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About Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921 | View Entire Issue (May 19, 1904)
J , _ .tA . " " , I II II I I I I I I \ I \ . : Miss M. Cartledge gives SaIne helpful advice to young girls. Her letter is but one of \J thousands which prove that nothing is o helpful to young girls , vho are just arriving at the" period of womanhood as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound "Dr.An 1\h \ 9 ! PJ lmAI : - I cannot praise Lria : E. J > inlmm's Vc ctnhle COIllIHHmd { , ao highly , fOl' it , is the only mc icino I eyer trimt ; which cnred mo. I suffered much from my first menstrual period , . I felt so weak and < . ! izzy at , times I could not pursue my studies witli the usual interest. 1\fy \ thoughts became sluggish I had hell aches , aclmches and sinking spells , also pains in the bacK : and lower limbs. Iu fact I was sick all over. " l inally , after many ether remedies had been tried , wo were nd- vised to get L'tlia II : . Pinlthnm's Vege'tahle COJUIIOUlUI , and I am pleased to say that aftJr taldng it only two weeks , n. wonderful change for the better look place , and in n. short limo I was in perfect helllth. I felt buoyant , full of life , amI found all work n. lIas time , I am indeed glad to tell my oxpel'ieneo with Lydln. I . Pinkham's Vegetable Compuund , for it made n. different girl of me , Yours very truly , MIBS .1\1. C\ItTLr.noE , : l3 Wbitellllll St. , Atlanta , Ga , " At Buch n. time , the grmucst nitl to nature is Lylla E. 'Pink- ham's Vegetable OOmIOuml. It prepnrcs the ' ( ) ung system for the necessary changes , nnd Is the 8W'cst and most reliable eure fur woman's Ills of every nature. lUrs. Pinkham invites nIl oung women who are ill to write her for free udvicc. Addrcss , 1Irs. l > > lnkhnm , Lynn , l\Iass. fIrs. Estes , of New York City , says : II DEA.n l\In5 \ , PnmlIAIt1 : write to ) 'ou because I believe nU'yo11ng 'lr19 oug-ht to lenow how much good 'our medieino will do them , I did drets- Inillc1ng- for years beCore I wnH married , nud if it had not 1)een ) for L ' ( : Ua E. Pinkham's VCg'otahlo Coml101md , I do not be1ic\"o I could hll\"o stood the > trnln. ' .rhcro is othcr worle Is . . uo that such n tJt.rnin on t.he fi 'lJtcm. Oh , how my baole u9Cd to Mho from t.ho endiug o\'el' I I 'Would feel as though I would have to l > ereUD out tram the pain , nnd the liittinu' IOtill made me 60 terribly tired nnll wealc , aud my head throbbed lI1co nn engine. I ne.er couli ) l'at after wode , I was so worn out , 'hcn I was irregular , nnd had such I . frightful cramps every month they wonld himpl. ; , double me up wlU pain , nnd I would ha.vo to Jrivo up worldng and lie down , Hut L ' ( lla E. l > > inJ.- : : barn's Vegetable OOllllwund ehangod me into 0. st.rong , wcU woman , , I Yours very truly , Mus. MAHTIrA ESTEO , 513 Wcst 1 5t.h 5i1t. , N. y , City. " I No other fenmle medicine in the worltl hns recclvcRuch whle- I Aprcnd ; lLnd uuquaIUlcl endorsement. No other medicine has such , , n record of femnle troubles cured. Soltl by druggists everywhere. Refuse aU substItutions. Remember every womau is eonlJally in- I j vlted to write to l\Irs. Pinlthnm , if thcre Is anythlnr ; : nbout her YmI > toms Rhe docs not Ululerstmd. 1\11'8. Pinlrhnm'd ad ress is J.Jynu , l\1n8s. ! FORFEIT It we cannot forthwith produce thft orlglnnllottors and .Igllatures or $5000 noon "st1l11oulnla , wldch , ,111 prove tbolr . nhsoluto Icnulncnen. L.tlJu E , I'Jnkhorn MCII , Co" Lynn , ! lasn. I . , I ! ' ! ! ! NOW , , ) : ,1 .DONJIF r FfJRG.ET' ! J ! ! J \ 1f ; . Don't'or'gct when you H't order starch to I get the- ; , best. - I' ' your' grocers. r1ANUPACTUREO ov , : TIliE DEFANCE ST ARCli CO. , . I , d PORTRAIT AGENTS ; ; : : , ! Our 1l'OIU thl ! I..t. l'rlc , , thilloweol , l'rOIDI > Uhlp , 'I ' tileD II. lIollvery ot 1111 porllllliM Iru rallteell , lielll1 11 tor . ' ' 'tl\lo u. . nil II agenu' N"lIat. . AdM. . . ADAK J. KROLL Ii ; CO" Now 1 : 11 & " Oblcaco , : I t i ! ( ,11J , ' : I 'I ' J't , ; t " . . . . . . - - . . - - - - - d La"Vll Fel1Ce IrOIl or wlrf'III II ' " 'vlell , ' ( Uti "til h'III"'hlirch.&cIIOOI , - " " \lII'I.'J'Y , 11U1I11I' ) ' 11I\11 \ hOIl . ( " 1\1' \ , , : ( . . .rllL'.II"ij , Scull for "lIlaloIlUl' , LlzlI'flcn : Iron ar.d \ \ Ireorh , , , \ 11nII : , BEGGS' BLOOD PURIFIER CURES cltnrrh of the stomach. , . , , . , , ' , , " , ' , " " . , - EAGLE'S FIGHT FOR ITS MATE. After a Dravo Dattle It :1t Last WaG Lost In the Darkness. . A vlclolls nUncle was made \lllon the crow of the lICesnvln ! ; station III : he mouth of the ChlclIgo river I'e' 111t1y b ' a willi gray cagle , 1I1easur- Ing nellrly six feet. from tip to till. Porclwd all the foremost of the tel\lI1er Langdon as It entered the ) thor night WIIB n gray caglo which twd alighted there . . . . .hell the ship was 'itlll SOIllO mileI' ' ! ( rom shore , 'fwlce I It left Its pCl'eh as the J.nllgdoll neared the I uullO r , but each tlmo returnell. Close astern of the ship Its mate fol. lowed , When the Langdon reached the lI1(1uth of the river there wns n rush for gllns among the crews oC the walt. IIIIT tugboats. Thomas 1\IcGllln. Ulnte I of the tug Porfoctloll , fired the shot which brought the eagle tumbling to thl' IIccle of the Langllon , While bringing the dead blr asI101'o , McGinn was forced to fight oft Its mnto , which swooped down Ullon him repentedly , Again and ngaln It swept down out at the darlmcss anll fluttered for a moment jllst above the heads of the men on the wharf , Jlalf a dozen guns were bl ll1g at it by this time , but It was moving two swiftly to bo hit. A dozen tlmoS ! it bravcd the shot- gUlls leveled nt It , to swoop down as , near LIS It coulll to the hody of the gl'eat hh'd lying on the wharf , \lntll at last , halIled and desperate , It swept straight Ullon the declc , nnd with beal and talons attaclccd the marlsmen. J or moro than two hours it circled nt'ound the station , Suddenly it. dashed straight nt the llttlo group ! : url'oundlng the hodr of its mate , clawell and peclccd at the nearest vi- ( 'Iollsly for 11 moment , and then flew Inlwwnrd nnd was lost ill the nlght.- Chicago Nows. IMPRESSED WITH DUSKY RULER , Americans Think Well of the Em. peror of Abysslnls , Emperor 1\leneli1t of Ab 'sslnia IS thus descrl ed hy a memher of Com. missioner SIlnner's party : " 'Vo were received by the emperor , seated on his throne , surrounded by his loading chiefs , 11 bright , intelllgent-iooldng gl'oup of men , all richly clad , ' 1'he cmpcror Is a large , powerfully built mall of about G9 , with a bright , pI ens- ant eye and lelndly face , although much dlsflgured b ' smallpox. Ho is still alert and active and impresses one as being a mall of great force and ability In his country. His clothes- the st 'lo of dress peculiar to AiJ 's. slnla-wero of s\1lc \ , He also wore a dark satin cape tl'immed with gold , had large diamond earrings and arollnd his head a white cloth was tightly drawn and Imotted hohlnd. After receiving the commlsslonor's party nnd the officers with a cordial hall shalw he directed us to bo seated - ed close to the throne , and In the half-hoUl' Interview which followed the emperOl' Impressed us as a progressive - gressive ruler of great. force and niJll. ity , " A Legend , 'j'herl' comes to mr mInd a legend , A thln I hnel hllif forgot , And whl'thl'I' ] rend or dreamed It , . \h ! wl'1I It II1I1t1ors 1I0t , H salll , In heaven' nt twllhht A g-rent hell softl ' flwlngf < . And mnn mn" JlHt < ' , 1I anel hl'arltcn 10 the wonderful mUHlc that ring's ' , If ho puts from his henrt s Inner chamber - ber " All Imsslon , pain and strife : Jll'artaehes and wenr ' lonlln/9 'l'hat throb In the 11\IIseR of lifo , If ho thrust from his soul nil hatred ; All thollg-ht ! : ! of wlelted thin ! ; ! ! , III' c/ln henr In the holr twllIg-ht ) low the hl'lI of the ling-cis I'IIIIS. I think there IH III thlH legend , 1 f we open our I'rel ! to : ; I'e , SOIlH'whnt of nn Inner meaning ! \Ir frlenll , fOl' rou nnd nIP , SII , then , let us ( lollder II lIllle : I.'t us loolt In 11111' hl'nrtH IIIIfI see H the twlllsht hell of the angels Can rillS' for rou 111111 me , - - - - - - The Indian Stork. Of the 1IIIIIan storls , III' ndjutallts , a recent bool. fa ; 's : " 'rhelt. nPI1I'lr- ance Is a strange mellloY-I , Imml'l'o combination of the greatest splellllO\ \ ' with the haB ( st Bquallll' . 'Vere one to see only their wings with their nHlglllficent III'opOI.tlons , uno woulll I'egllrll them with unmlxell allmlt'a. lion , but the heall clothell In dIB/lIst. / : IlIgI ' Srlll'\'r slln 1\1\11 \ straggling hairs , till' ll1allgnantlr ' IJIwaldng eXllI'csslon of the palllil e 'es 111111 the IlollllorolU ; ' of the huge heal. have nn almost m'smerlc ( ! ffert. In Illstrartlnl ; nUf'n. t Ion 1'I'om an . I'ellel'mlngfeatures III , Iho II I'tUI'O , E\'en the SlIlolIIIIIIain / - ! hugc , ol'finge nnll Yel'mlllion hucs that. patnt Ill ( ' IIlstondell lIouch as It hangs l1uwn In front of the chest , In IIla'o ot relle'min : : ; the hilleous anll almost In. dl'ccnt charactel' of the allllCllllago , only S'l'\'O to arcontuate the hon'ol' h ' attracting attention to Its 11I'030nce , " . . . A Headache Cure. Tleallarhes'el' ' often como from . o\'ol.-tlred nel'\'eS , allll can lie I'elle\'ell hy hot allllllcatiolis to the hacle of the lIt'cli , If 'ou have that "IiI'Otl f't'l IlIg" anll It atTect ! ! 'ou so that 'ou caunot sleel ) , It' . lIIlhlng the nocl , and temllics with hot water. ' 1'hls tn'at ment seems to relax the th'cII muscf' anl1 has a soothllll ; etTect. 1.10 1I0Wl1 to SIN'II in ) leaco , for it will com : sUl'elr , Carnegie's Autograph Collection , Anlll'ow CI\I'negl ( ' has the hest col Ii > cton ! of r.utogl'allhs of crownoll hI\lI : and famous 1)I'80n8 In contomllOl'tI'j' hl or ) ' . There are froluentl ) ) ' 1101 only slgnatUl'os. iJut also letters writ , ten to him on VlI'IOUS ( suhjects. American Teaches ChlneGe Forces. LI'ut. CharloR M. Mcisaac , of I he J : \ghth \ : 'tlassacl\1lsotts \ Heglment. 1:1111 : recol\'ell an aplolntmont ns InstrlletOl in the now Chlneso Imllerlal fOI'C93 , with a Caltaln's commission. I I It " ' ' , l , . . . , . . . - - - , , $100 n w r , SIOO. Tbn Tel\ler ot thIs p r r WIll " " rt aA d to leAm Ihnt Ihere. . . at IcoHnno , lrco ellIl eA'o tlutt.clenco Illu h ell Allio 10 l'Uro In 1111 itA UOIICR. nllll IIIRt " ( ' .IArrh , IInlt' . Cuorth : ( 'uro h the only "lIslllve rllto III'knowII \ " , 1110 melfclIl trAll'rolly , CotArrh " lnl ( II COII.tIlIlIlOIlIlI d"eA C , rClJllln's con lIlu , IIIIIIAI Itl'AI'ocnt. IIntl' VOInrrh Cllre h taken In. Icrnnl1y , iloilo ; : dlreclly 111'011 ' Iho hlo",1 oIlIIIllIlCOII. Fllrtol"'S of Iho y.telll , thetehy lIcllro'lrflt the tlllllllll.lloll lit Iho 111 cole , nll,1 , " 1 < ' 1111 ( Ille rAII nt .rrenlh ; hf hltlhlln It I' till ! GOII'llIltlfnn IInll n..lst. In ; : Ilntllrn III 1111111I1 It. Illtk , "ho pn'I'rioror1 ' hAre fO milch hllh III It ( 'urlll\'c rowers Ihllt Ih'f olTer One IIlIlIIIrell lIollar for on ) ' CA' " tblilit , , ,11. tll cllro. IoclIII ror lI.tor le.\lrnolllnl. \ , AlI < lre 8 ' , , J. CIII' : OCO" : Tolcrlo , 0. . 0"1 bV olll1rllllf.7Gc \ , " Tllko 111111' . 'nwl1yl'1I1. tor c nstlrntlon. "I I Joke On General Miles. GenOl'al 1\1l1es was standing In the lohl ) ) ' of the ArHngtoll the other night , anll hapllened to oVtrhear n. rell1arle made by ! I. small , tbln ) Ioung mall who wn : : ! standing near. "During the Spanish war , " the 'oung man nad said , "I toolt five Sp:1nlsh : o iicers without any asslstanco from the nrmy or no.vr , " "What.'s thaU" asled General \1l1es , turning UpOI1 him abrulltly , " 'ou sar ) ' 011 took five Spanish om. cors without the asslstanco ot the llI'mr or nav ' ! " "ThLt.'s exactl . what I salll , sir. " repllod the 'oung man ; "by m 'self and without nnr loss of hloor1. It happened at. Boston. Hero is 1lI ' CIII' ( ! . I am Small smith , tbo pllOtographer , Now , if j'OU wlll ullow mo to pose 'ou , Gcneral , . . hut the goneml had flell. , Causing Iron to Swim , Elisha rClulred ) a stlcl ; to male the ax of 11'011 swim , 'Vo ho.vo never learned the prollertles of that. sOclc , But. there Is n pretty trlcl of causing a. plco of Iron to swim of its own accord , Let. it bo a. half Inch thlcl. , sa ' , anll two inches square , or have It rounll. and perfectly smooth on one 51do at. least. Place t.ho smooth side ugalnst the perfectly slllooth , square 'Jnd of an open glass tube , sa ' an Inch and a half In dlametor , and hold It there until It and tto tuiJo are low- pred Into 11 vessel of water to a depth greater tlllln about eight times the thlclmess of tbo Iron. Hemovo the hand and the Iron wl1l remain In Its place , the upward preSSl\1'O \ of the water preventing Its slnlelng. 'I'hls Is the prlnciplo of the iron ship , He Learned Something , "I lIIee yonr pr achln' , " said a tall , J'aunt native who hud hoar llshop ! Potter ono night In I small Adlron- ack town near which ho ha his summer' cam ! ) . "I alluz l'arn some- lhln' new f om : o. I rid ton mlle tonight - night to hear ye , an' as usuul , I hoerd somethln' that I never Icnowed afore , " "Well , I'm glad of that. " said the bishop , shal\ng ! the outstretched han , "and what was It 'ou learne to. night ? " "Why , bishop , I foun out fer the fust time In my life that Sad. am and Gomorrah wltzn't twins. " Defiance Starch Is put up 1 G ounces In a llaclmge , 10 cents. OM.thlrd moro starch for t.ho sarno money. A "J. ' P. " that Fined Himself. Robertl\lalzahn , jllstlce of the peace at Gooll Thnndel' , 1\IInn. , dispenses liquor at retail when not occupie with his Judicial cares. A fee Inspector - specter sec1ll'0 from : \11' . 1\Iaizahn's place of business a sample of blaclc- borr . . A complaint was sworn out anll JUdge Malzahn In his judicial capacity - pacity , heard the case of 1\Ialzahn , the : saloonkeeper. Finding 1\Ialzahn , the I defendant. gullly , Judge 1\Ialzahn Imposed - posed 11. fine of $25 , and then as 1\111.1- . i zahn , the saloonl < coper , he pal the I I1ne , 'rho money has _ been remllto to the state treasm'er. ALr. UP-TO-DATJI : nOU8EKJlDPEnn Use Hod Cross Dnn Hluo. It makeR clothes cleau aud bwoet as wheu now. f\U grocory. Royalties Camino Here , If nil lll'omises are fulfilled the Unltell f1tates will hll.ve royal visitors g'l.Jro ; next SIII1111lOl' . So far these 1111.\0 nnnounced their Intention to visit the land of tlio free : King Leo. 1101(1 ( of Bolglum , King 1\lonolllc of Abyssinia , the Crown Pl'lnco of Germany - many , the Crown Prlnco of Swellen and the Crown Prilico of China. ' 1'0 be tl'llthful and polite at the Ramo tlmo somotlmes putR a rubbm' altllchmcnt on 'our consclellce. It's the black shocp that generally lives to n rlpo old age , whllo the SIH'III lamb \l1es young' . Any man who Is continually mal\ng ! a fool of hhnsolf must bo a 11I11 lII'a 1 hal'll tau tologlst. A man ( 'an malw his wlCo , holleve almost - most 111I 'tI lng-d\ll'lng their hOlloy , I moon , ' Ot courRe , .tllO real test ot a 1I1111dlnl ; IR 'ollr Inahlllty to sleOl ) after eating - ing it , , ' 1'ho cynic Is a man who ReeR his own heart and calls it lho world , The aad coquette Is IH\lldosl when she hus no 0110 to cOClllette with , The atll'lst can estlmato God when the denf call cl'ltlclto mllllc , Clocls 1\\0 not Bontlmelltal-a least they novel' hold hal\lls. A rain of orrOl's Is ono the wcather man hasn't lreIUeted : 0111' trollbles are oftcn the result ot 11. \'I\'ill l\I1n \ lnntlon , It cortalllly tnlcs : 80me men dO\'o'1l to bo showlI liP , A roctutlon II ; the lanllIngo at can. sclo\ls \ inrol'lorll ' . : \0\01' .mnl.q . ( ; ood-tho co 111101' . . , fCJller. ' _ , , , , " , , , ' " I . c , , ' , . Shad and Their Dones. A genills who invel1ted 11. machlno for re1l10ving the blllles froll1 shad is lr011l0tll , , ; c01l11mny with CUlllat.1 of $1,000,000 to rllsh the 1lJ1J1amlus 011 the mnrl.et. befol' ( ' the end of the shad season , 110 sa 's : "I ha0 countell In 11. singled Bhad of five pounds 3,000 hones I1l1d 1-17,000 eggs. I hl1.\'o caton 600,000 eggs lit. meal. I have eaten 2GOO bones at 11. meal , for bones do not hurt. mo , iJut they are It. . mon1CO to the world at. large , 1\1y machlno is sim. ply lJOworCulmngnet which Is Imssed slowl ' over the Hsh from el1d to end , ' 1'ho small bones leall right out of the lIesh In hunrlfuls , You can use the Invell1lol1 either before or after coolelng , I 1)refer it after , because the 118h is sweeter if cool\Od with the bones in. " An "Angry Tree. " There has jllst. been dlscovercd in the far east a Dpcclel ! of the acacia tree , which clos05 Its leavcs together In calls each day at sunset nnd curls Its twigs to the shape of pigtails. After the tree has settled UseU thus for 11. night's sleep , if touched , the whole thing will lIutter as If agitated or Impatient at being dlsturbC1. ! ' 1'he oftener the foliage is molested the more violent becomes the sh\I.lng of the branches , and at length the tree emits a nauseating odor. which , if Inhaled for It. . few moments , cr uses n. violent dbzy headache , It has been named the "angry tree , " A Sure Protection. , BartoN. \ . Dalc. , 1\lay ! Hh.-Many cases are being published of how dls. cases have been cured and 11\'el ; sa\'od by Dodd's Kidney Pili : : ! , hut there Is a. family In , this place who \ISO this rom'dy as a Ill'Otectlon ngalnst the coming on of diseases au with excel. lent results. : 'tlr. W , A. MotTet says : "We have no yery scrlous'lJnfs ] or complaint ! for we alwars use Dodd's Kidney Pllls I the YOl' ) ' moment wo feel the least symptom of slrlmess anll they soon put \IS right. lt we have touch of lame baclc or think I ho Iddners nro not right , wo talio a few Dodd's Kid. ne ) ' Pills an the s 'mptoms are soon all gone. "My brother hall dIabetes and the doctor told him h ( ' could not. ll\'e untn spring , I got some Dodd's Kidney Pllls for him , and although that was several ) 'ears ago , ho has lived through all the winters nnd springs since an is still l\\-Ing. \ Dodd's Kid , ney Pills are a wonderful Ulcdlclne , " The Czar and the Kaiser. The last'tlmo the czar and the Imi- ser mot. was In the Baltic , where each hall a fieet. As tnelr boats drew away from each other the lcnlser , from the HohenzolJorn , sClnaphone to the czar. "The admiral lIf the Atlantic salutes the a mlra 10C the Pactc. " The reply required tact."I'he czar did not want to otTond the British by express. Ing his hellef that the leulser was right , neither did ho. wish t.o show dlscourtes to the lutter lIy making no replr , So ho Iulclly ) rciJuffed him br signaling "farewell , " and steaming u.wa . . Port Arthur's Name , Since the war In the east iJegan a good muny newspapel' readers have . wondered how Port. Arthur came to get its namo. 'rhe fil'st foreign ves- sol to enter that ba : was a brltlsh war yessel In charge of Lieutenant Commander Arthur , 'who modestly gave his own name to the placo. That was about fifty 'eal's ago , and as Port Arthur it has been Imown e\'er since. Rich Man Turned Hermit , Henry' J. Aclwrman has been 11\- InG' In a dugollt near Pueblo , Colo" for six years , Formerly ho was a well-to. do resident of llroolel 'n. In lS98 , whllo cruising In his yacht , he met and fell In lo\'e with a 'oung woman. She married another man , whereupon Aclwrman left' his home 11I\(1 tool : : np his ahodo In his present Quarters , . where ho has lI\'ed It. . llCr. . tt's lIfo e\'er , since. Only 11. woman Is LalmiJlo ot arrivIng - I Ing , at a conclusion without using elthOl' reason or judgment. A man does not hayo to bo can. gealed to lie n clam. IN AN OLD TRUNK. Clby Find ! > a Dottie of Carbolic : Acid and Drinks It , ' \Vhlle the motlwr was unpaclclng an old trlml : : a IIttlo 1 S months' old IJltby got heM of a bottle of carbolic acid'whllo plarlng on the fioor an his stomach was so budly Imrnod it was feared ho would not 1Ivo for 110 could not eat ordinary foolls , 'rho mother su 's In toiling of the case : "It was all two doctors could do to save him as It lIurnt his thmat and stomach so had thnt for two months after ho took the polson nothing would lay on his stomach. ) " 'nall ' ' I toolt him Ilito the eountr ' and tried new mille nnd that. was no bettor for hllll , His GI'l\IlIlma finally suggoste Grallo.Nuts and llun thanlLful I adopted - od the fool ! for he commenced to et bottoI' right Imay and wOllld not cat anrthlng elso. He ( 'ommenced to got ll"sh ' and his cheoles 111\0 red roses IIn noW ho Is entlrelr woll. "I tool , him to ) Iatamoras on n visIt and o\'cr ) ' place wo wont to stay to oat ho callell fOl' Grapo.Nuts an I would have to oXlllaln how ho came tl ) call for It as It was his main food , " ' 1'ho 11Iuues of the ph 'slclans who nttol\lle \ the IJlliJ ' are ) )1' , gdd ' ot this town and DI' , Gco , Gale ot Now. port , 0. , and auy uno can wrlto tome mo or to thorn an learll what Grape. Nuts food will do for children and Jrown.\lpR too , " Name glvcn by Pm lII11 Co. , Hl\ttlo Croclc , Mlch , Loole In Clach plg , for tlto famous lIttle bool. , ' ' 'rho 1\oad to Well\'illo , " - - ' . ' . , , ' , , I , , , ' , J AN ILLINOIS FARMER IN WEST. ERN CANADA. A recent iaBuo of the Shelbyvtllc , illinois , Democrat contains a long nnd interesting letter from : Mr. ElIas'Kost , formerly n prosperous farmer of , that state , who recently emigrated to Western - orn Canada , tnl\lng up a claim for hlmseIr nnd for each ot his three sons. From 1\11' . Kost' letter , which was written Feb , 3 , 1904 , wo publlah the following. bolle\'lng it will provo or great interest to these who have can. templated seltllng ia , the Canadian Northwest : "I had In August , 1902 , secured n claim for myself , and filed on three quarter sections for my sons , 1\Iy f elahn Is ono.haIr mlle south ot the Edmonton and Lalo Sl. Anne trail , I "Coming so late III the season wo , hall little opportunity to breal : : and to \ prepare ground for a first 'ear's cro1) , still wo raised over 100 bushels ot vel'y fine potatoes , and sowed a few acres of barley. but the season was too far all\'anced for the barley , However - ever , wo secmed good feed from , It. an on rented grO\tnd 18 miles east or us , raised a fine crop oC oats , so that wo wll ! bl\vo plenty ot feed for horses , Wo cut about. GO tons of hay and thus will have an abundance , ' \Vo have , all told. about 2,10 acres ot hay meadow , which would 'ield the past 'ear over three tons to the acre , and in an ordinary - dinary season the meadow woul furnish - nish GOO tons at hay , 'rhe grass Is very nutritions , and cattle on the ranges become very fat without be- iDg fed a 1)0\11111 \ of grain. , "On the upland the grass grows from eight to ten inches tall. This Is called range grass , and Is sultablo for stacIe at a 1 ; time , even In the winter I when the ground Is not cO\'ered too . deep with snow , Horses subsist on It alone , at all times , provided they are native stocl , . 'fho grass In the hay 1 1I1el\(10ws here Is called red.top , and grows from fiye to six feet in length , nnd when cut at the proper time 'Iolds an abundant crop of nutritions hay. "Our cattle have not cost us a cent slnco we came on our homestead , only the small outlay for salt and labor in . putting up hay an shelter. All cattle bavo been doing well this winter , and feeding up to the first of Januar ' was unnecessary , as tl1ere was gooll range up to that tlmo , "All the snows up to that ate were followed by winds from the northwest - west that melts It very rapldl ' ; these winds are caHe Chinook winds. amI are always warm , In ono night 0. Chinoolt wln may take away three or four Inches of snow. ! " 'Ye have built on our claim a comfortable - fortablo house at hewn Jogs , 20x2G feet , ono and one-haIr stories in height , with a good c lIar , During the latter part of Juno we rafted logs 1I0wn the Sturgeon to a sawmill , about eight miles away , nnd thus secured 6,000 feet at goo lumber which was neo e for the house. Later in the season a shlnglo mill located six miles awny , To this we hauled logs and had shingles cut for the root. "Wo hud an abundance or wHd fruit the past season , consisting at gooseberries - berries , strawberrlos , raspberries , e 'o- berries , blueberries , cherries an Bas- lcntoons. The latter are a fine looltng ! ( , herry , red , and quite pleasant to the taste , but not much to bo deslre in coolory. The strawberries are the same as these that grow wild In 1111- \ nols. Raspborrles are red in color , largo nnd equal to any of the tame varieties , and so are the gooseberries. 'I'ho cranberries consist of the high and trai1lng varieties , The latter are . most sought an contiguous to the swamps. The ground Is literally covered - ered with them as with n red carpet , but the best and most sought is the blueberry. so calle by the Indians , This is the famous 'huclcleborry' ( whortleberry ) at the Blue Hl ge 1\Iountalns In Penns 'lvanla , an cannot - not bo excelled for excellence by any fruit cultivated. It is found hero both on t.ho prairie and in tbo Umber In Immense - menso Iuantltles ) , "Gamo is very plentltul so far a9 pralrlo chlcl\Ons. pheasants , ucl , : ; of all leln s , and geese are concerned , 'Vo have tal\On nearly 600 chlclecns and pheasants , also a great many ducls. "An occasional de'r Is seen , but are not Illontiful , only ono having been tal\On urlng the 6eason In this settlement - ment , "Fish are very plentiful at all seasons - sons of the ) 'ear. Fish wagons and sleds are IJIlsslng almost dall ) ' along the trail with heavy loads of fish , destined - tined for St , Albert and Edmonton , From the latter point they are shipped south on the Calgary and Edmonton rallroa to points along the lino. nnd also to Asslnlbola , on the , Canadian Pacific railroad , " For further' Information apply to , any authorized Canadian Governl11cn t Agent whoso address appears elsewhere - where In this paper , ' 1'he heart or the lresent is the hope of the future , fret to Twenty-five Ladies. ' 1'he Defiance Starch Co.11 \ glvo 6 ladles a round trip tlcl\Ot to the St. Louis gxposilion. to I1vo ladles In each at the following states : IlII. nols , lawn , Nobrnsltn , Kansas find 1\1lssouri who will send in the largest n1lluiJor ot trade maries cut from ten \ cont. 16.ounco paclmgo or Dofianeo cold water Jaundry starch , This i means from 'our own homo ' any. where In the above named 'states 4 'l'hose trade maries must bo mlllled t ( nnd received iJy the Defiance Starch Co. , Omaha. Nobr" before September lat , 1904. October and November will bo the best months to visit the J 1posllion. : Uemembor that Defiance Is the only starch Imt up 16 OZ , (0. ( . full pound ) to the paclcago , You get . one.thlrlt moro starch for the sarno money than of any ether lelnd , nnd Defiance never atlcles to the iron 'rho tickets , to the Exposition wll ! b Bent by reglsterell mall September 6lh , Stnrch fOl' sale by all doalora.
