miss Gar den declared that American designers had shown such originality and Amer ican manufacturers so much initiative since the war that it would be impos sible for Paris to regain her one-time prestige. If a man succeeds the world envies him : if lie fails it openly sympathizes with him—aud secretly rejoices. I- - -- I :(~ Ten Commandments For Bridegrooms | Uere are ten commandments for the guidance of prospective bridegrooms given by Rev. Robert J. MncAlpine of ihe Centra! Presbyterian church of Buffalo. N. V.: 1. Don’t bank on mere beauty; it Is unreliable as the weather. ft. Don’t marry for talent, popular ity or wealth. Without love these would be as insipid as an egg without salt. § . 3. Don’t let sentiment rule you. Like a flower, it is apt to fade before tomorrow. 4. Don’t marry a woman whose stock of common sense is no greater than her dollars and cents. As no amount of the latter can buy file least amount of the former, you would like ly soon be a hopeless insolvent. 5. Don’t propose to a young woman whose tongue isn’t silent during the I sermon. Stic has sermons in store | for you. 6. Don't marry a girl who thinks i more of a good time than a good ! name. Your good time would very ; i probably never arrive. 7. Don't choose a young woman | who is more concerned about how! she looks than how she acts. One is what she apt>ears to be, the other is what she is. S. Don't marry your opposite in re ligion. Y’our religion is likely to out live your love. 9. Don’t marry till your heart and hand are as clean as those you have won. Black and white mixed makes both a dull gray. 10. Don’t marry in haste. For the sake of at least two lives, keep In mind the modern key-words: “Safety first” and “preparedness.” Into the bottom of the dbsh and hake ‘JO minutes, covered. .Sprinkle with crumbs and brown, uncovered ten uiin ntes longer. Serve from the casserole. Luncheon Salad. Soak two tablespoonfuls of gelatin In a cupful of cold water and dissolve i in one and a half cupfuls of boiling water. Add a half cupful of lemon juice, and a cupful of sugar. When the mixture begins to thicken add three tart apples, a cupful of chopped celery and half a cupful of pecan meats. Mold aud serve with mayon naise. String Bean Salad. Cook string beans until tender, us ing small, even sized ones. When cooked, rinse with cold water and ar range them on plates in rings of lemon peel. Garnish with chopped chives and serve with French dressing. Chocolate Fudge. Take two cupfuls of sugar, a square of chocolate, a tablespoonful of but ter, n half cupful of milk and a third of a cupful of corn sirup, cook togeth er to the soft ball stage when dropped in cold water. Add a half cupful of nuts and .. tenspoonful of vanilla, cool, then stir until nearly hard, pm into a buttered pan and, when cool enough, mark Into squares. Veal Birds. Take veaf steak, cut in serving-size pieces, pound until flat and lay on a well-seasoned dressing, roll np with a small piece of bacon or salt pork. Brown in a little hot fat. dust with flour and seasoning and add a little water, then let them simmer in the oven until nearly done, adding rich milk toward the last as the water boils away. The rolls may be tied with string which must be removed before serving or two toothpicks may be used which gives them more the ap pearance of birds as the toothpicks look like small drumsticks. A Few Smiles. Studies in Philology. “There are a great many new verbs in use.” “Name some of them.” “Well, there are the verbs, ‘to film,' ‘to bomb' and ‘to gas’.” “That Just shows what a hold slang has on people. I always thought the verb ‘to gas’ was of ancient origin, dating back to the earliest politicians." Up in the Air. “And you never fell in love with a bareback rider in a circus when yon were a boy?” “No, indeed. I looked higher.” "You must have had a good opinion of yourself.” “You don’t understand. 1 mean I fell in love with a trapeze performer in pink tights.” Elusive Mechanism. vveu, nave you familiarized your self with all the working parts of your automobile yet?” “No.” replied the discouraged motorist. “Every time I take an in ventory I find something miss ing.” Doesn’t Talk Back. “You say Mr. and Mrs. TwobWej have never exchanged a cross word?” ; “Exactly." “Are you sure of that?” "Quite positive. Mr. Twobble is a ‘ man who knows when to keep his i mouth shut.” Added Responsibilities. "You’ve heard the old saying that a woman’s work is never done?” "Oh. yes,” replied the cynical man, “and the curious thing about it is that it originated before women got the notion that they were called upon to run the earth.” The Reason. First Wedding Guest—There seems to be a coolness between the twe mothers-in-law. Second Wedding Guest—Yes; each one thinks her offspring is too good for the other. Could Be Replaced. Mrs. N e w e d (sobbing)—Oh. J Johnl The c-cot nns e-euten nil the n-angel cake 1 baked this m morning. Boo-hi>o oo! Newell (consol in g 1 y)—W e I 1. don't cry or wor ry about it, dear. i'll buy you an other cat in tlte morning. Typical. “That shabby looking old gentleman lias discovered a comet" “Well! Well!” “Rut he’s a typical scientist He knows the heaven like a book and can’t find his way to the post office.” Hit or Miss. Time is a worker that accomplishes much. Only a woman’s temper is as warm as her love. The less faith other people have In a man the more Ills wife^has. A poor man should he polished, for he receives many hard rubs. The man who tries to lengthen his nights is apt to shorten his days. The earth would be a quiet old ball were it not for the campaign orators. Some men who live by their wits have to get along on very small cap ital. An old bachelor says a woman’s heart is like a honeycomb—full of sells. The average girl would rather hear a young man say he is jealous of her than have him tell her she inspires tiim to great deeds. Steel Helmet Here to Stay. The reintroduction of the medieval steel helmet by the French has been followed by its adoption by the Brit ish and tlie Germans. The helmet is being issued to the British troops at the rate of 50.000 a month. It Is flat \ ter. or of lower pitch, than the French helmet and has no timings. Between the helmet and its double lining of felt and wadding is fixed a uumt>er of rubber studs, which take up the shock of a blow. The wadding comes next to the head, so that in case of penetration and a resulting scalp , wound it acts as a dressing. Homemade Swimming Pool A homemade swimming pool is pos sible at very small expense in any place where an adequate supply of wa ter can he had. John Anson Ford tells in Popular Mechanics of three broth ers, the oldest of whom was thirteen, who made themselves a |>ool 25 by 10 feet and 3 feet deep. They excavated all the dirt, then built a framework I of boards on the flaf ground around the pool and projecting down into the earth at the bottom. They bought 2V» barrels of cement and with the aid of one man covered the earthen floor and walls with a coating of concrete. The total cash expenditure was $7.o0. Organdie for Young Girls The sheerness and stiffness of or gandie makes it a fabric that lends it self admirably to the preset t bouffant modes, and there are frocks with huge tucks in the skirt, accompanied by lace-trimmed fichus that are particu larly adapted to tile young girl. White, pale pink, blue and yellow are the fa vored colors, white being given the preference. A succession of tiny hand-gathered ruffles covers the entire skirt from hem to waist. The vouug girl will udd a tiny old-fashioned bouquet at the waist, or even a cluster of field flowers to relieve white, or to accentuate the delicacy of u blue or pink dress. The V neck Is giveu the preference in dresses, although smart organdie blouses fastened in tlie bnelc are fre quently made with a high collar. What Women Are Doing. Women are now permitted to regis ter as students in the dental school at Columbia university. Grace Lee, a Chinese girl, will be salutatorian of the 1916 class of the Yakima (Wash.) High school. An Italian girl worked In the local mines ut Tyler, Fa., for a whole year without her sex becoming known. A minim'tm wage of $4.80 a week is paid to all woman munition work ers lu the Manchester (Eng.) district For the first dine in the history of bowling, women were admitted to the recent nutiouul tournament held in Washington. Mrs. L. Brackett Bishop, a philan thropist of Chicago, has agreed to pay all the expenses incurred by poor working girls who desire to be mar ried. In un effort to increase the home production of eggs, householders in England are being urged to rate chickens. THE EUROPEAN WAR A YEAR AGO THIS WEEK July 10, 1915. Germans checked by French north of Arras and by Belgians on the Yser. Russians delivered smashing blow against Austrians in southerr Poland. British, Norwegian and Italian steamers sunk by German subms rines. Unsatisfactory reply to U. S. note on Lusitania received from Germany. July 11, 1915. Great artillery activity on west front Arras and Reims shelled by Ger mans. Bombs dropped on Venice by Austrian aeroplane. Russians occupied positions on heights of right bank of River Ur 'zendooka. July 12, 1915. Germans took 2[/z miles of Rus sian trenches near Suwalki. Austrians repulsed Montenegrins on Herzegovina border. Austrians made desperate efforts to get through the Camic Alps into Italy. Allies advanced in Gallipoli. _ I July 13, 1915. German crown prince's army thrown back by French at the Ar gonne. Austrians in Lublin region re treated toward Galician border. Austrian attempt to invade Italy at Kreuzberg defeated with heavy loss. Russians bested Turks in bat tles in Armenia and Transcaucasia. French aeroplane squadrons bom barded German railway and sup ply stations. July 14, 1915. Germans made considerable ad vance in the Argonne. New German defensive devel oped in direction of Riga. Italians took two forts south of Goritz and trenches in Carnic Alps. July 15. 1915. Germans held gains in the Ar gonne against counter-attacks. Germans renewed drive on War saw and took Przasnysz. Austria issued Red Book accus ing allies of cruelty, etc. Welsh coal miners struck. Germany formally expressed re gret for torpedoing of American steamer Nebraskan. _ July 16, 1915. French drove back Germans in the Argonne. Hindenburg and Mackensen ad vanced on Warsaw. Austrians crossed the Dniester and advanced on Bessarabia. Heavy artillery fighting in Car inthia. German submarine U-51 sunk in Black sea by Russian warship. French aeroplanes bombarded military station at Chauny. _ snort rerioa or mourning. Two worthy followers of the royal 1 and ancient game of golf were in the habit of daily playing together. In the course of time one lost his wife, and on hearing the sad news his friend of the links paid on the follow ing morning a call to express his sin- ! cere sympathy. Condolence having been declared, second nature mani- j fested itself. ‘‘You'll no' be gowfin' the day?” There was a pause ere the answer 1 came: "Weel, I'll jist tak' ma cleek an' j we'll play yin or twa holes. Anyway. [ she deed yesterday." Happiness Away From Home. My little nephew was making a long visit to his grandmother’s and while there he had no desire to go out. One day his grandmother said, “Walter, why don't you go out and play?" When at his own home it was just the re verse—his mother could not keep him indoors. Returning home after his long visit to his grandmother. I said, “Walter, I guess vou are glad to come home to mother." * He replied- “I don't know. Grand ma wants me to go out and see the world and yoc ecial provision for tuberculosis, 455 dis pensaries. 310 open -air schools, and 1,324 anti-tuberculosis associations and committees. To these are added 158 Canadian institutions and associa tions. making a total of 3,087. The di rectory also gives a summary of mu nicipal and state legislation on tuber culosis. When the national association was formed in 1004 and the first list of agencies was printed, only 183 organi zations and institution-* »ere found. The second edition of tne directory in 1908 reported 649 different agencies; and 1.440 were listen :.t the third edi tion published in 1911. On the hnsls of the latter figures, the number of agencies in the anti-tuberculosis move ment has increased Ilf* cent in the last five years. NOT A FRIEND TO ?E SOUGHT Man Who Continually “Blows His Own Horn” Is as a General Prin ciple to Be Avoided Beware of the person who is contin ually telling you of the good lie's do ing. Something about that man is not right. He has some reason for desiring to make you think him better than he is. He either wants to work you into something, or lie wants to reach some one else through you. The man who does deeds of kind ness, prompted by a heart which is right, seldom tells of them. He might mention one to an intimate friend, per haps, but then only incidentally. The man who gives, not because he really wants to do so, but because of some selfish desire, will never get credit any higher than iiis own roof. His desire for effect and his insincer ity make him a man to be avoided— never trusted. Look out for the man who wants you to turn his grindstone. Experimenting on Wheat. The slender angular head of the wheat stalk with its needle-like barbs —the characteristic of the American grown crop—is doomed, if Professor William F. Freedman, graduute of Cornell university, is successful in ex jierinieiits in wheat production. Pro fessor Freedman has at his disposal wheat specimens gathered from all quarters of the globe. Among these Is the “beardless” and “forked-head" product of Russia. His experiments aim primarily to reproduce an accli mated American wheat that possesses the “beardless" and “forked-head" or tripod like properties of the Russian stalk. And Then Some. “Why do they call that particular ryjie of craft a cat hunt?” “Because to go out in it one should have nine lives.” IIBIIIIIIIIIIIIII LookForThis Name 9,*r.— On o* Olives and Pickles — k'» a quality mark lor exception ally good table dainties. Our Manzanilla and Queen Olivet, plain or stuffed, are from the famous olive groves in Spain. Libby'sSweet.Soui and Dill Pickles are piquant and firm Your summer meals and picmc baskets are not com plete without them. Insist on Libby's at your grocer’s. Libby, M'Neiil Jt Libby Chicago iiiinm His Grievance. A proper man is young always. Herr Fosehwitz. aged (ifry years and eaji tain in the lundwehr, married about the time the war began a wife not yet twenty. Since the war hns been drag ging on and he has continued at the front, he has s|mken often to his com rades about a matter very near his heart. “If this fighting business keeps up much longer.” says he. “when it's over I’ll find myself tied to an old woman." His Field. "What is the subscription price of your paper?” asked the stranger, en tering the editorial sanctum. “Two dollars a year,” replied the editor briskly. “Do yon cater to any particular class of renders?” “Yes : to those who have the two dol lars.” WE ABSOLUTELY j GUARANTEE I THAT WE HAVE SAVED 50% ON A DOZEN BILLS OF LUMBER sold in the last 30 days. Can give names and addresses upon request. We also sell POSTS We own and control more trackage and yardage than any other lumber concern here. Our shipments into distant states are DIRECT F30M THE MILLS We pay the freight or you pay it and deduct from invoice. You may unload and inspect before sending the cash. When writing for prices give reference as many lumbermen seek information under misleading names. We ask you to do this for your protection. FARMER’S LUMBER CO. 24th and Boyd OMAHA, NEB. ^ Established 25 Tears Our company is organized and con ducted expresshr for the farmer. DAISY FLY KILLER metal, can'tap: I) or Up over; will not toll or 1njure anything Guaranteed effect ire. Ail de&lors orftient express paid for llA BO MEM. ISO D« Kalb Arc.. Brooklyn. K. 1. & The Wheat Yield5jyifl| sgy Tells the Story frftiBjjpEjl (^r of Western Canada’s Rapid Progress I jW The hravy crops in W estern Canada have caused f ^ A new records to De made is the handling of grains 3 g A by railroads. For. while the movement of the*-; E» ftS , f heavy shipments has been wonderfully rapid, the Wai ARdM 4 j resources of the different roads, despite enlarged * ft * J ■ I I equipments and increased facilities, have been ^..'If |J strained as never before, and previous records I have thus been broken in all directions.. | s The largest -anadian wheat shipments through New York ever known I I are reported for the period up to October 15th, upwards of tour and • | | quarter million bushels beinfl exported in less than six weeks, I 1| and this was but the overflow of shipments to Montreal, through which [ I point shipments were much larger than to New York. I Yields as high as 60 bushels of wheat per acre are reported from all I U parts of the country; while yields of 45 bushels per acre art common. ■ Thousands of American farmers have taken part in this wonderful pro- m H duction. Land prices are still low and free homestead lands are easily secured A fl-’-. in good localities, convenient to churches, schools, markets, railways, etc. M '■^4 There Is M war tax as lead and no conscription. Write for illustrated pamphlet, reduced railroad rates and ethet information to Superintendent Immigration. Ottawa. s — 1A •—Canada, or ^ Summer life is in full swing at the vacation resorts of the Atlantic Coast BACK EAST Low Round Trip Fares I art in aftsct to New York, Boston and aO Atlantic Coast, New England and other Eastern Points Ticket* ots «ale da3y to September 30th, via NewYork&ntral Railroad “The Water-Level Route" Stopover privileges ml all points enroutn I irrU Tnnrs may be arranged, taking m Niagara tails. Host on. Nev. l ork, ( yIUC IWU> Atlantic City. Washington and all intermediate point: ^g i« k WSUbrMMla, Cwml A«n< Pwtmiii Dt^wtMcl ''