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ACK IIARUOWSBY was the
only one of the men who had a
chair. Some sympathising woman
.had carried It out In the back yard and
placed it for him. It did not seem
proper that the lately bereaved hus-
liauad and chief mourner should sit on
the woodpile or the end of the horse
igli as did tlie half dozen men
bad dropped in to condole and
, sruok ; < with him.
"There was jes-t three things she al-
.lus had her heart set on , " remarked
Jack , taking his pipe from his mouth ,
ml looking with an air of mild rem
iniscence at the floating smoke. "One
.v.'as to quit tbe farm and live in town.
.Any town would suit her. She'd never
'lived in a town only on a I arm. And
tbe faring we rented when we come
t wit here to Nebrasky thirty-five years
/ go was pretty lonely places. She
wasn't but a young thing , an' she was
Peered to death of redskins. She
might well be might well be ! "
The band that held the pipe shook.
"There wasn't never a time when I
had to be away but she kept her white
* pony saddled at the door , an' the rifle
loaded. "
"They'll be a heap of folks into the
funeral , " ventured the village carpen
ter. "Most everybody In the county
kuowed Mis' Ilarrowsby. "
"She was a good woman , " said Jack
Harrowsby ; "slews too good fur rue. "
"You was never mean to her , Jack.
Yon let her feed the hull Salvation
' Army all "of them that come to town
for revival. You let her go on the
train to St Joe when you was goin'
! n with cattle. You met her there , an'
let her see the shops , an * buy what she
'
' wanted. You even left the farm to
please her. "
'That's so. But great Scott ! all the
eights I've come home full. An' I iiev-
, cr could keep from swearin' . Never
I meant nothin' by it it just come uat'-
1 ircUThen , when I used to go to Chi
cago with hogs but we won't talk
dbout that An' the way I laughed at
her mission-meetin's , an' her prayer-
snoetin's , an' all ! It wasn't the square
' thing she bein' a Christian a full-
' Llooded one. I'm glad now I bought
tliis bouse , though she ain't had but
; one month's wear out'u it She's goin'
to have the second thing she wanted ,
too. It's a little late , perhaps , but
che's going to git it"
The agent tipped his hat back and
shifted his quid of tobacco from one
cheek to another.
" ' "Wnat was that Jack ? "
"A silk dress a black silk dress. Hat
often said the genteelest thing she
fcuowed of was a black silk dress
trimmed with beeds the shiny kind. "
_ A woman/carrying a bulky bundle
under her arm was turning in at the
tide gate.
" 1 tc'leirraphed to Omaha fur the
goods uight bofore last when Hat died.
There wasn t any goods in town nice
enough. That cost a hull dollar a
yard. An I told 'em to send ihe shin
iest beads they had. The things come
yesterday , an' Mrs. Magee's been sew-
In' sense. 1 told her not to spare any
frills to git any help she wanted , an'
make it the latest style I'd pay. "
There was a murmur of approval
from his listeners.
"What was ihe third thing. Jack ? "
asked the lumberman.
"The third gits me it jest gits me.
It's about Cleo. She's the onlj f ne j
that growed up you know. All the <
ctiierg died. Hat allus wanted as how
i Cleo should grow up to be a ornament | (
to sassiety. Them's her own identical
words. I've heerd her say hundreds of
times as how she hoped her daughter !
would be a ornament to sassiety. I'd '
like awful well to please Hat about it j
but what fetches me Is what is a or
nament to sassiety ? "
A buggy drew up before the pailings
of tbe house of mourning. Figures
came trickling from different parts of
tbe town , and passed In at the little
swinging gates. Chickens flocked
% round the group in the back yard.
Harrowsby looked inquiringly from
one to the other of the half stolid , half
sympathetic faces surrounding him.
Harrowsby sighed helplessly. "I got
tx > figure it out some way , " he said.
"If I can be sure just what's a orna
ment I'll see she's made one , Hera
the is. now. Hallo , Cleo ! "
"Hello , pap ! "
She crossed over from the back door
to where the men sat an angular ,
awkward young creature in her ill-
fitting black gown. A sun bonnet
haded her face a tanned , girlish
countenance that at once attracted , re
pelled , provoked. There was evidence
of her fathepJd coarser nature in the
heavy line of her chin , and the square
fullness of her red lips. But this was
contradicted and redeemed by the look
In the gray eyes a look of Ignorant
spirituality , of reserve , of loyalty.
"Is is ittime , to git ready ? " Har-
rowsby questioned.
Farm wagons were rolling up beside
the fence , women were climbing down
over the wheels from their board seats
covered with home-made bed quilt * .
A block off tbe minister could be seen
walking in tbe direction of the church.
* * 'Most time , " she answered. She did
aot lift her eyes. She was looking at
the bow of black ribbon on the end
of the yellow braid she had pulled
ver her shoulder. Harrowsby lum
bered to his feet
"I'll git on that coller now. " he said.
They went Into the house together.
Tbe funeral was an Imposing one. The
prayer and sermon of the minister
were of unusual length. The church
was packed Tbt line of teams out-
side the walk extended quite to the
main street. Jack Ilarrowsby was
known jind liked throughout the coun
ty. His great voice had bellowed many
, ; m auction on many a farm. His bluff
i fienjnlity. his h * arty manner , even his
' amiable vices had tended to win him
j friends. A for his wife , she had been
[ the model of all the hard-worked farm
ers' wives around. Her unceasing la
bor , her rigid religious views , her un
relenting resolution to never spend a
pennj for pleasure , her stern attitude
j towards simu'iv. especially those of her
own sex , her liberality to heathen inis-
i sions. her conservatism , her iuliexibil-
I ity , her pabsicnate pcnuriousnuss. these
! had constituted her a social power to
be admired and a leader to be rever
enced.
When , in all the splendor of the new
black silk , coveted for forty years , she
was laid away in the little hillside cem
etery , a different life began for Jack
Harrowsby and his daughter. lie
brought a widowed niece to live with
them , a flippant little woman , with
round black eyes and a perpetual smile.
She insisteJ on having a hired girl ,
and although Jack wondered If Hat
would not turn in her grave could she
hear the startling suggestion , he con
sented. So there were five around the
dinner table now , for Frank Stanley
j was still with them. He had been
J chore boy for many years in the Hur-
| rowsby household , and under the stern
1 regime of the mistress had developed
1 into a worker after her own heart ,
bent on accomplishment and insensible
to fatigue. . After her death Harrows-
I by came to depend on him more , and
i to seek his advice in business matters.
j.IIe was an erect , muscular , young fel
low , bold as a lion when "rounding
up" or stock lading , but of lamblike
meekness of demeanor in the presence
of femininity. With his niece Harrows
by discussed the best method in which
to make Cleopatra an ornament to so
ciety.
"An ornament to society is a lady , "
his niece said positively , "and a
lady never does any work except play
on the pianny or the organ if she
hasn't a pianny and make fancy
work. "
So the delayed education of Cleopatra
Harrowsby was duly begun. She took
music lessons , and lessons in painting ,
and lessons in crewel work , and cro
chet , and ribbon embroidery. She did
not take kindly to the unusual tasks.
Her lingers were skillful enough in
caring for turkey chicks , or feeding
the young calves , or dosing a sick colt ,
or handling the reins from the seat of
a harrow , or even when gripped conii-
dently arounJ plow handles ; The black
and whit § keys on the organ board
bore too strong a family likeness to be
promptly identified , and the needle be
instrument which self-tor
came an by -
ture was involuntarily and frequently
administered. Nevertheless , the result
of her labors In the field of art became
gradually apparent. Pictures were
Lung upon the walls pictures in six-
inch gold frames. Painted snow shov
els also appeared , and trays and roll
ing pins tied up by the bandies with
blue ribbons and gilded piepaus , and
triangular satin banners , on which
flaunted such flowers as never saw the
sun of heaven shine. Mrs. Maltbv ,
the name of Harrowsby's widowed
niece was Mrs. Maltby looked on with
satisfaction as the collection Increas
ed , and Jack himself used to make an
excuse to take his particular friends
through the sacred room of state and
seclusion.
"Cleo did them , " he'd say airily , with
a wave of his pipe. "She painted all of
them hand-painted them. Every blame
one they're all hand-painted. "
"Drapes" multiplied also , strips of
silk with lace sewn between , pin cush
ions , sofa cushions , wool mats , and
various other efaborately constructed
articles. One evening when the latest
artistic achievement had been duly ex
hibited by Mrs. Maltby Frank Stanley
ventured to congratulate the young
person responsible.
"You're doing fine. " he said. "Seems
like you've learned an awful lot since
she died. "
"Fine ! " She flared out on him , her
face crimsoning. "It's rubbish every
thing I try to do. I know It you know
It too. The people who try to teach
me know I'll never learn to do them
things well not If I live to be a hun
dred. But they get Pap's money. That's
all they care about. Pap is the only
one who really thinks it'g fine. Do you
suppose I'd keep on at it if it'wasn't
for him ? "
A few days after that the girl saw
Frank coming towards the house. A
hot wind had raged that day was still
raging. Through tbe swirling clouds
of brick-colored dust she descried the
colossal young figure , and the creature
that only his powerful hand upon the
bridle kept In check a prancing , coal-
black , beautiful creature , that flung its
delicate head high , and danced side
ways with many curvetings. An In
stant later she bad flung down her
colored silks , was out of the room out
of the house.
"Where did you get it thelbeaufy ? "
ehe cried. Her hand was stroking tho
horse's satiny neck , her finger tips ting
ling witb the delight of feeling the
quivering muscles grow calm beneath
her touch.
"Your father's bought it I'm going
to take it out to the farm to-morrow
to break it In. It's never had a saddle
on , ' '
* * Or said Cleo. Her gray eyea tyere
shining , and she breathed more quick
ly. Then. "Did pap get off to that
auction ? " she asked.
f "Yes He won't be back till to-nn > r-
t row alght. He don't need to hold auc-
j tlous. He's too well off. He's : no-t
"
loo "old for the work anyhow. Uur nc
hates to give up. Everybody expects
him. and he likes meeting his old
fneiuls. "
She started. "You were say in : : -
yos. ' she murmured absently. Her
j hand fell from the horse's neck. She
moveaway towards the house.
TIiM next day she was not at home
for her music lesson , nor for ii'-r pa'ut
iisg lesion , nor vet for her rhk-raek
lesson The old mare. Molly , was oue
from the barn , and so was the Mack
horse. When Frank found ln t that
noon she v. as riding the black bo/se
homeward in leisurely fashion , it uas
dripping , trembling , and fieckad with
patches of foam. He noticed that she
was white. Even her lips were wnite.
Hut her tyts shone triumphantly.
"W liad n grand time , " she cried ,
"a lovelj time ! It took four hours'
hanlvcrk. . but I broke him. UC'R as
tame a old Molly now. O. it wa *
splendid , but but " she lurched a
little in the saddle. Frank sprang
down put his arm around her. "I think
he he broke my arm about an an
hour ago. He threw me. and fell
against "
, "Cleo , my dear my girl "
Dr. Eldridge was cutting the sleeve
from her arm when she regained con
sciousness.
"A dislocated shoulder. " he declared.
"Bad ? Yes , it's bad , because it has
been so long neglected. "
When Harrowsby heard the story
his heart gave a queer leap of exulta
tion , but his expression was one of
dismay. He could hardly reconcile witij
the opinions which had been forced
upon him that breaking wild horses
and having your arm jerked out in the
accomplishment of this gentle pastime
was quite the most approved manner
of becoming an ornament to society.
So , when Cleo was well enough to re
sume her interrupted career of culture
he betook himself one evening to the
abode of Mrs. McLelland. and to that
wise and outspoken matron gravely
stated his doubts and the difficulty of
his position.
"Do ? " echoed Mrs. McLelland. "you'll
send her to a convent that's what
you'll do. I sent my daughter to a
convent the only daughter I ever had
Eliza Louise. Do you know what
they done witb her ? They transmogri
fied her. They made a lady of her
yes , sir. a real lady. "
So to a convent a convent over in
Kansas Cleopatra Harrowsby was
duly dispatched. Letters came from
her at intervals. These letters Har
rowsby showed to every one In town.
The writing was laboriously symmetri
cal , and wherever a word had been
misspelled it had been carefully
scratched out an t one in whicn no or
thographical error could be detected
duly substituted. They were the mild
est kind of letters the most Irreproach
able and dutiful of letters. Ilarrows
by thought of Mrs. McLelland with a
glow of gratitude warming his breast
One month passed two. There was to
be a cattle fair of importance In Kan
sas. Ilarrowsby had injured his hand
in the door of a stock car , so sen :
Frank Stanley in Uis place It was
only the matter of a little horseback
ri .e of twenty miles out of his way
for Stanley to go to see Cleo. He went.
That young lady , rushing Into the re
ception room , flung herself into his
arms in a paroxysm of homesickness
broken loose gone mad.
"O , Frank. 1 can't stand It. Take
me away. The letters ? You thought-
of course you did. That was all for
pap. Unkind ? Dear , uo. They arc
kind enough bm they don't undo1 *
stand. The barred doors , and the time
to walk out , ami the time to stay in.
and the time to say your prayers why.
I get wild ! wild' I want the old farm
the good times we had there before
we came to live in town. And the
dogs the dear cljgs ! And the riding
and the corn shucking and the
creek ! O , 1 want the creek ! The oak
tree with the seat you put the seat up
there for me , Frank ! And the berrying
and the nutting and the wading
when your feet were hot and the water
was cool O , I can't stay here ! Not if
I was to be ever such nn ornament to
society I can't I can't ! "
Just then the Superior came in. Her
gentle counsel , combined with Frank's
friendly advice , prevailed. At least
it seemed to prevail , but when , two
days later , Frank got home from the
cattle fair , he found the daughter of
his host cuddling a young litter of pup
pies in the barn.
"The darlings ! " she cried. "No pap
doesn't mind now. He did at first He's
bought a new farm at Guide Rock , and
he's so much interested in it he doesn't
mind much that I ran away. "
Harrowsby was interested In his new
farm so much so. Indeed , that he went
up there more frequently than one
versed in farm lore would consider nec
essary , considering that he looked up
on his tenant as competent and trust
worthy. At home affairs went rather
more happily than they had done since
the morning of the funeral of the mis
tress of the house a year and a half be
fore. Mrs. Mriltby had gone on a visit
to relatives In the East Frank's time
was taken up on the farm , and he sel
dom came to town. Cleo made friends
among the young people , lived almost
all her waking hours in the open air ,
and left the drudgery of the household
to the maid who was paid to attend
to It
"How pretty Cleo Harrowsby Is
growing ! " people In Bubble began to
say. Remarks were current , too. as to
how she would endure a stepmother.
For it was hinted that Jack Harrows-
by's freqnent visits to Guide Rock
were not wholly In the interest of his
new farm. They said his tenant bad
an attractive sister. They said Cleo
A i
would do well to take the hardware
man or the new doctor , both of whom
were her ardent admirers. They said
, Cleo wouldn't stand out of the way for
any woman , and they said indeed ,
they said a great 'eal.
Harrowsby , coming in from the West
on the train one evening , found quite
a number of his old comrades at the
depot. There was going to be a tur
key raflle at the saloon. They wanted
him to preside. They'd have a drink
first two or three drinks and a bite
of supper in the restaurant some oys
ters , say , and then the fun would be
gin. But Harrowsby jostled his way
through their ranks.
"Not to-night , boys. Important busi
ness on hand. Got to git home. One
drink haven't time. Ton my word ,
boys got to ! "
And he strode up the town to his
home , and into the sitting room where
the table was set for supper and a
wood fire burned In the cylindrical
sheet-Iron stove.
"Cleo. "
She came running to him , pushed him
into a chair , tossed his valise in the
corner and his hut after it.
"Cleo , " he choked a little and then
coughed. "I've got something to tell. "
"So've I , pap. "
"You Bret , then. "
"No. " She sat down on his knee.
"You first. Go on. "
"Cleo , you know my tenant up to
Guide Rock ? Yes. well , he's got the
nicest sister you ever seen. She ainM
overly young not young enough to be
silly. She's maybe 33. We'll say 33. "
"Yes , pap. Go on. "
"She ain't ever worked reel hard.
She's had all the heavy work done fur
her. So she's kept that cheerful an'
rosy it would beat you ! She's easy
on the hands , but they don't impose
on her they like her too well. She
ain't reel strong on foreign missions ,
but the minister he told me she was
the best home missionary he ever
knowed. She sings , an' as fur playiu'
well , T never heerd the like except
when I was to a show once. An' the
cookin' my ! You know your ma didn't
go much on cookiu' jest plain frie.l
pork , an' coffee , an' now an1 then plum
sass or crullers she 'lowed was good
enough fur plain folks with bread an *
potatoes throwed in , of course of
course ! But the things Esther makes
aout'u jest milk an' eggs an' sech com
mon truck 'twould astonish you.
Cleo. "
"Yes , pap. "
"An' when It cornea to dressln' , she
allus looks so trim. Don't seem to think
any old thing Is good enough to wear
around to home like your like some
folks does. Botton gownds that's right
pretty , an' when she goes out the kind
of style a man likes to see when he's
goin' along , an' knows she'll be pin ted
out as his wife got the feelin' besides
that she kin afford it. She's kind , too-
kin ! an' lovin' . "
"Yes , pap. "
There was silence in the dim room.
"That's 1 reckon that's all , Cleo. "
"All ? " She leaned forward and
swung open the door at the end of the
wood stove. A flare of light fell full
upon his face. "Is it all , pap ? "
"Well , all except that I thought some
In face , I was figuriu' to be square
we was allus square with each other ,
Cleo I calculated that I'd you ain't
got no objection , have you , Cleo ? that
I'd I'd marry her. "
The logs crackled merrily by way of
comment. Their sweet , summertime
smell , silence , and firelight filled the
room.
"Dear dear me , no ! " She took his
handsome olJ head between her hands
and kissed him. "And when will you
be married ? "
" 1 was thinkin' some of a month
from now , Cleo. "
"Dear dear ! " she said again. "And
It's just three days since I was mar-
riew. "
"Cleo ! " he sprang to his feet.
"Yes. Esther wrote me about her
engagement to you. She thought she
could'break it better to me. I told
Frank , and well , we were waiting un
til you should be at home , but be said
I said we thought "
"By thunder ! Well , he's a good fel
low but they tell me you could have
had the hardware man or the doctor ,
Cleo. But if you're happy "
She kissed him again.
"I'll give Frank the farm , an' half
the hogs an' them hundred young
steers. Are you sure you're willin * to
go back on the farm , Cleo ? "
"I'm glad ! I've ached fur the farm ,
pap. "
"But after all you learned ! An * now
you won't ever be "
She put her hand over bis mouth and
laughed.
"Never neverl" she said. Chicago
Tribune.
Rats , Gate and Foxes.
According to a Canadian newspaper ,
some time ago rats from a ship that
went down off Sable Island , near Nova
Scotia , succeeded In reaching the shore ,
and soon multiplied to such an extent
as to become dangerous to the settlers.
When they had well nigh destroyed
the food supplies on the island , the
settlers Imported some energetic cats ,
which kept the pest in check until a
passing ship left a pair of foxes on the
island. That was fatal to both rats
and cats. Soon foxes overran the Isl
and In every direction. They killed
not only all the rats but the cats as
well , and at the present time the gov
ernment is considering the advisability
of an active crusade against them.
When a man's life is In danger and to
lives to tell the tale he generally tells
It in after yean on the least provoca
tion.
It makes a womaa angry if she is
unable ? o Interest a man and if be la
Interacted she lot * tatweat IB him.
How to Economize with
Left-over yolks of eggs If put at oace
tnto a tumbler of cold water will keep
fresh and soft for several days. It
dropped into a cup and covered the
yolks would be unfit for use the second
day. The left-over white of eggs may
be made into macaroons , kisses , or
used for meringues. The whites of
two eggs with a quarter of a pound of
sugar and the same quantity of aimoirl
paste will make two dozen macaroons.
Where hard-boiled yolks are wanted it
is much better to break the eggs , sep
arate carefully the yolks from the
whites and drop the yolks into water
that is boiling hot ; cook slowly for
twenty minutes. In this way you save
the whites for another purpose. Mr * .
S. T. Itorer in the Ladies' Home Jour
nal.
Tentinir Foup.
It is said that nearly all of the Im
pure soap is bought by women with
whom the delicacy of the perfume and
the attractiveness of the box and wrap
per go a long way. Highly scented
soap is far more likely to be Impure
than the unscented variety , for reasons
which may be easily comprehended.
The presence of too much lye in soap
can be discovered by merely touching
it with the tip of the tongue. If a bit-
Ing sensation results , the soap will be
injurious to the skin , if used. It Is
always a saving to buy soap in large
quantities both for toilet and laundry
use. If in bars , the soap should be
cut while fresh with a string.
Creamed Sweet Potatoes.
.IngredieutsrOue pint of milk , eight
medium-sized cooked sweet potatoes ,
butter the size of an egg , salt and pep
per to season , ami flour to thicken.
Make a cream sauce by heating the
milk in a double boiler , thickening with
flour and adding the butter and season
ing. Cut the sweet potatoes into small
dice , put them in the sauce and let the
whole cook for ten minutes. If liked ,
sprinkle chopped parsley over the top
when serving. Another way of cook
ing sweet potatoes Is to place them in
the pan around a roast , and let them
cook with the meat. They should bo
frequently basted with the dripping.
Griddle Cakes.
To each cupful of buttermilk add one
tablespoonful of shortening , a little
salt , a small half-teaspoonful of soda ,
one egg to each two cupt'uls of milk ,
and flour , entire wheat flour ( or equal
parts of both ) , Indian meal and flour m
equal proportion , to make a batter that
can easily be spread on a well-greased
grid fte. Do not turn until the cakes
are nearly done. Indian griddle cakes
are luscious served with cream and
sugar. Some use one cupful of milk ,
one cupful of flour , one pgg. etc. Very
good for cream toast if any cold flour
or Indian cakes are left. Heat and
put into cold cream.
Scalloped Oysters and Veal.
Take one cupful of cooked veal , free
from bone and gristle , and chop with
one cupful of raw oysters not too fine , j
Grate over the meat a little nutmeg
and add a little celery salt. Put a layer
in an earthen dish , then a layer of
crushed crackers. Moisten with oyster
broth and water , milk , or gravy In
which Is a beaten egg. Dot with bits
of butter. Then the meat and crackers ,
as before. Suit , if needed. Moisten
with more of the liquor , dot with but
ter. Bake from thirty to forty-five
minutes.
Farina Cups.
Make a syrup of one pint orange
juice , two cups sugar , one cup water ,
rind of one-half an orange , juice of one ;
lemon , and sufficient' liquid to make
one quart of whole. Bring to a boil ,
and add gradually one cup farina. Cook
for ten minutes , stirring"constantly. .
Fill cups or punch glasses previously
wet with cold water. When hardened
and ready to serve turn out , and gar
nish with whipped cream and fruit. .
Strawberries , cut peaches or almost '
any fruit may be used.
Snow Puddinsr.
Dissolve half a box of gelatine In one
pint cold water ; when soft add one pint
boiling water , the Juice and grated rind
jf two lemons , and two and one-half
sups sugar. Let It stand until it is cold
ind begins to stiffen. Then whip in
the well-beaten whites of five eggs.
Pour Into wet moulds and place on
ce. Serve with soft sauce made of
me pint milk , yolks of three eggs and
jalf a cup of sugar. Flavor with va-
illla.
Macaroni Creamed.
Break twelve sticks of macaroni In-
: o one-inch lengths and boil in onfe
tuart salted water twenty minutes ,
furn Into a colander and drain. Make
L cream of one tablespoon each of but-
er and flour rubbed smooth and added
o one and a half cups of hot milk.
Vhen thickened , season and return
aacaronl to heat. A little grated
: heese may be added just before serr-
ng.
Coddled
Have a saucepan nearly full of boll'
ng water , drop in tbe eggs carefully ,
: over , set back where the water cannot <
> oil , and cook six. eight or ten minutes , ji j
iccording to the size and freshness of i
he eggs. A fresh egg , full to the shell
f albumen , requires more time than
n older egg that has kwt something
> y evaporation.
CROPS IN
SOME WONDERFUL
WESTERN CANADA.
Gove7nmcnt Report.
The Territorial
Fhow Kc ulta Beyond Bele'V
Canada January
Regtna. Asslniboisu
10. At the Agricultural -
branch of the Department of
ture for the Territories , P ° \t ! *
now being received from grain ;
Territories for U
th-j
> rs throughout
.Istical purposeThe repots are son _ -
the
o.ving to
this year ,
ttlmt delayed
. . , . _
- * /i .1 * iii rrttr 11II
, xtcisive crop an 1 the delay s
of A u
.r threshed. TIic Department
, the way in a w dt
iilture is leading L-W *
of
arture. in regard to tbe collecuon
statistics. In the older prov too * .
rop entirely om
based
, estimates are
rop interested in the
ue opinion of persons
'rain business who ought to be , and n
- loubt are , well posted upon the prob-
I i We yields. Still the reports are slro-
opinion , in vbicii
of
> ly a matter
nistake may easily be made. Ihe ler-
however , baa
itorial Department ,
of returns of crops
idopred the system
jctually threshed , upon which to nose
the
heir reports. The accuracy of
eports cannot , therefore , be gainsaid ,
of ae-
; or thev represent a compilation
ual threshing results. In this connec-
ion. it niteht be mentioned that tu
* system or
epartment is orgAiiMug
, which will M
-rowing crop returns
in operation next summer. The in
with esU-
formation thus obtained ,
mated acreage , will be available for
business men , banks , railway com
panies , and other interests which have
to discount the future hi making pro
vision for the conduct of their busi
ness. ,
already to ban *
The crop reports
.how some remarkable cases of a >
lormal development. In the Regina
returns are given ol <
Hstriet.many
rop * . of wheat running from forty to
forrv-fivc bushels to the acre.
J/A. Snell. of Yorkton , threshed 25-
oats from 430 acres , o
)0 ) ( ) bushels of
ivcrajre of 03 bushels per acre for a
lar e acreage.
W. It Motherwell. of Abernetrty
rhre-shed 2(530 bushels of wheat from a
no-acre field , an average of 53 busheli
per acre.
In the Edmonton District , T.
Hutchinss threshed 728 bushels ol
wheat from a 10-acre plot , an averagi
of nearly 73 bushels per acre.
S. Norman threshed G.ltfO bushels 4
> ats from GO acres of land , an averaffi
) f 110 bushels per acre.
The publication of the actual yield *
of grain threshed will likely open th *
eyes of the people to the great capabll *
ties of the Western Canadian prairie *
N" > t A % cor < liiij ti Projjram.
Afc Plevna , Kan. , a "joint" keepei
oroered the II nW. . IT. Houston is
t'i" ' postotlice and inforrntd the reve >
ran I gentleman that he must take a
licking on amount of a temperance
ser ion wh'ch he b d preached tn
d 4 , before. " \ M right. " responded
t e parson , el eerfully ; and two raln-
ufces later the tiieuds of the "joint '
keeper were taking him down to tl'
b itoher shop for the application ol
eeislcak to a pair of beautiful black
eyes.
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