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AGRICULTURE IN VESTERN
CANADA
Its Grain Fields
Ranching Lands
Dairying Resources
The Editor of the Wisconsin Agri
culturist who was one of a party of
editors of agricultural papers who
took a trip through Canada during tho
imst spring writes to His paper in the
following strain
The reason of his visiting Canada
was to satisfy himself that the reports
coming to his paper regarding the
wonderful resources of that country
were accurate In view of the wonder
ful settlement that was going on there
many from this country crossing the
line in search of permanent home3
and In view of what he had heard in
regard to conditions of soil water cli
mate topography fuel grasses rain
fall markets etc and also the influ
ence which these have had on the
present and future of agriculture ho
deemed it necessary to make an ex
tended trip through all of the ahove
territory
In speaking of the Province of Mani
toba he says
The province of Manitoba com
prises within its limits the far famed
grain growing valleys of the Assini
boine and Red rivers Although called
tho Prairie Province of Canada Mani
toba has large areas of forests numer
ous rivers and vast water expansions
The soil is a rich deep mould or
loam resting on a deep clay subsoil
It ia well adapted to wheat growing
giving a bountiful yield of the finest
quality known the world over as No
1 hard wheat During the past ten
years the growth of wheat and other
grains has steadily increased until
now the production by 35000 farmers
reaches over 100000000 bushels Of
the 23000000 arable acres in Mani
toba probably not one half of it is oc
cupied Cultivated grasses yield about
two tons per acre and native grasses a
ton and a half
There can be no question but that
dairying will become a great industry
throughout the Northwest and espe
cially cheese making as the climate is
favorable and similar to that of On
tario
Crops grown are wheat barley
oats flax rye peas corn for fodder
brome potatoes roots etc The soil
is very fertile and moisture ample
The climate is good and the growing
season while not quite so long as in
Wisconsin matures crops as the sun
shines much longer rising about 4
oclock and shines until about 9 at
night One can easily read a news
paper at 10 p in The long days make
growth fast and push crops to matur
ity ahead of frost
The ranching the wheat growing
and the mixed farming belts all cross
over Assiniboia The yield and the
quality of wheat raised along the main
line of the Canadian Pacific railway
at such places as Indian Head and its
allied districts have become famous
Its possibilities are shown by the
averages of tests made at the experi
mental farm in 1902 when eleven va
rieties of the most suitable wheat
sown on April the 19th were cut in
130 days and yielded 4314 pounds of
straw and 43 bushels and 2 pounds of
grain per acre Its mixed farming
area is excellent its range cattle
horses and sheep are the equals of any
seen in the Northwest and its treeless
portion is underlaid with coal The
town of Medicine Hat is heated and
illuminated with natural gas There
are abundant deposits of brick pottery
and fire clays
Agents of the Canadian Governmsnt
will be pleased to mail an Atlas to any
one interested and also all other in
formation regarding railway rates etc
When a man marries he wants
something clinging to cling to
Teoslnto and Billion Dollar Grass
The two greatest fodder plants on
earth one good for 14 tons hay and the
other 80 tons green fodder per acre
Grows everywhere so does Victoria
Rape yielding 60000 lbs sheep and
swine food per acre
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W N U
Self conquest is the greatest of vic
tories
Pleasure is but a weed joy a fruit
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Talents are tools not merchandise
Love is always far sighted
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Give a woman authority and you
convert her into an autocrat
When Your Grocer Says
ho does not have Defiance Starch you may
be sure he is afraid to keep it until his
stock of 12 oz packages are sold Defiance
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Mark Twain does not let his New
York friends forget him He recentlj
wrote from Florence to one of them
My house is the Villa Quarto So 1
shall get up my autobiography for a
quarto edition Dont say anything to
the fellows who are writing their lives
in octavo
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He I the roRiilt and unless the Inflammation can be
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out of ton are caused by Catarrh which Is nothing
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Vo will clve One Hundred Dollars for any caie of
Deafness caused by catarrh that cannot be cured
by HallH Catarrh Cure Send for circulars free
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When a man marries he wants some
thing clinging to cling to
The woman who can talk well is
not always the one who does it
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Wont spill break freeze nor spot clothes
Costs 10 cents and equals 20 cents worth of
any other bluing If your grocer does not
keep it send 10c for sample to The Laundry
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When a mar shows contentment he
is apt to be regarded as lacking in
It is more profitable to read one
man than ten books
Those Who Have Tried It
will use no other Defiance Cold Water
Starch has no equal in Quantity or Qual
ity 10 oz for 10 cents Other brands con
tain only 12 oz
People who think themselves
good are often only hysterical
so
A man cannot go where temptation
cannot find him
Stops the Congh and
Works Off the Cold
Ltxativo Bromo Quinino Tablets PricoSoc
Bachelor girls are spinsters who
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Faith is the secret of firmness
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W N U
The Coreafts use neither bedsteads
nor chairs
Little Maple Custards
Make a plain cup custard mixture
adding a pinch of salt and sweetening
with a very little maple sugar Put a
small quantity of maple sugar or syrup
over the fire and boil until it is re
duced to crack degree when tried in
cold water Stir while boiling to pre
vent burning Pour a little into the
boUiin of small custard cups and let
it harden then pour in the custard
mixture Place the cups in a shallow
pan with water antTset in a moderate
ly hot oven and cook until the custard
is set in the middle When done take
out and turn out the custards while
hot so that the maple syrup will run
down over them forming a sauce
Serve at once
Found Some of It
Representative Reeder of Kansas
saw a five cent piece on the floor of
a Pennsylvania avenue car one after
noon while he was on his way down
from the capitol He picked the nick
el up and said Is there anybody in
the car who has lost a ten dollar gold
piece Ten people white and black
promptly said in chorus I did
All right said Reeaer as he slid for
the door I just found a nickel of it
I dont know where the other nine dol
lars and ninety five cents went
This Is Miraculous
Manhattan Kans March 14 One
of the strangest cases that has ever
been heard of in Riley Co is that of
the three-year-old daughter of Mr
Jonas Brubaker of this place
Some time ago the little girl took
whooping cough which was followed
by pneumonia When the pneumonia
left her she was taken down with
malaria fever with at times symptoms
of Spinal Meningitis
The family doctor brought her safe
ly through these troubles but after
the fever Brights Disease set in and
the doctors gave her up Her father
tells the rest of the story
We began to give her Dodds Kid
ney Pills and after she had taken
about three and a half boxes she was
entirely cured Now she is well as
any child running and playing as if
nothing had ever been the matter
with her The doctors said she was
beyond the reach of medicine Dodds
Kidney Pills certainly saved our lit
tle girls life when she was so far
into the chronic stage of Brights
Disease that we thought nothing could
srve her
Most of the good times we have are
not appreciated until the next day
Let us all grow lettuce if prices are
to continue at present figures
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JOHN BURT
CourwfinT 1903 nv
Fkedb ck Upiiau Adams
CHAPTER ONE
All dents
reserved
The Prophets Prayer
Kneel John Take off your hat
lad Let us pray
An old man and a boy clung like
wreckage to a rock which marked
the outer edge of Black Reef The
flickering light of a lantern accentu
ated the gloom of the night a night
famous in the annals of New England
for the storm which tore the coast
from Quoddy Head to Siasconset
The lanterns light revealed two fig
ures worthy the pencil of a Hogarth
Bared to the gale the old mans scant
white locks streamed back from a
forehead massive and unfurrowed
Wonderful eyes of steel gray glowed
with fires of fanaticism beneath dark
shadowing eyebrows scarcely touched
with the rime of years The thin lips
parted in a line which suggested im
placable tenacity of purpose not halt
ing at cruelty nor stopping at cun
ning Above the mouth the head was
that of a Greek god below it showed
the civilized savage selfish relent
less the incarnation of courage
strength and determination The
mans frame was so broad that the
legs seemed stumpy yet Peter Burt
stood six feet four at three score
years and ten
His companion on this night mis
sion to hurricane swept Black Reef
was a boy of eight No fear of the
storm or of the strange old man
showed in the dark gray eyes of the
youth He was garbed in a tightly
buttoned jacket and a pair of home
spun trousers securely tucked into
copper toed boots Tho ends of a
blue yarn comforter iluttered in the
gale
As the old man spoke a wave
dashed its icy spray across the rock
Its awful wet granddad Cant
I stand up and pray
Kneel my boy kneel replied the
old man in a deep but not unkind
voice The Lord will not harm His
servants whether they approach Him
in storm or in calm
Falling on his knees the old man
faced the sea raised his arms to
heaven and prayed to the God who
rides on the wings of the storm The
spray stung his face but he heeded
it not A giant surge swept the lan
tern away and its faint light went
out as it clattered along the rocks
The old man prayed fervently that
his sins might be forgiven There
was one sin which weighed heavily
upon him though he named it not in
his petition
The year was 1SG0 and on that No
vember day the news had come to
Rocky Woods of Abraham Lincolns
election to the presidency
In the tempest which lowered when
the election was in doubt and broke
in fury wnen the triumph of Lin
coln was certain Peter Burl saw
an augury of the storm which was
soon to sweep the country An ar
dent Abolitionist and a rabid advo
cate of Unionism he lifted his voice
that November night in a frenzy of
eloquence which thrilled the child at
his side and left an impress years
did not efface Amid the crash of
waters his gray hair streaming in
the wind his dripping arms stretched
over the foam Peter Burt prophesied
the four years of desolating Avar then
impending He invoked the curse of
God on the enemies of his country
returned thanks for the coming eman
cipation of the slaves and exulted in
the victory to be achieved by the
Union arms He ended with a tender
plea for the grandson kneeling beside
him who is the heir the old man
declared not of my worldly posses
sions which are nothing in Thine
eyes but of those gifts and that j
power of divination with which Thou
hast graciously vouchsafed me John
Burt shall be the chosen one of the
house of Burt Withhold not 0 Lord
Thy blessing from him Amen
The old man arose and shook the
water from his hair The prophet
had gone the New England farmer
stood in his place The resonant
voice which challenged wind and
wave sounded harsh as he exclaimed
- Wheres the lantern John See
if you can find it Well break our
necks trying to get back without it
John found the lantern and after
many attempts and muttered com
plaints the old man lighted it Hold
ing it high over his head the old
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UPHAM ADAMS
Author of Tho Kidnapped AlCIIoralres Colonel Monroes Doctrine Gtc
CoPritlGHT 1003 HT
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man walked cautiously along until he
reached the weed strewn and surf
lashed beach He looked into the
face of tho boy who trudged beside
him
You are a brave lad John a
brave good lad It is beginning to
rain We must hasten home
CHAPTER TWO
Jessie Carden
I dont care to pick Howers I
want to stay right where I am- Let
me stay and watch for one of those
thingumbobs in the water Please
Govie
Jessie Carden clung firmly to an
iron rod of the old bridge and spoke
with the pleading defiance of a
spoiled child of twelve The gover
ness smiled sadly down upon the
pouting lips and rebellious eyes
Certainly my dear replied Miss
Maiden Dont lean out over the
bridge sweetheart and keep away
from the creek I shall not be gone
long You will be very careful wont
you Jessie
Just awful careful Govie Theres
one of those spidery things now
Jessie was spending her first sum
mer in the country For three weeks
she had been living in the Bishop
farm house So many things had
happened that the memory of the
Carden mansion in Boston had be
come a dream The Bishops were
distant relatives of General Marshall
Carden the banker and to them had
been consigned the welfare of his
daughter in special charge of a
trusted governess
Jessie peered over the rail and
watched the waters in vain for an
other of the thingumbobs She ran
back and forth and threw sticks and
stones into the creek in a vain at
tempt to lure its denizens to the sur
face Then she spied a hoop pole
which had fallen from a passing
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JOvezzl sof7V z cyy yacpjTrzD rtrr us jisr
wagon This slender rod easily
reached the water and Jessie
thrashed the surface with all possible
vigor A projecting branch from the
poe caught her cap and it fell into
the creek where the tide swept it
under the bridge
With a cry of dismay Jessie turned
and dashed across almost falling be
neath the feet of a horse
Whoa Jim
Checked in a slow trot by a pair of
taut lines an old farm horse stopped
so suddenly as to rattle the contents
of the wagon The driver a boy of
seventeen dropped the lines and
leaped lightly to the bridge
Did he hit you little girl
Jessie Carden stumbled and fell just
beyond the horses hoofs Before the
boy could reach her she was on her
feet and peering over the bridge
There it is There it is she
exclaimed dancing in excitement and
dismay Oh what will Govie say
Boy get me my cap
The youth startled at the imperi
ous summons followed her gaze and
caught a glimpse of the cap as it was
carried along by the tide Looking
up the road he placed his fingers be
tween his teeth and whistled shrilly
A large Newfoundland dog came
towards him leaping in huge bounds
Hey Prince go get it He pointed
to the cap now whirling in an eddy
Prince soon reached the cap and
holding it well above the water
turned for the bank The sides were
steep and slippery but the boy took
firm hold of the dogs collar and after
a struggle hauled him to solid ground
Prince dropped the cap filling the air
with spray as he shook himself
wagged his tail and lolled his tongue
in canine self satisfaction
Here is your cap said the boy as
he held a much bedraggled piece of
millinery gingerly at arms length
Thank you boy said Jessie
smiling through tears which were
welling in her eyes With a little
sigh of relief she noted hat the gov
erness was not in sight Jessie patted
the dog on the head aiid with a ro
guish glance addressed her unknown
companion
What is your name she asked
with tho direct frankness of twelve
years
My ilame is Burt John Burt
My name is Jessie Carden said
the young lady as she crawled through
the fence unassisted by her new ac
quaintance The courtesy expected
by a miss of twelve Is tho same at
that extended by a lad of seventeen
so neither suffered In the others es
timation
What were you trying to do with
that pole asked John as they
reached the bridge
I was trying to stir up those spi
dcry things down there in the water
replied Jessie again grasping the
pole which had remained erect fast
in the sticky bottom of the creek
Oh how I wish I could catch one
Thats easy said John Burt as
ho climbed into the wagon Walt
until I hitch this horse and Ill show
you how AVant some anyhow you
can watch me
John Burt speedily returned with
some scraps of meat and a mysteri
ous implement which consisted of a
pole with a stout dip net at the end
of it Jessie regarded the prepara
tions with keen interest The boy
took a piece of string from his pocket
and securely fastened a piece of tough
raw beef to it then he lowered the
meat into the water In his left hand
he held the pole with the meshes of
the dip net but a few inches above the
surface Jessie watched with bated
breath and wide opened eyes
Slowly and carefully John raised
the string At last the meat showed
red in the murky water of the creek
As it came to the surface John thrust
the net below Out of the swirl of
water it emerged ladbn with the meat
and a struggling writhing crab
Got him said John as he lifted
the dripping collection over the side
of tho bridge
Isnt he ugly Look at his legs
One two three four five six seven
eight nine ten eleven no ten I
counted one of them twice Does lie
bite Jessie hovered over the net
and stretched her fingers towards the
floundering crab The little beady
eyes glittered the claws clashed help
lessly
You bet he can bite You get
near enough and hell nip you good
and hard said John as lie tin
snarled the crab from the twine and
meat Run over to the wagon and
get the basket I forgot it
Delighted to be of assistance in so
famous an undertaking Jessie ran
swiftly to the wagon and returned
with a large wicker basket John had
already dropped the bait in the water
and the crab was crawling along the
bridge Reaching down he deftly
grabbed the crab and dropped him
into the basket
For an instant Jessie was speech
less with wonder and admiration at
such bravery
Boy let me catch and you poke
she ventured in a plaintive note I
never caught a crab Wont you
please John Burt
Why certainly said John Ill
show you how
Jessie left the squirming mass of
crabs and sprang to Johns side
Reach down as far as you can
John directed Thats right When
you feel something pull or jerk pull
up slowly though or youll scare
him Do you feel anything
The line kind of twitches whis
pered Jessie
Raise it up slow Be careful
Theres one on sure Now jam the
nt under him
Jessie made a swing with the net
but dipped too low A huge crab
dropped from the meat struck the
edge of the net and floundered back
into the water
I lost him What a shame
Wasnt he big
Go on try again said John good
naturedly
Jessie lowered the meat and waited
patiently for a minute Then she
slowly raised the line With much
care she dropped the net below the
meat and raised it from the water
To be continued
DESERVED TO WIN BRIDE
How Hindoo Lover Secured the Maiden
cf His Choice
In many parts of India Hindoo girls
are wedded nor with a ring but with a
necklet or thali At the wedding of a
daughter of a leading native Moul
mein there were present among the
numerous guests a Hindoo maiden and
her lover whose suit had not so far
progressed to his satisfaction While
the wedding ceremony was in progress
the young man suddenly went up to
her and- before any one suspected
what his object was pulled out a thali
from his pocket and quietly tied it
round her neck Of course there was
a hubbub and parental lamentations
over this dramatic episode but so
great is the veneration for the thali
among Hindoos that no one dared to
remove it from the neck of the as
tonished maiden All concerned
therefore repaired to the Marriamme
temple where the act was ratified
and the maid who went to the wed
ding of her friend fancy free left the
scene as the legal wife of a bold and
successful husband
Where Gun Barrels Are Made
The Damascus gun barrel is manu
factured only at Nessovaux near
Liege Belgium while the steel barrel
is made in Liege Every barrel mst
under the law successfully withstand
the government test before it is ad
mitted for sale The gun barrels are
made by the workmen in their own
hemes and are delivered to the mer
cants who combine the parts for the
markets It is the universal under
standing that the United States is the
best market for the cheap grade of
guns The two towns sold 273000
worth to the United States last year
Japans Population
The population of Japan is twelve
times as dense as that of the United
States
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A Burglar With Religion
Former State Senator Guy once was
asked lo defend an ex convict who
was charged with burglary says tho
New York World lie refused tho
case but had a talk with the prisoner
In the course of conversation tho
burglar said
I had a partner once but he got
religion
Indeed I presume he quitted tho
business
Nixy I just Hied him see What
could a man Iikp me expect of a
chump who always wanted lo open a
safe with prayers
The Mistress Was Forgiving
D C Brewer tells of a colored maid
who cme home about two hours Inter
than she ought and burst out to her
mistress
Oh missus Ise got ligion Iso
got ligion
Very well said the mistress Ill
forgive you this time But dont let
it happen again Boston Record
Comes to the Same Thing
Rings Do you consider it proper to
mind the baby
Bangs Well I think it proper to
mind the wife
Nov a Respectable Citizen
Drummer What became of old
Tuffnut who formerly owned a dis
reputable dive on Blank street
Merchant Oh he reiormed several
years ago and is now one of our most
honest and respected citizens
Drummer What business is he in
now
Merchant None at all lie made a
fortune out of his divr and retired
Two Methods
The average married woman said
Honpeck works her game so as to
play man-of-the-house anil get con
trol of the purse strings
Oh I dont know replied the
other whose wife is a cute cooing
little creature sometimes she plays
her game so as to work the man-of-the-house
to the same end Philadel
phia Press
Signs of Progress
I think Arthur would have propos
ed to me last night if you hadnt come
in the room just when you did
What reason have you for believ
ing that
He had taken both of my hands in
his Pie had never held more than 0110
of them at a time before Stray
Stories
A Common Failing
He started out to be the architect
of his own fortunes Did he suc
ceed
Well he s the architect all right
but he didnt succeed in putting up
much of a structure
What seemed to be the trouble
He revised the plans too often
Queer Notion
Mr Peck Jack writes me from th
country that its lovely out there
regular paradise he says
Mr Bjnks Hm Did he take his
wife with him
Mr Peck Shucks man Whats
your idea of paradise anyway
Exchange of Compliments
I love you papa said four-year-old
Margie as she climbed upon her
fathers knee
And I love you dear when you
are a good girl rejoined her father
But papa continued Margie nor
to be outdone I love you even when
you aint no good
Force of Habit
He WThat would you do if you were
starving dear Would you steal a
loaf of bread
She Certainly not Id walk into a
cafe and get a meal and charge it
He To whom
She To you of course Detroit
Free Press
Not an Everyday Occurrence
Cheerful Widow Why so dismal
Future Husband I am afraid our
wedding trip will take all the cash
1 have saved up
Cheerful Widow What of it A
wedding trip only happens once ia
Ave or six years