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Confrrli-.-nte HTR'Htit Wynlt in nt-nt
ii n in Mh iiiiIIvi county on Hip
(Irron llilill. Ill- iiifi In it tnulllitflltirrr
ninnoil Jem Tnvlor Al n Iiimihh lii-ynml
llol KprliiKi lliry niri't Mujnr llnrwnml
Taylor itmrrtr th lliiruood unit i'ii'Mii'ii
Wyitll cIkiiikch lo U, H tinlfiirm, i-m-iippm
In the- (Jroi'ti llrlar rtmntry inul Kc lo
lliirwddd'H Ihiiiii', whi'lo lir nniN Nori'i'n
lliiruoinl lie Ititroiliiri-n lilmiu-ir mh Llrti
Ii'imiil lluyinoiiil. I'lintiin N'li IkiIh coiih-h.
to Him lioiiKr uml W vii It fiirrt'M him to
ronfrin lluil he Im hci-n ncut III nilvnnir
of Aiihp Cowun, who iiioikimon to iimrrv
Nori'cn nt nine, nnil no iiilot lllli to tin
IiiiiiI In illMimtn liitwccn Hid Cowiinii it nil
Norpci.'H ilciiil fiiihir Aiihc Cnvvim iiiiiI
IiIh Kiiiik nrrlwi. Wviill toll Norcm wlio
ii 1 " fnrrn tin lirciit'ht'r lo bIIpiicp
Pimlilr lo rwiipi' wlilli- I hu kiink In tin
V;V ,,r',, ",l,,r "",l itroiinil Hid ImtliM.
ynu iiriHiKi'M lo ninrry Norncn inul
Ikriitnul I.... m r ... . .....i
'V'1" i m-i imimi kiwiiii mm urrcijin nun
ll'l'flll tn. .... II ... . ....
--., '"Mn III.' iff t-ll 1'IIV-J 111 IIHIIIT
iiiiin t iiwiiii h k'iiik im nrivt'ii nir ny
I'l'iliTiil IrnniiM, oil' of wIiohii tillliiTH It
tlio ri'iil l.li'iilriiunl lliiviiionil WviUt In
trnn-il, lliiumli Norrcti iitti'iiititH lo ill'
Jcml lilm. Wyiiti in ihIumi to LvwlHtiurn
for trial (in n pv Tin ranip t'oiiiiniitiil
unl anil Caplaln Kox vlr.lt Wyatl In liln
cell In Hip cmirtliniiMo liaHi'ini'til. lie re
fiiKi'H i leniency In leliirn fin Information
! .. I'"'" ,,,M ''"VIiooiI'h Itnnuli'ilKi' of tlio
hullilliiK to nrcpiiru h vmy of i-hmipo.
CHAPTER XVI Continued.
"How Ir It, Wyntt?" Fox asked, ns I
fnlloil to Biinl(. "Should MIhr Ilur
wood bo Inrormcd of tlio lloutciiaiit'n
action?"
"Hy no menus, cnplnln. I doubt U
Hho really trusted tho fellow even
when alio made hltn n messenger."
"So do I, for Inter alio went herself."
"To Colonel Plcknoy?"
"Yes, an hour ago, nftcr Hnynmnd
returned with bis report. I waa nt
tho hotel, ond unw her Blip out tlio
Hide door. Colonel Plckney hns head
quarters In tho big atone bouao oppo
site tho courtyard, and I bad tho curl
OBlty to wntch. She wna Inaldo uenrly
half an hour, and returned by way of
tho aldo atreot. Then alio aent for
tno."
"Sho told you tho result of her Inter
view?" "It wna not even mentioned, but I
know hho had met with no aucceaa.
Bho scorned distressed, but was anx
ious that you should know at onco tho
orloiiHiiCHB of your position, and the
only hopo of escape offered you."
My heart waa beating fiercely at
this direct uvldcnco of her Intereat In
my affairs. Sho hnd oven humbled
herself to beg for mo a chanco; per
. hops, to Colonel Plckney alio had even
confessed tho truth In hopo of chang
'i Ing hla dcclalon. Hut tho effort had
proved UBeleas; ho had named terms
which sho evidently considered unwor
thy. "Whnt hopo?" I asked coldly. "You
mean tho terms, offered mo before?"
Ho bowed gravely, but without
speaking.
"And did Mlsa Mnrwood request you
to urgo my acceptance?"
"lly no nieana. Her purpoao wna to
ucqunlnt you with tho condltlnna. to
relievo your nuspunae, and permit you
to realize her friendliness. I was to
toll you this frankly, but not to urgo
any decision upon you."
"And 1 thank you, Cnptnln Pox, and
beg you to express to her my appro-
Fox Grasped My Hand Firmly In
Both His Own.
elation of her kind loyalty. My llfo la
of small account In thla Btrugglo. and
Its preservation would bo no excuse
for treachery."
Fox graaped my hand firmly tn both
of his own.
"I am glad of your decision, Wyntt,"
ho said earnestly. "I had no doubt
of what It would bp; nor do I think
alio had. Is thero anything I can do?
Any comfort 1 can add?"
"Only ono; 1 would ask of Miss
Ilarwood a single favor. It Is Hint alio
wrlto my mother tho conditions ot
ray death a woman can do that beat."
"I can promlBO you It ahnll bo done
I Blncerely wish, Wyntt, we bad met
under pleasanter circumstances. Thin
Is a Bad ending to whnt might have
been a lasting friendship; I confess I
have learned to like you, my boy."
"And I you, Captain Kox," I respond
ed earnestly, fooling deeply his friend
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Hiicbr "And " In split of every effort
at control my voice faltered, "you will
tell Miss llaruood how much her mes
sage of klndncaa meant to mo."
"I certainly will, my lad la that
all? It may not bu puBalblo for mo to
come again "
"There la nothing clso; Jackson
will learn tho truth through other
sources goodby, and may God guard
you."
"Goodby "
Our hands clung, our eyes mot. and
then he turned awny, without ventur
ing to glance back; tho door closed
behind hi in, and I stood staring at It
through blurred vision. I was still
standing thero motionless when the
Iron barrier opened a fow Inches, unit
tho hiiud of n aoldler pushed a tin
containing food ulong tho floor.
"Hero's your supper, Johnny,"
growled a volco Indistinctly, "an' I
guer.a you won't bo bothered any more
tonight."
I pat on the box, nnd choked down
whnt food I could, endeavoring to
drive nway tho feeling of depression
In which I'ox had left mo. I needed
now strength and courugo to front tho
olio thunco left.
CHAPTER XVII.
The One Path of Escape.
Thero wna absolutely nothing for
mo to do but wait, but It was hard to
judge time. The unlao of the camp
without wna some guide, but, ua tho
evening lengthened n band began play
ing overhead, and 1 could hear tho
Bound of feet on tho floor ubovo. Evi
dently n dnnco wna In progress In the
big courtroom, nod for tho moment
my henrt seemed to atop beating In
a Htidden four that my plan of escape
for that night was blocked.
It waa the big flrcplaco opening Into
thla room through which I had hoped
to emerge, but 1 could never accom
plish such hopo amidst thoso dancers.
And thny might keep up their dancing
to bo Into nn hour iib to give me no
opportunity beforo dawn to find a
place In which to eludo search Yet
tho nolao was In my favor, If I could
only bo assured tho chimney was
wide enough abovo to permit of my
llnally reaching tho roof. Onco there
I would discover a way down. Tho
grim Incongruity of that merry party
above, dancing and laughing In tho
bright light, and of myself In that
black cell below, waiting tho certainty
of death tho next morning, served to
Btcel my resolve.
I could hear nothing of the gunrd In
tho corridor, although I listened In
tently, my car against tho Iron door,
during a lull In that babel overhead
It waa hardly likely another Inspection
would bo made, at least not until tho
aontrlea wero again relieved, probably
nt midnight. To my Judgment this
would nllow mo nearly three hours In
which to make my effort and surely
half Hint timo should prove sulllclent.
The hand burst Into harmony again
a polka. I remember and I tore free
tho loosened support. It mndo nn
ugly bit of Iron, well adapted for tho
purpoao I hnd In mind. Not only could
it be utilized as a lever, but It was
no mean weapon for use In emorgency.
It must hnvo required fifteen or
twenty minutes to break tho Iron
ahcathlng edge looao ao aa to Inaert
the point of my wedgo. Tho bar, onco
Inserted, furnished tho necessary lev
erago, forcing tho Iron to yield about
the rlvot heads. I waited between tho
dnncca, recruiting strained muscles,
and listening anxiously for any alarm
ing sound in tho corridor, only tn
spring ngnln feverishly to tho work
tho moment tho baud resumed play
ing Tho barrier yielded Inch by Inch,
until I forced fully half tho Iron cur
tain backwurd, Jamming It against Ha
waii, and thus revealed tho black
opening Into tho chimney. Tho open
Ing which I had uncovered waa auf
llcloutly Inrgo to permit tho 8queez
Ing through of my body, nnd, onco
within tho chimney, I found ample
space In which to explore.
I could aeo nothing, and was com
polled to rely entirely upon tho aeuae
of touch Iron bars had been left on
ono sldo the chimney, forming an
irregular ladder. My groping hands
located these, and by their nld I be.-jnn
to climb slowly upwnrd. At tho level
of tho first atory I camo unon a nm
Jectlon of rock, possibly alx or eight
Inches wide, on whlrh I found secure
foothold, nnd wna thus able to regain
breuth and strength for n renownl of
tho struggle I was crouched opposite
tho oldtlmo fireplace, and tho band.
Piny lug noisily, wns within a very few
feet of where I hid. However, not a
gleam of light was visible, nnd It wap
Borne timo before I located tho open
Ing which hnd been left Tor a stove
pipe, liven then I could feel no pipe,
but, ns 1 extended my arm, a finger
burst through the paper which had
been pasted across tlio entrance, and
a glow of radiance Illumined tho bine!,
walls nbout mo.
I waited, motionless, holding nn
breath In fear that somo eyo might
hnvo witnessed the tearing of tho pn
per; but there was no cessation o'
nolso no evidence of discovery. An
sailed by a temptation to viow the
srene, I round foothold a. little Higher
up, and. clinging to the edgo of the
hole, brought my eyes to a level with
the rent in the paper. The vista mi
not a wide otic nml I daro not enlarge
the apace, yet I saw sulllrlent to yield
me full knowledge of the party and
ita occasion Tho floor wns crowded
the men almost without exception In
Federal uniform.
The couples whirled past, circling
the room. I watched the facea ea
gerly, but they wero all strange No
doubt aomo of thoso young women I
hnd known us girls, but they hnd
grown out of my recollection. None
among tho officers present, ao far as
I could tell, hud I ever come In con
tact with ah! yesl there was Whit
lock sitting disconsolately ulono below
tho judgo'a bench. 1 clung to my
perch determining to assure myself,
but my eycB encountered no other
tamlllnr countenance. Of courao No
reen would not attend, but there must
bo some special cause to account for
liaymond'a absence Ho wna tho sort
to whom such an occasion aa thla
would naturally appeal.
Satlafled by my acrutlny, I explored
tho oppoalto wall In vain for any aitnl
lar opening. Aa 1 remembered there
wero ofllces there, where In daya of
peace the county ofllcera hold sway,
and tho floor above waa an unfur
nished attic, extending tho full length
or the building, having n low, uncoiled
roof. In tho old daya It had been
used for atorago purposea, and thero
wub it narrow stairway leading down
Into tho Bherlff'a ofllco. Ay! nnd thero
wna a contrivance thero onco In which
they used to burn waste papers. 1 r
memhored a certain house cleaning In
which I assisted, and wns assigned to
tlio Job of stirring tho papers fre
quently with an Iron poker. I thought
It fun, nnd tho chimney funnel wns
a big one. Possibly It was thero still,
but could I succeed In getting up that
far? The light ahining through the
broken paper permitted a faint glimpse
of my immediate aurroundlnga, yet re
vealed little to encourage mo. The
chimney was barely largo enough to
admit tho upward passago of my body,
nnd waa n black mystery. However,
tho Irregularity of tho stones promised
linger nnd foot hold. It offered a
chance, a hopo and I could aak no
more
1 was climbing beforo tho music
ccuscd, clinging desperately to every
slight projection, nnd bracing myself
ngalnat tho walla. Progre88 waa alow,
and occasionally painful; tho con
tracted apneo gave mo n feeling of suf
rocutlon, and I dlBlodged enough soot
so I wna compelled to struggle con
stantly to refrain from coughing. My
only relief was to bind a handkerchief
across mouth and nostrils.
While tho music remained silent, I
rested, fearful lest my struggles would
bo overheard, taking such meager
comfort aa I could. The first blare
of tho horns started mo off onco more,
careless In tho midst of so much nolso
aa to whether I rattled the loosened
plaster, or oven dislodged an Ill
secured atono. llut at tho best the
passngo was made by inches, and 1
took more than ono desperate chanco
of slipping; twlco I cluug breathless
aa the music ceased, but tho secord
timo I felt convinced I hnd attained
to the level of tho upper floor.
With tho next burst or melody from
below, uow aomowhat mellowed by
distance, nnd tho Intervening walls, I
made another attempt to ascend, but
had scarcely attained more than a
foot or two when my right hand
plunged into a wide opening. Clinging
ns best I could to a precarious foot
ing, I rnn my nrm deeper In until I
enmo In contact with a tin covering,
which fell rather noisily to tho floor.
1 paused, startled at tho aound, but no
gleam of light enmo through tho open
ing, and 1 ItiBtantly renllzed that tho
attic was unoccupied. Tho rattle of
tho tin would, In all probability, cre
ate no alurm becauso of tho din bo
low. I know now exactly whero I was, tho
only Immcdlnto problem being my
ability to squeeze through that nar
row apaco. Tho old-time burner had
evidently been removed. I wriggled
my way In head first. My knees
were doubled up In tho chimney, and
my reet found aolld purchaao against
tho stones. I felt ob though the very
akin waa being pooled off mo, but I
ahot rorwnrd, my head nnd shoulders
emerging Into tho opon. Heavens!
what a roller! I drew a long breath,
dangling over tho floor, unnblo to
reach any BUpport; then kicked nnd
struggled until I fell out headlong, aud
lay too exhausted oven to movo.
It wns bo still I could plainly hear
tho awlft beating of my heart, and so
dark that not nn object was discern
ible. Tho music below hnd censed,
nnd, ns I wns now on the opposite
side of tho building, tho sound of con
versation and movement did not reach
mo. For a long moment I lay there
endeavoring to recall tho surround
ings, but I dnro not wnato much tlmtt
In such Idleness. Tho night waa slip
ping away, and every Instnnt gained
wna to my nil vantage. Thero waa no
safety until I was out of this bulldlug.
I ached from head to foot, my clothes
must bo In rags, and, no doubt, 1 was
ob black as a negro rrom chimney soot.
Yet my heart beat high with hopo, and
tho spirit or adventure gripped mo.
Tho Btnlrs wero somewhat to the
right, unprotected by even n handrail.
I crept toward them across tho rough
board floor, fearing n fall, and llnally
located tho opening. Nothing Indi
cated that tho room below wns occu
pied, and I slipped down aa silently as
possible, although tho steps creaked
under my weight. Onco in tho abor
Iff'a room, aomo recollection of Its
form and furnishing recurred to mind.
Sly memory served by tho dim reflec
tion of a campflro without, which ren-
I dered objects falutly vtslblo, 1 could
distinguish the ueK and a few ruiiim
il hack wooden ctiatrH pushed against
the wall There win a door to the lert
Mantling Hjar, leurlng Into n whhIi
room, and I ventuiptl within, feeling
about to nBHiire myself if there Had
been any water left I found a bucket
neurly full, and two linrs of snap and
unnblo to resist the luxury, I stripped
off my rngged unirorm coat, and bo
gan vigorous scrubbing. How thor
ough a Job I made of It I cannot tell,
but tho snap lathered freely, and I
certainly did my beat, using up nn
entire roller towel In tho llnnl effort
to attain deadlines:).
There wns a coat and lint hnnglng
on the hooks, neither article of tho
highest reapectablllty I Judged rrom
feeling them, but more to my purpoao
than the raga I had caat aside, and I
donned tho two gladly, finding them
no bad fit. Tho hat waa looped up
with a star. Feeling quite myaelf
again In theso now habiliments, and
For a Long Time I Lay There.
conscious of a clcun face. I stole
across the sheriff's deserted office,
seeking tho door into the corridor. I
found It, but It wna locked. Falling to
force this. I tried the windows, only
to discover them aecurely barred. All
theao offices were connected together,
that of tho county clerk adjoining the
sheriff's, and possibly I might And a
door unlocked some where; at least
none of tho other windows would bo
ignored.
I listened at the door leading Into
tho clerk's room, but heard no sound.
Thero waa no lock on tho door, and
It opened silently to the pressure of
my hand. A flood of light swept into
my eyes, und 1 stood blinking blindly,
too surprised and startled to draw in
stantly back. There were two men In
the room, ono bending over a desk,
tho other leaning back against tho
wall directly facing mo. The latter
waa Lieutenant Raymond.
(TO DB CONTINUED.)
Chinsse "Altar of Heaven."
No altar on earth vies In marblo
majesty with tho Altar of Heaven
Tien T'nn In tho south of the Chinese
city of Peking, which Emperor Yung-le
of tho Ming dynasty reared In A. D
1-120 with ita triple balustrades, stairs,
and platforms of puro white marble
carved miraculously, Its great circle
covering u wldo area In tho midst of a
vast enclosure. Standing alnno, de
serted under the blue Chlneso sky. It
Is a drcum of majesty nnd beauty Aa
tho grent aeltlng of a accne of ritual
pomp that calls for thousands and
thouannds of robed celebrants, with
music. Incense, sacrlllco, It Is trans
ccudently Imposing and Impressing
Thero the emperor knelt once a year
und worshiped "the only being In the
universe ho could look up to" Shang
tl tho emperor of tho world above,
whoso court was In the aky and the
apenr tips ot whose soldiers wero the
stara.
New Rural Schooling.
The old district school la rnpldlj
disappearing, aud modern and attrac
tive BchoolhouacB, thoroughly equipped
with proper upparatua, aro spring
ing up everywhere. A now type
of teacher will shortly aupersedo tho
avcrago rural schoolmistress of tho
past. Sho will bo country-born and
bred, with both a high and n normal
school education, nnd alio will be a
lover of country lire. Her aim will bo
to better existing conditions in tho
country, coupled with a atrong dealro
to aavo theso boys and girls for tho
farm. A teacher governed by tbtao
motives, nnd possessing a strong per
sonality, will accomplish much In thla
direction. Margaret Woodward In
Tho Countrytilde Mngnzlne,
Something to Do.
Senator Lodge was talking In Wnsh
Ington about n dull summer resort.
"I know a man," ho Bald, "who took
n cottage thero lust summor to pleaso
his wife.
" 'Thla cottage,' tho agent aald Im
pressivoly, during tho signing of tho
lonso, is Just a stone's throw from the
station.'
"'tSood,' Bald tho mnn. 'Thnt will
give us something to do on tho long
summer evenings.'
"'Yes?' said tho agent with a puz
zled stnllo. 'Yea? How ao?'
" 'It will give ua aotnothlng to do. I
said, on summer ovonlngs,' tho man
explniued. 'Wo can alt on the front
porch and throw atones at tbo train!'"
1 liavo mado up my mind to ono
thing. When I got ready to bo saved
1 do not intend to lot tho Job to a boy
preacher. Duck Kllby.
WESTERN
CONTINUES TO WIN
The 1915 Yield of Grain Keeps
Western Canada to the Front.
Tho grent publicity thnt has been
given to tlie grain yields of tho Prov
Incea of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and
Alhertu, tho three provinces that com
prise that portion of Western Canada
oust of tho Hritlsh Columbia boutidury,
1ms kept Cnnnda to tho front with a
prominence that la merited.
The gruln crop of tho three prov
Incea hna now been harveated.und auf
llclont of it hna been threshed ao that
It is no longer u mutter ot estimate aB
to the returns. It ia aafc to any that
tho entire yield of wheat will bo up
warda or 275,000,000 bushels, and the
average yield well over J5 bushels per
ucro. in proportion to the aggregate
thla is perhaps the lurgest yield over
known on the continent.
Most or tills wheat will grade No. 1
northern, and better, und with pres
ent prices the condition or tho runn
er Is to be envied. Many Individual
yiolda are reported, and verified, and
they are nlmoat beyond heller, but
Ihoy go to show that under the care
rul system or agriculture thnt pro
duced thoBe yields Western ('(Hindu
would hnvo fnr exceeded a IIOO.OUO.OUO
production of wheat in 101G had the
system been universal.
It waa not in one or two districts
that big yields have been made known
Tlio reports eomo from all parts of
the l! 1,000 squnro miles of territory In
which the growing of wheat is car
ried on.
Mr. Klmlr Seller, a farmer south of
Strassburg, Sask., has hurvested Mli5
bushela No. 1 hard wheat from ItiO
acres.
Jaa. A. Ilcnner, near Dnyslnnd, Al
berta, says his wheat went over 40
bushels to tho ncre. with an nil round
crop of M bushels to the ucre.
J. N. Wagner, near tho aamo place,
nlao lnya clnlm to over 40 bushela ot
wheat per acre.- j
A Norwegian rnrraor, named S. A
Tofthagcn. not far from Davaland,
had 2.1 acres or wheat which guvo a
ylold or 47 bushela to the acre.
Well, then, near (ilclchen. Alberta,
D. II. Englo of Humboldt, lown, owna
a quarter section or lnnd. Thla land
wns rented so thnt Mr. Knglo should
rccclvo one-third of the crop, nnd this
gnvo him $(il2fi."i, hla net rentnl for
tho crop, and there wub only 80 acres
In crop.
Scorea of reports give yields fully
aa large as thoae given above. A
largo field of spring wheat near Loth
bridge nvernged Gil bushelB, another G!)
nnd n third 5C bushels per ucro. On
tho Jail farm at Lcthbrldgc 'Jfi acres
of Marquis wheat yielded 00 busholB to
tho acre and weighed G7 pounds to tho
bushel. A tept lot or one ncre or Mnr
quia wheat when threshed yielded SID
bushela and n SO ncre field nveraged
GO 1-3 bushels. This farm had 200
ncrea under crop to Mnrqul8 whcnl
nnd It la expected tho average rrom
tho whole will exceed HO bushels.
In all portions of Saskatchewan and
Manitoba, aa well, remarkable yields
aro reported, many largo fields show
ing averages of from 40 to Dfi buBhola
per ncre.
When the atory of thla year's thresh
ing la completed 8omo extraordinary
yields will bo heard of. One farmer
west or I'nlty, Saskatchewan threshed
10,000 bushela or No. 1 northern rrom
200 ncrea nnd such Instnncea will not
bo laolnted.
ConBldernblo or the wheat grown In
Western Canada la finding Ita way to
the mnrkctB of the United Stntca, not
withstanding the duty of ten centa
per bushel. Tho miller In tho United
States finds Weatern Canadian wheat
necessary for tho blending or the high
class flour thnt is demanded by some
mlllera. Alrendy near a hundred
thousand bushels or the 1015 crop hnH
round Ita way to the Minneapolis, I)u
luth, St. I.ouls nnd other mnrkctB.
It wna not In wheat alone that there
wero extraordinary yields. A fnrmor
living south or Wadena, Saak.. hnr
vested 900 bushela of oats from ten
ncrea. S. A. Torthngon or IDayaland
bofore rererred to had ontB which
yielded 110 bushels to tho ncre, while
thoso or .1. N. Wagner wont 90 bush
ela to tho aero.
Aa ia pointed out by a Toronto pa
per Cannda'a great good fortune und
aplondld aervlcons tho Granary of the
Empire nro revealed In tho record
harvest from her rich fields or wheat
and other grains. "Tho foundation ot
Ita prosperity la solid and enduring.
While nilnea niny be exhausted and
lumber may dlflappear through Im
provident management, agriculture Is
a perpetual eourco of wealth, Increaa
ing rrom year to year by tho stimulus
or Individual Industry and personal In
terest. A wheat harvest or 3:!G,2r.0,000
bushels from 13,000,000 acres, nn av
erage yield of 2G bushelB to tho aero.
Tho substantial nnturo of thla growth
lu production is shown by tho fact
that the harveBt returns nro 72 per
cent grenter thnn the average tor tho
past five yeara.
The snme Bntlafactory and highly
important success has been attained
In other grain crops, Tho aggregate
yield of oats Is 4Sl.03H.ri00 bushels
from tho 11,305,000 acres under crop.
Ot thla yield 305.GS0.000 bushela nro
from the three Pralrlo Provinces.
Those provinces also contribute 304,
200,000 biiBbelB of wheat. Tho bar
ley harvest is 50,868,000 bushels rrom
1,509,350 ncreB, an average yield ot
33.7 bushels per acre."
"Tho Impression ono guts In going
through Alberta, Saskatchewan nnd
Manitoba," said n travelur from tho
East, "is that all tho horses and teama
and all the threshing machines en
gaged mnko no Impression nn tho
crops, nnd that It will tako six months
to thresh tho grain out; but two
j weeks ago tho Canadlun Pacific rail
way were having n dnlly shipment of
1,700 cars of wheat from the three
provinces, and n week ugo they had
got up to 2,100 cars a day. And bo
aides this there la tho Canadian North
ern railway and the (Iraud Trunk Pa
cific, bo an eiiormoiia quantity must
ho being shipped out of the provinces.
Tho wealthier farmers nro building
large granaries on their farms, while
thero Is n great improvement in tho
storage racllltlcs provided by tho gov
ernment." It Is therefore no wonder thnt tho
greatest Interest was shown by thoso
who attended the Soil Products Ex
position held at Denver a short timo
ago, when It was demonstrated that It
was not only in quantity that Western
Canada still occupied the prlmnry po
sition. It was thero that Weatern
Canada again proved Its supremacy.
In wheat, It was early conceded that
Canada would bo a winner, and this
was easily tho caBo, not only did It win
tho big prlzo, but It carried off tho
sweepstakes. What, however, to those
who wero representing Cnnndn at this
exposition, wna of greater value proba
bly, was winning first und second prlzo
for alfalfa. The exhibits wero beauti
ful and pronounced by old nUiilTa
growers to be tlio best they had ever
seen First, second and third cuttings
of this year's growth wero shown.
At this emtio exposition, there were
shown somo excellent samples of fod
der corn, grown In tho Swift Current
district.
Topping tho rnngo cattle market in
Chicago a short time ago Is another of
tho feats accomplished by Western
Canada tills year.
On Wednesdny, October 13, Clay.
Hoblnson and company Bold nt Chi
en go for E. II. Maunscll. Macleod, Al
berta, a consignment of cattle, 17 head
of which, averaging 1,420 pounds,
brought $8.90 per hundredweight, top
ping the rnngo cattle market for the
week to date. Tho aamo llrm alao
sold for Mr. Maunaoll 20G bend, aver
aging 1,240 pounds, at $8.55. without a
'throwout. These wore all grass cat-
'tie. Thoy wore purchased by Armour
and company. Clny, Robinson nnd
compnny describe the cattle na ot
very nice quality. In excellent condi
tion, nnd a great credit to Mr Maun
aoll. It apeaks well for our Canadian
cnttlo raisers that they can produce
stock good enough to top the Chicago
market ngalnst strong competition,
there being over 4,000 rango cattlo on
sale that day.
It Is one thing to produce crops
such na are rererred to, anil another
to get them to mnrkct. The racllltlcs
or Weatern Cnnnda are excellent. Tho
railway compnnles, ot which there ore
three, the Canadian Pacific, the Cana
dian Northern and tho Grand Trunk
Pacific, hnvo the mnrk ot efftclenc)
stamped upon nil their work. Hcsldes
the main trunk lines of these systems,
which extend rrom ocean to ocean,
there aro branch lines and laterals,
feeders which enter Into remote parts
of the farming districts, and give to
the farmer Immedlato access to the
world s grain markets. Tho elevator
capacity of the country is something
enormous, nnd If the figures can be
digested, the full extent or the grain
producing powers or Western Canada
may bo realized. The total elovntor
capacity la about 170,000,000 bushels,
or nearly one-hnlf or the entire whent
production or tho Dominion In 191G.
Or this largo storage racllltles tho
country elevators number 2,800, with
a capacity or 95,000.000 bushols -Ad
vertlacment.
Dooms Widow to One Room.
Tlio will or Solomon Hicks, filed for
probate, disposing of un "Htato in ex
cess of $5,000, contains tho unusual
provision that his widow, Mrs. Ghana
Dora Hicks, or 173 Stanton atreet, Is
to receive an income ot $10 a week
for llfo "provided s.'io lives lu a room
alone." Further on thero la a modi
fication which permits the widow tn
have a daughter live with hor.
Tho rest of tho proporty Is directed
to be divided equally among tho chil
dren, Max, Mollle, Lena and Sala.
Now York T'mes.
False Vows.
"Ho mini, Kstello," he begged, "and
I swear by yon Bllvory menn that noth
ing Bhnll over como between ua."
"I will truat you, Ade.hort," alio
whispered, and ao thoy wore mar
ried. Hut. nlaa. for tho vowa of man. Ho
fore tht co years lad passed something
had como between them.
Its namu waa Myrtlo, and Estello
and A?lhert each had It by tho hand!
Used YVltUievcr Quinine is Needed
Does Not Affect the Head
neennsonf tc tonlo nnd lazntlre rffrct LAX
AT1VU DUOMO QUINlNi: will lw found better
thnn orUlnnry Outiiluo lor nnj purKH for
which CJulnltio in ubciI. Dora not cuutte nrr
vouancs nor ringing In urat. Itrmeinlxrthera
Ii onlr ono "Uroiuo Quinine. ' That in Lain
tlvo Dromo (jnlnttir. Look for tilguuture of
JJ. V.Uru?c. 23c My,
Out for the Cash.
Edith So you aro going to marry
that rudo old Mr. Uoxloigh. 1 don't
aeo how you can stand hl8 ways.
Mario I can stand his ways, my
denr, by remembering about his meant.
Dr. Pierce's Pellet are lieiit for liver,
bow eli nnd htoniach. One little Pellet for
a laxative three for a cathartic Adv.
u ittKca an untiBuniiy smart man to , a
speak suvon languages, but It takes m yl
Bmanor ono to remain snent in one.
You can never bo wlso unless you
love reading. Johnson.
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