THE FARM AND HOME.
'MATTERS OF1NTERESTTO FARMER -
ER AND HOUSEWIFE.
"Bit ? Head" in Horses , an Insidious
Disease which Baffles Veterinary Kx-
perts How to Keep Fresh Meats
SweetCreameay vs. Dairy Butter.
It is well to know that no cases of
-"big head" have appeared in this coun
try among the many thousands of
horses brought in from America , says
tlie London Live Stock Journal. This
oiosf insidious disease the origin and
treatment of which have baflled the
- most eminent practitioners to discover
was first encountered in the neigh
borhood of New York , Staten Island
and New Jersey being particularly un
fortunate in possessing cases. Wheth-
' cr it be contagious or not is doubtful ,
but the probability is that it is so ,
There is no pain or serious incon-
- yenieuce to the sufferer beyond a dull
ness and loss of appetite , the chief
symptoms being an enormous increase
- of size and swelling between the muzzle -
- zle and eyes on the top of the face , and
this is accompanied by constant scour
ing.
ing.It
It is curious , however , to notice how
the bones of the animals attacked bj
big head become affected , as this dis
- ease has the effect of rendering them
both brittle and porous , cases having
been known in which the cannon bones
have snapped when the animals have
been made to move fast. The mosl
commonly accepted theory that is held
to account for the prevalence of the
disease is that some pollution of the
land exists , and various dressings have
been experimented with in the hope
that the disease will be stamped out
Some of these are believed to have beer
successful. , as cases of big head have
become less frequent. Still the mys
terious nature of the epidemic has baf
fled the experts who have studied it in
all its phases.
To Keep 1-resh INlcat P-\vcet.
Charcoal is of great value in keep
Ing ice chests , storerooms and foot !
sweet. Place a shallow dish of fine
charcoal in the ice chest. If poultry
are to be hung in a cool place for a few
days remove the internal organs , and
partially fill the body with charcoal.
Wrap the birds in paper and hang up.
If the outside of poultry is rubbed
with black pepper it will be still further
protected from flies. Small birds , liver ,
kidneys , sweetbreads , etc. , may be
wrapped in paraffin paper , and then
"buried in a bed of charcoal.
For keeping large pieces of meat and
poultry have a large barrel or hogshead
Iialf filled with charcoal. Put meat
hooks in a strip of joist and place it
across the top of the barrel. Have a
netting spread over this. This barrel
may be kept in a cool place , and pieces
of meat liuug on the hooks.
Creamery Versus Dairy Butter.
When we look at the market reports
we see that butter is classed as "cream-
cry" and "dairy. " "Creamery" implies
that it is made in a factory from the
milk of a number , of cows owned by a
greater or less number of individuals.
"Dairy" butter is made from milk pro
duced on the farm. If we notice the
quotations further we see that cream-
cry is quoted much higher than dairy
butter.
What is the cause of this ? First , the
impression is that butter made at the
factory is far superior to dairy butter.
This is erroneous. Taking all things
into consideration , it is possible to
make better dairy butter than factory
butter. In the making of dairy butter
the farmer has the care and feeding of
bis own cows under his own control ;
also the care of the milk from the time
it leaves the cow until it is a finished
product , ready for the market. There
fore he should be able to make a finer
product than any factory can.
The factory man does not have these
favorable conditions. He has the milk
from a number of farm dairies , fed on
different kinds of food ; the milk is
hauled from one to six miles , arriving
at the factory warm and partially
churned. But under all of these condi
tions his finished product sells for more
than does the butter of the individual
fanner. New England Farmer.
for Hatching.
While it is possible that pullets make
-the best layers , and are therefore most
profitable for egg production , it does
Tiot follow that their eggs are best for
increasing the flock. The pullet's egg
is generally undersized and does not
sell well. But it is worse when used
for setting , as the chick from it will
-also be small , and have less vitality
than it should. A hen two , three or
four years old will lay eggs that will
produce strong chicks. But if they are
intended for layers it is better to have
eggs from two-year-old hens , as after
the second year the ability 10 produce
eggs gradually decreases. But the
eggs from old hens , too old 10 lay their
best , will produce vigorous chicks that
are as good as the product from two-
year-old hens to make into broilers for
the market.
Tlie C owpca.
Cow peas may not be a profitable
-crop for market , but they will prove
valuable on the farm as a renovator.
The cow pea , like cinder , is a nitrogen
gatherer , shades the soil in summer ,
thus promoting nitrification , and , hav
ing a large root development , it pumps
water from below , and with it the min
eral matter existing in the soil , which
It gives up to the surface soil on its
decaj * . It grows on both heavy and
light soils , seldom failing to thrive on
nny land that produces corn. It is usual
in the South to grow cow peas on all
kinds of land. Lime , ashes , or any
potash fertilizer is excellent for such
n crop , and an acre will produce about
twenty bushels of seed. As a rule the
long pods arc hand picked , but the
vines may be pulled up and the peas
flailed , as they come out of the pods
very easily when dry. The vines arc
relished by sheep and cattle , aud as
they may be broadcasted or drilled in
they should be grown as a covering and
renovator of the soil. Up-to-date
Farming.
Mutton Ehccp.
Mutton has become and is fast grow
ing in esteem , says a writer in Cole-
man's Ilunil "World , so that though the
wool production is yet largely consid
ered mutton is also a great item in
sheep raising ; hence , with both wool
and mutton as paying productions , the
sheep industry has largely increased ,
and many hundreds of small flocks are
now found in the Middle West and
Eastern States where sheep have vir
tually been unknown for years. In the
South , also , sheep breeding has been
receiving much more attention than
formerly. Flocks of common , uncared
for animals have been improved by the
introduction of better blood. The suc
cess met with during the past two
years has caused the addition of hun
dreds of small flocks in all these sec
tions where it has been held that sheer
could not be profitably bred.
These changes in sheep raising ,
though so great , are in fact ouly the be
ginning. The consumption of mutton ,
the most healthful of meats , is certain
to increase. The farmer will learn that
for his own family , mutton is the
cheapest and best meat for his table
and that there will be .1 continued
growing demand for muttou in his
local market.
Pruning Currant Hushes.
Most growers of currants allow tlu
bushes to take their own way ol
growth. As the currant plant is al
ways produced from cuttings it is sure
to send up a number of shoots fron :
each set , and these quickly make ji
mass of shrubbery that keeps the in
side of the bush from receiving enough
sunlight to perfect the fruit. Besides ,
where there is a great mass of shrub
bery some of the leaves are likely no !
to get thoroughly dusted with helle
bore , and thus allow the currant worn ]
to perpetuate itself. Some for this
reason advocate reducing the bush tc
a single stem. This makes it easy tc
control the currant worm and the lincsl
fruit is thus produced. But just as
good fruit , and greater in amount , can
be grown by leaving two or three
stems. Occasionally a stem breaks
down by accident , and if it is the only
one there is a gap in the row. Even
if all the single stems remain thcii
yield cannot be made as great as it
will be by leaving two. three , or per
haps four to grow from one rooting.
Vinclcss Sweet Potatoes.
A writer in the Epitomist gives his
experience with the viueless sweet potato
tate as follows : "I think it is the com
ing potato. It is sweeter than the ld
red and yellow potatoes. It is the best
drouth resistor from the fact that the
leaves of the short vines grow very
thick and compact over the hill and re
tain the moisture as well as if mulch
ed. The vines are very soft ; the longest
just about gets together between the
rows at digging time , which is a great
help in cultivating the potatoes. I got
two pounds of the vineless potatoes ,
from which I raised 212 pounds. Some
of the plants were put out as late as
July 17 and made potatoes. Those late
plants never got a good shower.
Importance of Salt.
The important part that salt plays in
the animal economy should never be
lost sight of. This mineral is an im
portant constituent of the blood , and
if any animal is deprived of it loss of
appetite and an unthrifty condition fol
low.
Farm Notes.
All the hills for tomatoes , cabbages
aud lima beans may be partially pre
pared now by placing a large shovelful
of manure Avhere the plants are to go.
This is especially applicable to garden
[ > lots. When time to plant , manure will
be rotted and in excellent condition for
plant food. More manure may then be
sipplied.
If broody liens are properly treated
nine out of ten will begin to lay again
within two weeks after being removed
from the nest. But if they are half-
Irowued , starved a week , or bruised
ind abused , it is more than likely they
ivill get even with their owners by de-
? liniug to lay a single egg until they
lave fully recovered from their ill
: reatment and acquired their custom
iry tranquilty. !
Over six hundred bushels of onion
an be grown on an acre of land , yet
hree hundred bushels make a good
rep , says Up to Date Farming. They
equire work from the start and the
: est of labor will be quite an item ,
rhcy entail too much expense for or-
linary farmers , yet when we look at
he receipts , an acre of onions will pro-
! uce more in bushels than ten or fifteen
cres of wheat and sell for twice as
iiuch per bushel.
There are breeds of cattle which are
lore suitable as oxen than others , the
rincipal of which may be mentioned ,
lie Devons. They are fairly largo , are
cd in color , hardy and can thrive on
astures that will not keep some
reeds. The cows do not rank high for
airy purposes , compared with some of
: e well known breeds , but , as the
icvoii cattle are active and quick , they
ave held the first place as animals for
10 yoke.
For ticks on sheep Jn winter keen a
and Hock of Leghorn chickens where
icy can run among the sheep , they
ill save the trouble of either using iu-
ct powder or dipping , as far as ticks
e concerned , and if the sheep are full
' ticks when shearing give the Leg-
mis a good chance they will rid them
' ticks equal to any sheep dip , and
ith much less trouble and expense ,
id they will a.lso do the work well.
orrespondent Woolens
SOCIAL FEUD MADE HISTORY.
How Pretty PCRK"O'Neill Blasted Cal-
lionn's Presidential Ambition.
An exciting quarrel between a Presi
dent and chieftains of his party began
soon after Jackson went to the White
House. In this feud Calhoun was the
principal figure on the anti-Jacksot
side. The quarrel was incited by twc
causes Jackson's discovery that Cal
houii , who was Secretary of War in
Monroe's Cabinet , was hostile to Jack
son during the Florida war , in Mon
roe's days , and the refusal of the wife
of Calhoun and those of the members
of Jackson's Cabinet in 1829 to recog
nize Mrs. Eaton , wife of Jackson's Sec
retary of War , socially.
The origin of the social war which
changed factors in politics , and indi
rectly resulted in the formation of the
Whig party , was this :
John H. Eaton , a personal friend of
Jackson , was appointed by Jackson
Secretary of War , and took his seat in
the Cabinet in March , 1829 , on Jack
son's entrance into the White House.
Eaton a few mouths earlier married
Mrs. Timberlake , whose maiden name
was Maragret L. O'Neill ( commonly
called Peggy O'Neill ) , a woman of great
beauty , of some accomplishments , and
of unbounded ambition. She was the
daughter of a Washington tavern-
keeper. Gossip had been free with hei
name during her wedded life with
Timberlake , and when , after Eaton's
marriage to her aud the intelligence
that he was to be a member of the Cab
inet reached the public , some of Jack
son's friends told him that Eaton's en
trance into the Cabinet would cause
seine embarrassment in the administra
tion , Jackson , who was creditably slow
to believe anything ill of a woman , re
sponded that Mrs. Eaton was not to be
in the Cabinet. He made it known tc
his personal friends immediately after
the administration began that he de
sired that Mrs. Eaton should be accord
ed all the courtesies to which her sta
tion entitled her. The wife of Vice
President Calhoun and the wives of all
the members of the Cabinet who had
any wives refused to recognize Mrs.
Eaton. Jackson took up her cause with
his usual energy , and'the question en
tered politics. Van Buren , the Secre
tary of State , had no wife ( he was a
widower ) . He had no daughters. He
Avas thus free to extend to Mrs. Eaton
the conventional courtesies , which he
did with the dignity and grace foi
which he was noted.
This made Tan Buren's political for
tune. There had been keen rivalry be
tween Calhoun and Van Bureii pre
viously for the succession to Jackson in
the Presidency. The Democratic party
was invincible , and the man who got
the Presidential candidacy was certain
of election. Jackson was the party's
dictator. Calhoun , by his position as
Vice President , and by his prominence
in the party , was popularly believed to
stand next in the line to Jackson. In
the first year or two of Jackson's first
term Jackson's feeble health was
thought to be a barrier in the way of
his acceptance of a nomination for a
second term , and Calhoun was popular
ly supposed to be his political heir. The
discovery , through the Crawford dis
closures , of the unfriendliness of Cal
houn for Jackson in ISIS , in the Mon
roe Cabinet , and the quarrel which the
Mrs. Eaton incident brought , destroyed
this hope. Van Buren's championship
of Mrs. Eaton's cause endeared him to
Jackson.
Van Buren's call upon Mrs. Eaton at
her residence had mighty political con
sequences. Like the shot of the "em
battled farmers" at Concord bridge ,
the sound of the silver knocker touched
at Mrs. Eaton's door by Martin Van
Buren was heard round the world , or
at least round that part of the world
comprised .in the United States. As a
result of the Peggy O'Neill war ( supple
mented in Calhoun's case by the Craw
ford disclosures ) Calhoun was shut out
from the Presidency , was dwarfed
from a national into a sectional figure ,
nnd his brooding over his effacemeut
probably assisted in inciting that sys
tem of political philosophy out of which
resulted secession and civil war. Eaton
and Van Buren resigned in April , 1831 ,
in order to facilitate a general recon
struction of the Cabinet , which would
Tree Jackson from the husbands of the
wives who had disregarded his Eaton
ukase especially of Ingham , Secretary
} f the Treasury ; Branch , Secretary of
: he Navy ; and Berrieu , Attorney Gener-
il. The country was convulsed , a large
"ragmeut of the Democratic party was
: ast off and united with the elements
vliich founded the Whig party three
rears later , and that party received a
strength which it would not otherwise
lave gained at the outset St. Louis
jlobe-Democrat.-
MAKING MIRRORS.
) ne of This Country's Industries of
Which Little Is Known.
The mirror making industry in the
'nited States employs more than 2,000
crsous , and the product i < valued at
bout ? S.OOO,000 a year. The first step
i the manufacture is the adjustment
f a smooth stone table. Around this
ible , which can be canted to one side
y means of a set screw bMeath , is a
reeve , in which mercury may flow and
rep from one corner into bowls. The
ible is made perfectly level , and then
nfoil Is carefully laid over it , covering
greater space than the glass to be
> ated. The metal is then poured from
dies upon the foil till it is nearly a
iiarter of au inch deep , being pro-
anted frt-r.ii flowing off by a strip of
ass pl& d aloiij three sides of the
Ml. Fro--1 the oixvn side is slid on the
ate gl-ss , whoss advancing edge is
} pt in the mercury , so that 110 air or
Jilting oxide of the metal or oflier im-
irittes can work in between the glass
id the clean surface of the mercury :
'hen its desired position has been
ached it is held until one edge of the
ble has been raised , and the super-
: ous mercury has run off. It is left
for several hours , and then placed upoi
a frame , the "back" by this time being
covered with the amalgam , which ad
heres to it. After the amalgam be
comes hard the plate isr ready for use ,
Mirror making is generally thought tc
be dangerous on account of the injury
to the health of the operators from the
fumes of the quicksilver , but the figures
collated by the insurance companies dc
not appear to sustain this belief. St
Louis Globe-Democrat.
DOCTOR TEMPLE'S THREAT.
Refused to Preach Unless His Friend
Had a Seat.
Dr. Temple , the Archbishop of Can
terbury , has always been esteemed a
man who could and would stick to his
purpose in the face of anything and
anybody , and to those who are familiar
with the awful presence of the beadle
of a fashionable London church , some
idea of the archbishop's determined
character may be gathered from the
following anecdote from an English
source :
Some years ago he was due to preach
at a fashionable church in Regent
street. On arriving at the door he Avas
astonished to find Mrs. A. , an intimate
friend of his , in the act of returning to
her carriage.
"What , " asked Dr. Temple , "going
away ? "
"Only because I cannot obtain admit
tance ; the place is full , " was the lady's
reply.
"Do you really wish to stay ? "
"I came on purpose. "
"Then take my arm , " Dr. Temple
said , and pressing through the crowd ,
the strong figure of the future arch
bishop was soon before the beadle at
the door. In the blandest manner Dr.
Temple said to that functionary , who
evidently did not know him :
'Ton Avill be so good as to give this
lady the best seat in the church. "
"Impossible , sir , " said the surprised
beadle. "The church is quite full. "
Dr. Temple merely repeated his re
quest , only more emphatically.
"Utterly impossible , sir , " replied the
guardian of the door. "I tell you the
church is quite full. "
"Oh , but I won't preach if you don't1 !
was the crushing reply.
The beadle's manner immediately
changed. "Oh , I beg your pardon , my
lord , " he said. "This way , ma'am , " and
Mrs. A. secured a seat in the church
warden's luxurious empty pew , while
Dr. Temple preached one of the best
sermons of his life.
The only involuntary muscle com
posed of red or striped fibers is the
heart.
There are three times as many mus
cles in the tail of the cat as there are
in the human hands and wrists.
In China may be seen oaks , chest
nuts , pines and cedars , growing in flow
er pots , and fifty years old , but not
twelve inches high. The Chinese take
the young plant , cut off its tap root ,
and place it in a basin of good soil kept
well watered. Should it grow too rap
idly they dig down and shorten several
roots. Year by year the leaves grow
smaller , and in course of time the trees
become little druwfs ,
In the more inaccessible parts of the
Sierra Madre Mountains , in Northern
Mexico , live a curious people called the
Tarahumaris. Many of them dwell in
caves , but they have also small villages ,
all of which are situated about 8,000
feet above sea-level. The Tarahumaris
are small in body , but possessed of
much endurance. Their only food is
maize , and they manufacture a drink
called teshuin , from the same cereal.
Iheir language is limited to about 300
words , and they cannot count beyond
ten.
Last March a magazine containing
500 quarts of uitro-glycerine exploded ,
md much damage was done by the
shock in the village of Wellsville , N. Y. ,
ibout one mile distant. A week later
mother magazine in the same place ,
containing 000 quarts of nitro-glycer-
ne , exploded , but altogether the shock
vas felt much farther away than be-
'orc , no damage was caused except in
he immediate neighborhood of the
iiagazine. An explanation of the dif-
ereuce in the effects of the two explo-
ions is suggested by the fact that
rhen the first occurred the ground was
irmly frozen , but at the time of the
ecoud explosion a general thaw had
ceurred.
The remains of a dwelling built on
lies has been found on the shores of
he river Clyde , in Great Britain , and
3 an undoubted cranuog. This cran-
og is fairly extensive , with a circum-
LM-euce of 184 feet. The piles are .of
ak , and show under the mud the dis-
inct marks of such cuttings as a stone
x would make. The cross beams are
f fir , birch and hazel. In the refuse
louud the pastoral character of the
wellers was shown , for there were the
ones of cattle and sheep. Many fire
.ones were found and a whetstone ,
lie important discovery was made ,
'Inch was a canoe , thirty-seven feet
tug , and cut from a single oak tree ,
lie crannog is of decided archaeologi-
il importance" because of its locality ,
nd , with the flint and bone tools , it
ust beleag to the Neolithic age. Here-
ifore metal objects have been found
cranncgs , so these on the Clyde must
3 the oldest yet discovered.
Beauty is but skin deep , but horaeli-
; ss measures twelve inches to the
What this country needs is a few con-
: rted heathen to do a little missionary
ork in our large cities.
HEROES OF THE RAILWAY.
Deeds of Parinc that the Jlen Them
selves Sometimes Forcet.
The Century has published several
articles on the Heroes of Peace , and.
one of the best of the series appears
in a late number of the magazine. It
is called "Heroes of the Railway Ser
vice , " and consist of notes from the
experience of Charles Do Lane Hine.
The writer is a graduate of West Point ,
who , after serving four years as an
officer , voluntarily resigned his com
mission in the army to become a
freight-brakeman. He worked six
months as a brakeman and two years
as a yard-master , all of the time in
constant contact with the men and the
dangers he describes. In the late war
he was a major in the First District
of Columbia Volunteer Infantry. Here
is one of the good stories he tells :
Not long ago a freight-conductor
started on a night run after drawing
his mouth's wages from the pay-car.
He had with him his young sou , a lad
of 12 , and when well under way they
began to cook supper on the caboose
stove. The rear brakeman , on watch
in the cupola , observed that the engine
seemed to have unusual difficulty in
pulling the train. He did not connect
this fact with the presence of several
hoboes on top of the cars , who , un
known to him , were setting brakes and
stalling the train. The front door of
the caboose flew open , aud four masked
and armed men ordered the occupants
to throw up their hands. The con
ductor jumped to shield his child ,
seized a coupling-pin aud smashed a
head , but not until four shots had rung
out and three bullets were in his body.
Fighting to the last , he fell dead in the
doorway. The brakeman was shot in
the arm , and made his escape from the
car to the ground. Fearing he would
give the alarm and cause their capture ,
the bandits fled. Then the boy showed
that the blood of heroes is transmitted
to succeeding generations. He pulled
the body of his father inside , and coolly
secured his money and watch. He no
ticed that the train was barely moving ,
and it occurred to him that there was a
second section close behind. He knew
the brakeman had no lantern even if
alive. The plucky boy took the red
light aud torpedoes , dropped off , ran
back , expecting at every step to be
shot , and flagged the other train. Trav
elers westward over the Big Four
sometimes wonder why a slender vol
unteer seems so prominent in helping
the .switchmen attach the dining-car at
one of the terminals. If they happen
to inquire , the men reply : "Why. that
's John's boy , the conductor those
bums 'put in the clear * that pay-day
last year. "
RAM'S HORN BLASTS.
Notes Calling tjjtj Yr'icked to
RepentanCc.
HE Bible is a
AV apon of at-
tai-k ; it needs no
defense.
Ir will not pay
to be always ask
ing , will it pay ?
God hns not as
cended : ibovo our
needs and sor-
rows.
When you walk
God's Avay , you
may know Ilis works.
God gave us a gospel that needs nn
amendiii !
'a *
There is only one day in a year , thai
is : To-day.
It is only the coward who finds it
necessary to be cruel.
Infidelity plucks the flowers and
scoffs at the gardener.
You cannot bury your sorrow , but
Christ can bear it for you.
It is not opposition without , but
apathy within , that hinders.
The supreme business of the devil is
to keep men's eyes from Jesus.
If God judged us as harshly as we do
our fellows , we might well fear.
Sin may hide its sting till the grave
puts you out of reach of the remedy.
The saloon was born of evil , but it
exists because good men tolerate it.
Competition may be the life of busi
ness , -but it is the death of the church.
Christ's presence turns the common
waters of our lives into heavenly wine.
The safety vaults of your heavenly
treasures may be the hands of the
needy.
To turn a new leaf is not enough ;
there must be a new life to make the
record.
Human selfishness lost us Eden , but
Divine self-forgetfuliiess has given us
heaven.
Many a uvtn will slam the door in
the devil's face , and open a window to
let him in.
You cannot do Christ's work in the
world , unless you have His love for
the world.
We say we believe in Christ , but we
seem to put our trust in orators , choirs
and financiers.
It is no use singing "Crown Him Lord
of All , " while you go right on paying
taxes to the devil.
Circumstances may make you poor in
pocket , but you alone are to blame if
you are not rich in thought.
What would AVO do if God foreclosed
on us when we failed to pay the in
terest on what He has loaned us ?
It is hard for the preacher to keep
people from the opera in the week
when he runs as near to it as he can
on Sundays.
The infidel reviles the Bible , while he
rests secure under the protection of its
lows , enforced by believers of the
Word.
Some men judge by appearnaces but
Jetectives judge by disappearances.
A Valuable Investment.
Farmer Nubbins ( suddenly looking
up from his paper ) Maria !
Maria Well , what Is It , Silas ?
Nubbins fwith a shrewd chuckle )
Here's a piece In the paper sayln *
they've jest found out some wonderful
new way of utillzin * sawdust an * say-
in * that it'll soon be equal to Hrst-cliisa
gold quartz in value. I reckon I wa'n't
so mighty slow after all when I bought
that box of sawdust of them air green-
goods swindlers , as they call 'cm. on
my trip to the city t'other day. "
PLEASED WITH ALBERTA.
An Excellent Keport from Wisconsin
and Minnesota Delegates.
The opinion of five delegates from
Minnesota and Wisconsin , published by
the Edmonton. Bulletin over their
names , Is very complimentary to North
ern Alberta. The report says :
"We must say with all sincerity that
driving all over the country for six
days , AVC have not found one settler who
was not more than pleased with the
country and its productions , and will
not return to the laud he left. We have
seen people here from all parts of tin ;
States and all doing well. We met a
Dakota farmer by the name of Mccan. .
who has informed us that he has raised
more grain here In three years than ho
did in thirteen where he came from , on
half as muph ground. We have seen : i
lumber of others , both men and wom
en , and. all speak in the same strain
about Alberta. They all look well anil
contented ; even the children are happy.
In our drive over the country , in pass
ing the countless school houses wo
could only see happiness in the faces oC
the little ones. We noted them all
well dressed , equal , if not better , than
the same class of children In the State
of Minnesota.
"The Avheat that is raised hero is just
beautiful , the kernel full and plump ,
< ind may Avell be termed golden grain ,
yielding 30 to 55 bushels to the acre ,
i'liis statement Is not from one farmer ,
but from hundreds who tell the same
tale. Oats yield from 70 to 100 bushels
to the acre , barley from 40 to 00 bushels
and potatoes from 300 to 400 bushels to
Hie acre.
"We have taken particular notice of
the climate in regard to the difference
betAveeu this country and our own.
When we left Ada , Minnesota , we Avcre
in the midst of a real Dakota blizzard.
When we arrived at Edmonton AVO
found the people on the streets still
wearing summer clothing , no mittens
on their hands and far less use for
them. The country is simply more than
we ever dreamed of. The printed mat
ter sent out by the Government does
not half tell of the grand country in Al
berta , open for millions of people to
make beautiful homes for themselves.
Too much cannot be said in praise. It
is all and more than the greatest eulo
gist ever thought of giving to the pub
lic.
"We S.IAV cattle and horses in herds
grazing on the prairie like in summer
time , all sleek and fat. We were in
formed by several farmers that most of
1ho stOfU run out all winter. We nlso
found the market extra good here for
beef and pork. Uo 2 fotph l1 lyr ;
Weight. A o-ycar-old steer Avill bring
from $40 to ? 45 right from the prairie.
Coal and wood are here in abundance.
Coal is sold in the town of Edmonton
for $2 per ton and farmers can secure
coal at the mines themselves for 75e
per load.
"Before closing we say to you one
and all , come to Alberta , whore there
arc homes for millions and a promise
for something to lay by for an old age.
We are well satisfied with this country
and as evidence have each bought a
half section of C. P. R. land in town
ship 55 , range 21 AA'est of the fourth
initial meridian , and will return next
spring to reside. \
"Hoping this may be of some benefit ,
to the overburdened farmers of the
United States. " >
Sent by Floyd Dean , son of iv S.
Dean of Deanville , Mich. , who is now in
Alberta , and has taken up 1JO acres
there ,
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A Pat 1 Lay. >
Saturday has' been a fatal day to the
roj-al family of Great Britain for the
last 1S5 years. William III. , Queen
Anne , George I. , George II. , George
III. , George IV. . the Duchess of Kent ,
the Prince Consort , the Duke of Clar
ence , thp Duke of Albany and Princess
Alice all died on that day.
"He Who Pursues Two
Hares Catches Neither. "
Said a well known young
man about townf "I tried
for years to bum the candle
at both ends , in the pursuit
of pleasure while trying to
attend to business. My bloodf
stomach and kidneys got into
a wretched state and it
seemed that I could not carr
the burden any longer.
"Jl-it now my rheumatism has cone , my
2ourme : has returned , and all < ; n account
af thatm rvel , Hood's Sarsaparilla , Avhkli
: ias made me a picture of health. Now
[ 'in in for business pure a-ul simple. "
Hip Disease "I Imd runnmir aoris for
sipht years on my hips. J was confined to mv
K'd at times and at others ns'-d crutches. 'HiMHl's
Jars-parilla cured mv hip an-l "avrm * or-
nanent health. " OI.LIE J. AKCUEK. 1:0 : ft.lcy !
Street. Dayton , Ohio.
Indigestion. " ! now have .1 jro ! .ipi-e-
it > % cat well , sleep well , airl my ilvsj- ; , . . . -MI !
ndijrestion have left me. The P-I > SJI i' , I i. k :
lootl's Sarsaiiarilla. which en'ire'viiri ! I.H- . I
m IfcijrjKiL'C Master < > n the i : . , v O. K.-iilnml. "
THOMAS COLES , 119 Carr St. , San < luky. Ohio
_ nomrgj'ill3 cure liver ills Uie lion iintaiing an 1
he only cathartic to tiike with Hi'.oil s N.ir < iirari JaT
A ttetossS Steck