THE UNITED STATES WILL SOON
KNOCK AT THE DOORS OF CAN *
ADA FOR WHEAT.
A. Crop of OO,000OOO BiiHhels of Wheat
Will lie theKecord of liOi.
The results of the threshing in West
ern Canada are not yet colupleted , but
from information at hand , it is safe to
say that the average per acre will be
reasonably high , and a fair estimate
will place the total yield of wheat at
00,000,000 bushels. At present prices
this will add to the wealth of the farm
ers nearly $00,000,000. Then think'of
the immense yield of oats and barley
and the large herds ot cattle , for all of
which good prices will be paid.
The following official telegram was
sent by Honorable Clifford Sifton ,
Minister of the Interior , to Lord
Strathcona , High Commissioner for
Canada :
"Am now able to state definitely that
under conditions of unusual difficulty
in Northwest a fair average crop of
wheat of good quality has been reaped ,
and is now secure from substantial
damage. The reports of injury by frost
and rust were grossly exaggerated. The
wheat of Manitoba and Northwest Ter
ritories will aggregate from fifty-five
to sixty million bushels. The quality is
good and the price is ranging around
one dollar per bushel. "
Frank H. Spearman , in the Saturday
Evening Post , ays :
"When our first transcontinental
railroad was built , learned men at
tempted by isotherman demonstration
to prove that wheat could not profit
ably be grown north of where the line
was projected ; but the real granary of
the world lies up to 300 miles north of
the Canadian Pacific Railroad , and the
day is not definitely distant when the
United States will knock at the doors
of Canada for its bread. Railroad men
see such a day ; it may be hoped that
statesmen also will see it , and arrange
their reciprocities while they may do
BO gracefully. Americans already have
swarmed into that far country , and to
a degree have taken the American
wheat field with them. Despite the
fact that for yearsa little Dakota sta
tion on the St. Paul Road Eureka
held the distinction of being the larg
est primary grain market in the world ,
the Dakotas and Minnesota will one
day yield their palm to Saskatche *
wan. "
Heredity.
Binks Speaking of heredity , do you
remember Forrester , who bought some
wild land and turned it into a farm ?
Winks Yes ; lie was the inventor of a
very effective stump puller.
Binks Just so. Well , his son is a
very successful dentist.
The Price of Coal .Regulated.
Young Wife ( dreamily ) IIo\v lovely it
would be if : ill tiings in this world would
work in harmony.
Husband ( thoughtfully ) My yes ! For
instance , if coal would only go up and
with the thermometer.
RfAGNIFIGENT CROPS FOR (904 (
Western Canada's Wheat Crop
This Year Will Be
60,000,000 BOSKELS
KD WHEAT AT PRESENT IS WORTH S1 A BUSHEL
The oat and barley crop will also yield
abundantly.
Splendid prices for all kinds of grain , cat
tle and other farm produce for the growing
of which the climate is unsurpassed.
About l.TO.OOO Americans have settled in
Western Canada during the past three
years.
Thousands of free homesteads of 1GO acres
each still available in the best agricultural
districts.
It has been said that the United States
will be forced to import wheat within a
very few years. Secure a farm in Canada
and become one of those who will pro
duce It.
Ipjily for information to Superintendent of Immigration ,
Ottawa. Canadn , or U > Authorized Canadian Gin eminent Agent
E. T. ITolme . 315 Jackson St. fit. Pnnl , Minn. : W. IT.
KpRers Bor 116. Wntprtown. South Dakota ; W. V. Utu-
x-ttt , SJINew Yorkl.ifuIJuildini : , Omulia. Kob
MEXICAN
JEMi
cures Sprains and Strains.
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RemOTCs Tan , Plrnples.Freckles ,
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oo harmless
taste it to be sure
His properly made.
Accept no counter-
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name. Dr. L. A.
Sayre said to a
lady of the haul-
ton ( a patient ) :
'As you ladles
will uso them , I
recommend
' Gouraud's Croam'
K.S the least harmful of all the Skin preparations. "
For sale by all Druggists and Fancy Goods Dealero
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FERD. T. HOPKINS , Prop'r , 37 Great Jones St. , N. Y ,
OF FIRE KILLERS
Agentwanted in every county ; eolls easy ;
pays bi ' : libortl inducements towork
ers. Our men uro iimking big m < ncywhy not
you ? Send tor iia.-ticulars iu lull to tho
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The beit mfctcriofs. billed worlunsneirxj
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HE WEEKLY
One Hundred Years Ago.
About one-half of the adult popula
tion of England was farmed into a
volunteer corps to resist the expected
invasion by Napoleon's army.
After the revolution 50,000 trees
were planted in France to use later as
fuel , the prices of which had risen 100
per cent.
War was declared between Russia
and Persia.
The Emperor of Germany establish
ed a new bank at Venice.
Seventy-five Years Ago.
In Montreal 06 grocers entered upon
an agreement to prosecute all persons
found retailing liquors without license.
The iron used in the construction of
the Schuylkill Valley railroad was im
ported from England at a much cheap
er rate than it could have been manu
factured in tliis country.
President Jackson interfered in the
case of a government clerk who was
dismissed by the head of his depart
ment , raising the question as to what
power was vested in the chiefs of de
partments.
fifty Years Ago.
The greater part of Memel , a Prus
sian seaport , was destroyed by fire
wit'h ' loss estimated at ? 3,750,000.
The shores about the harbor of Vera
Cruz were strewn with an immense
number of dead fish , supposed to have
been killed by the gas evolved in some
submarine eruption.
A passenger steamer from San Fran
cisco to Panama struck a reef outside
the Golden Gate. Fifteen passengers
and $153,000 in gold were lost.
The Academy of Music , New York ,
opened with the opera of "Norma. "
Austria defined her policy as more
favorable to the allied forces against
Russia.
Sunday schools had been established
by all of the churches in the country.
Forty Years Ago.
A run was in progress upon every
Chicago bank because of the suspen
sion of one institution.
The propeller Ogdensburg , which 12
years before on Lake Erie had col
lided with and sunk the steamer At
lanta with great loss of life , itself was
sunk in a collision off Cleveland , O.
The citizens of Belleville , 111. , were
preparing to resist a threatened in va-
sion by a detachment from General
Price's Confederate command.
Drafting from the city of Chicago
was commenced , the Sixth and Eighth
Wards being first drawn upon.
:
A sudden movement by Generals
Grant , Ord and Birney carried the
"Cnion lines to within four miles of i
Richmond , Va. , on the south.
!
Thirty Years Ago.
The engagement of the then Colonel .
Frederick Dent Grant and Ida Marie I
Honore was announced in Chicago.
Kenry Ward Beecher secured the in !
dictment of "Theodore Tilton and Fran
cis D. Moulton by a. Brooklyn grand
jury on a charge of slander.
* The School Board of London occu
pied its new headquarters on the Vic
toria embankment.
Maria Ewing Sherman , daughter of
General W. T. Sherman , was married
in Washington , D. C. , to Thomas Wil
liam Fitch of the navy.
An insurrection in the Argentine , S.
A. , states had become formidable , the
revolutionists having control of the
navy.
A four days' battle between Carllsts
and Republicans in the Province of
Navarre , Spain , ended.
Twenty Years Ago.
Hans Makart , the celebrated Aus
trian painter , died in Vienna.
Both the American ( or Gould ) Atlan
tic cables were broken.
Frank Chanfrau , the actor , died sud
denly in New York.
John McCullough. the actor , broke
down in his linos at McVicker's , Chi
cago , and then eluded , those in the au
dience who had hissed him.
The outline of a plan to connect the
Baltic and Black seas by canal from
the Danube to the Oder River was an
nounced from Vienna and Berlin.
Ten Years Ago.
Little Rock , Ark. , was struck by a
cj'clone , killing four persons , injuring
thirty-four , and destroying $1,000,000
worth of property.
The Illinois census figures were pub
lished showing that 03.28 per cent of
the farmers owned the land they
worked.
Dr. David Swing , theologian and
pastor of Central Church , Chicago ,
died. '
POSTMASTER GENERAL DEAD.
Expires in Washington After \Veeh
of Acute XllnchH.
After an illness of less than one
week Henry C. Payne , Postmaster
General of the United States , died at
at 0:10 o'clock
Tuesday afternoon
in his apartments
at the Arlington
Ilotel , Washington.
The end was peace
ful. Within ten
minutes a bulletin
was issued , signed
by Dr. P. M. Rix-
ey , Dr. G. Lloyd
Magruder and Dr.
C. T. Graysou. It
read :
"The Postmaster
11. c. PAY.XE. General died at
0:10 p. m. He died peacefully , with
out a struggle. Cause of death , dis
ease of mitral valve and dilatation of
the heart. "
At the bedside when the end came
were Mrs. Payne , Rev. Dr. Dunlap of
town , X. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. AVinfield
St. John's Episcopal Church , Major
and Mrs. W. S. Cameron of James
town , N. Y. ; Mr. and Mrs. AVinfield
Cameron of Milwaukee ; Charles L. and
Miss Louise Jones , relatives ; Private
Secretary Whitney , Miss Marie Bar-
biere , and Mr. and Mrs. AV. L. Mason
of AVashington , old-time friends of
Mrs. Payne , and the aged negro mes
senger of the department of the Post
master General.
President Roosevelt was the last of
ficial caller at the Payne apartments.
He was preceded a few moments by
Secretary of State Hay. Neither en
tered the sick room , and the President
scarcely had left the hotel when Mr.
Payne breathed his last.
Funeral services were announced for
St. John's Episcopal Church in AVash
ington , to be followed bj' further obse
quies Sunday in All Saints' Episcopal
Church in Milwaukee , and interment in
Forest Home Cemetery.
The Postmaster General was strick
en with heart failure , shortly after his
return from a trip on which it was
believed he had recovered his strength ,
undermined by overwork. The ensu
ing days witnessed a brave light for
life , in which several times the end
was thought imminent.
George Bruce Cortelyou , chairman
of the Republican National Committee ,
it is believed , will be appointed to fill
the vacancy as soon as he can be
spared from work in the campaign.
For more than two decades Mr.
Payne had been a conspicuous charac
ter in State and national politics. In
business as well as in politics he al
ways maintained the confidence and
trust of men dealing with large affairs.
He was born in Ashfield , Mass. , Nov.
23 , 1S43 , and received a home training
calculated to develop habits of indus
try and to fit him for a life of useful
ness. His ancestors were Puritans ,
his father having been the descendant
of an Englishman who settled in
Braintree , Mass. , in 1030.
Young Payne was educated in the
Shelburne Falls Academy , graduating
in ISoO. He removed to Milwaukee in
3SG3 , and for four years was a clerk
in a dry goods store. He speedily
forged to the front , however , possess
ing a surplus energy that enabled him
to take a leading part in public move
ments. In 3SOT he married Lydia AV.
Van Dyke , and that event he always
considered as the date from which he
reckoned his rise to fame and prosper-
\
ity.
In 1S72 he first became noted in pol
itics. Almost instantly he sprang into
prominence , being selected as the rep
resentative of AA'isconsin on the Re
publican National Committee. Then
for ten years he was postmaster in
Milwaukee , retiring in 1SSG.
The political success of Mr. Payne
is considered to have been remarkable.
He knew intimately men and condi-
tions , und he Avas always pacific in his
methods. The rank and file were
taken into his confidence , and appar
ently he never forgot that party inter
ests should always be above individual
interests. It is said of him that when
ditliculties arose he disarmed personal
opposition by tolerance and overcame
difficulties by tactful concessions. He
was assertive , but rarely dogmatic ,
and few men possessed greater ability
to make and retain friends.
In his private life Mr. Payne was
liberal in his charities , broad in his in-
terest in public affairs and civic pro
gress , and generous in his sympathies.
His kindly nature was proverbial.
Since Mr. Payne's appointment as ,
Postmaster General , on Jan. S , 1002 , he .
had become , if that were possible , a
more busy man than he had previous
ly been. But he dearly loved to play ,
whist , and often engaged'old friends
in his favorite pastime. He was a
communicant .of the Episcopal Church.
to which he was deeply attached and
to which he was a liberal but unosten
tatious contributor. He leaves no chil
dren.
From Far and Near.
Special trains for the conveyance of
express matter are now operating on the
elevated railroad lines in New York.
The American Veterans of Foreign
Service at Pittsburg , Pa. , decided to hold
the next annual convention at Niagara
Fulls.
Mrs. Henry Ho ft , a bride of one dnv.
was shot to death near Mead , Wash. , by
a rejected lover , Fred Hoffman , who
then committed suicide.
Col. Frank J. Price , a wealthy citi-
ren of Fort AVorth , Texas , who is fond
of dogs , has arranged to pay the tax on
all dogs impounded so they Avill not be
killed.
The W. C. T. U. convention at Roch
ester , Minn. , adopted resolutions asking
President Roosevelt to exclude intoxicat
ing liquors as a beverage from the Pan
ama canal strip under United States con
trol.
EVER LOOKS FOR TROUBLE.
Manwith a Chip on Hia Shonlder !
to He Commiserated.
The really unhappy man , r.'hose un-
happiness Is his own fault , is the one
Avho is forever carrying "a chip upon
his shoulder. " Perhaps his happiness
is his unhappiness , for Avhen he is not
engaged in a personal altercation-he is
brooding over some fancied slight and
awaiting a favorable opportunity to
give vent to his Avrath.
The man Avith the chip on his shoul
der is easily recognized and his society
by wise people is carefully avoided.
He can go nowhere without trouble
folloAving in his wake. . If he attends
a theater he is either annoyed by the
usher or some one in the audience or
at the man in the box office for not
having sold him a seat bought iong
before he appeared at the window. He
is the bane of the car conductor , and
on the railroad train he succeeds in
embroiling himself in a row Avith the
brakeman , conductor , Pullman car
porter and the passengers. Each flying
cinder from the locomotive is aimed
especially at his eyes , and he succeeds
in stirring up the spirit of mutiny in
the hearts of the travelers.
There are some Avomen similarly con
stituted Avho manage to be in trouble
from the moment their eyes open in
the morning until they close them in
sleep. These people are indeed to be
pitied , if , indeed , they are not cordially
hated. This quarrelsome habit of mind
can be so fostered that the petulancy
grows to be a malignant disease and
leads sometimes to the insane asylum.
Parents who notice in their children
this fretful , quarreling disposition can
easily find a remedy. They may not
agree to the measure simply a good ,
sound thrashing. Every one has heard
of the story of the child who Avas con
tinually Avhimpering and quarreling.
In despair the mother cried : "Are you
sick ? What do you want ? " Gravely
the child ansAvered : "I think , mamma ,
I Avant a Avhipping. " She received the
whipping and there was a marked im
provement in her temper. San Fran
cisco Post.
The Discovery of the Potato.
Sir Walter Raleigh is commonly
credited with having introduced the
potato to civilization , but it is certain
that one HaAvkins , a slaAe trader , and
Sir Francis Drake Avere both ahead of
him in taking it to England. To Ral
eigh , however , rightfully belongs the
credit for having brought potatoes to
the attention of Queen Elizabeth in
15G8. Their merit Avas long in being
recognized. "The complete gardener , "
an English book published in 1719 ,
made no mention at all of them.
The name came from the Haytian
batata , or Mexican patate. It is called
"Irish potato" because the Irish Avere
the first Europeans to generally culti
vate it. It is noAV , hoAvever , one of the
chief crops of France and Germany.
It was a native of the mountainous
districts from Chile to Mexico. It is
of the nightshade family , Avhich in
cludes also tobacco , belladonna , toma
to , egg plant and pepper.
ALL BROKEN DOWN.
No Sleep No Appetite Just a Contin
ual Backache.
Joseph McCauley , of 144 Sholto
street , Chicago , Sachem of Tecumseh
Lodge , says : "Two years ago my
health was complete
ly broken doAvn. My
back ached and Avas
so lame that at
times I was hardly
able to dress my
self. I lost my ap
petite and was un
able to sleep. There
seemed to be no re-
lief until I took
Doan's Kidney Pills , but four boxes of
this remedy effected a complete and
permanent cure. If suffering humani
ty knew the value of Doan's Kidney
Pills' , they would use nothing else , as
it is the only positive cure I knoAv. "
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo ,
N. Y.
Cause and Effect.
"NOAV , that is Avhat I like to see , "
observed the rural merchant to the
proprietor of the great department
store. "All your clerks are full of vim
and energy. "
"Yes , " replied the proprietor with a
sarcastic smile. "AVe close at noon to
day and they are getting ready to go
out. "
S100 Revrard. S100.
The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded disease
that science has been able to euro In all Its
staees. and that Is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure
Is the only positive cure now known to the med
ical fraternity. Catarrh being a constitutional
disease , requires a constitutional treatment.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Is taken internally , acting
directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of
the system , thereby destroying the foundation of
the disease , and giving tne patient strength by
building up the constitution and assisting nature
In doing Its work. The proprietors nave so
much faith In Its curative powers that they offer
,0no Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to
cure. Send for list of Testimonials.
Address. F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , O.
Sold by Druggists. - . " .
Hall's Family Pills am toe best.
Unlimited Capacity.
"I have brought you a poem , " said
the long-haired visitor , as he mean
dered into the editorial presence. "It
is rather lengthy , but I suppose that
will make no difference.
"None Avhatever , " 'replied the man
behind the blue pencil. "Our waste ,
basket has no bottom. " '
Piao's Cure for Consumption cured me ,
of a tenacious and persistent cough. |
Wm. H. Harrison , 227 W. 121st street ,
New York , March 25 , 1901.
"Wanted. No Quarreling.
He ( encouragingly ) I'm sure of one
thing , my angel , you and Iwill never
quarrel as that couple are doing.
She ( with decision ) Indeed we won't.
If you ever speak to me as he did to her ,
I'll call the police.
Miss Gannon , Sec y Detroit Amateur
Art Association , tells young women what to
do to avoid pain and suffering caused by
female troubles.
"DEAR MRS. PINKITAM : I can conscientiously recommend LytHaE *
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to those of my sisters suffering with )
female weakness and the troubles which so often befall women. I suf
fered for months with general weakness , and felt so weary that I had
hard work to keep up. I had shooting pains , and was utterly miserable.
In my distress I was advised to use L.ydia . E. Pinkliam's Vegetable
Compound , and it was a red letter day to me Avhen I took the first dose ,
for at that time my restoration began. In six weeks 1 was a ch'angea
woman , perfectly well in every respect. I felt so elated and happy that
I want all women who suffer to get well as I did. " lliss GUI LA GANNON ,
359 Jones St. , Detroit , Mich. , Secretary" Amateur Art Association.
It is clearly shown in this young : lady's letter that Lydia E.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound will certainly cure the sufferings
of women ; and when one considers that Miss Gannon's letter is
only one of the countless hundreds whichve are continually
publishing1 in the newspapers of this country , the great virtue of Mrs. Pink-
ham's medicine must be admitted by all ; and for the absolute cure of all kinds
of female ills no substitute can possibly take its place. Women should bear
this important fact in mind when they go into a drugstore , and be sure not
to accept anything' that is claimed to be " just as good" as JLydia E. Pirik-
haiii's Vegetable Compound , for no other medicine for female ills haa
made so many actual cures.
How Another Sufferer Was Cured.
"DEAR MRS. PIXKHAM : I cannot praise your wonderful remedies
enough , for they have done me more good than all the doctors I have *
had. For the last eight years and more I suffered with female troubles ,
was very weak , could not do my housework , also had nervous pros
tration. Some days I Avould remain unconscious for a whole day and
night. My neighbors thought I could never recover , but , thanks to
your medicine , I now feel like a different woman.
"I feel very grateful to you and will recommend Lydia E. Pink-
ham's Vegetable Compound to all. It has now been four years since
I had the last spell of nervous prostration. I only weighed ninety-
eight pounds at that time ; now I weigh one hundred and twenty-three.
"I consider your Vegetable Compound the finest remedy made.
Thanking 3'ou many times for the benefit I received from your medicine ,
I remain , Tours truly , MRS. J. II. FARMER , 2809 Elliott Ave. , St. Louis , Mo. "
Remember ifylrs. Pinkham's advice is free and all sick women
are foolish if they do not ask for it. She speaks from the widest
experience , and has helped multitudes of women.
FORFEilT if e cannot forthwith produce the original letters and signatures of
above testimonials , which will prove their absolute genuineness.
L.ydiu X . I'inkham 3Ied. Co. , Lynn , Mass.
Takinjj Him at His Word.
"I didn't do it , your honor. "
"But t\vo witnesses here say they
saw you pick his pocket. "
'Til tell you how it was , judie. We
were ou-the car coming home from the
races. I remarked that I wondered
where I was going to get the price of
a night's lodging and this gentleman
replied : 'You can search me. ' Well ,
I searched him. Nothing wrong in
taking a man at his word , is there ? "
Kansas City Journal.
WHEN WRITING TO ADVERTISERS
please say you law tbo
Utul paper.
S. O. N. U. No. 12 1904
BEGGS'BLOOD PURIFIER
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would understand why W. I , . Douglas S3.JO shoes cost more
to mak < , why they hold their shape , fit better , wear longer ,
and aie of greater intrinsic value than any other S3.50 shoe
oti the znirket to-day , utid why the sales tor the year ending
Jdly 1 , lft > l , were
$6,263,040.80.
, , . .
\V. r. . Don < rlas guarantee's their value by stamping his name
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IV. L. DottfjlaH uses Corona Coltskin in his S3.5O
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