DOWN LnSSOUBI WAY.
KcMK-ot f * tM-ve nml Order
th Subject fi/P Kavorablo
Comment.
Those who have visited Canada are
always impressed with the strict ob
servance that is given to the laws of
the country , and the 'order that Is
preserved everywhere. The editor of
the Ga/.ette of Fulton , Nov. , recently
paid a visit to western Canada. He
was so impressed with the conditions
that he saw everywhere that on his
return home he was inspired to write
oa follows :
"Reverence and respect for law is a
dominant characteristic of the Cana
dian people. Wherever one goes in
Canada , whether east or west , the law
Is supreme. The law is obeyed because
it is law. seemingly , and not because
violation carries a penalty. Canada
enforces the law and makes every law
effective. No country is more free
than Canada. In name Canada is a
dependency of the British crown. In
fact , it is almost a third republic. All
it < JN : * are voted , collected and ex-
perd" < l by the Dominion and the pro-
vir'-es. The nominal head of the gov-
eiTim-iit is the governor general , ap
pointed by the English crown. Prac
tically his only authority is to veto
the a rib of parliament , which h ° -.iivc- -
Jy ' * \vr t-xerciscs. Canada gives nothing
to the support of the English govern
ment or the English kiiur. She gives
England the advantage in trade regu
lations and tariff laws , and in return
receives the protection of the British
finny ano nnvy. Canada enjoys the pro
tection without sharing in the ex
pense.
The sae ! of liquor is strictly regu-
Hated. None but hotel keepers may ob
tain license to vend the stuff , and be-
lore a license can be secured an appli
cant must prove good rLaractei and
provide 20 rooms in his tavern I or the
accommodation of guests. The bar
rooms close at 7 o'clock Saturday
evening and remain closed until Mon
day morning. The schools and churches
In western Canada excite admiration.
Though new , western Canada Is not
Godless. The finest buildings in every
town are the churches. Next come
the school houses. "
"
Tinning to the wheat iield-5 of wort-
ern Canada , the editor of the Laurel
( Neb. ) Advocate of Sept. 17 , says : "I
have often thought that the reason
that the characters of Charles Dick
ens are so impressed upon the minds
of his readers is because he dwells
upon them so long and describes them
0 minutely that by the time one has
waded through his long drawn out
stories they are so burned into his
brain that he can never forget them.
It was this way with the Canadian
wheat fields. Had we only seen a few
the memory of them might have worn
away in time , but a long drawn out
experience such as we had is sure to
3ea\c an ineffaceable impression
Never while we live shall we forget
the Canadian wheat fields. They call
it the granary of the British Empire
and we don't blame 'cm. Nobody who
has seen their wheat fields can wonder
at their enthusiasm. "
It is worth while to record that
these fields have now been harvested ,
and in many cases yields as high as
forty and fifty bushels per acre have
been marketed , while the general av
erage has been away above twenty
bushels ptr.LV. . Oats and barley
have also done well , and the profits ,
the prices of grains being high. h.i\e
paid the entire cost of the farms of
many a farmer. There is now 1(50 (
acres of land given away , in addition
to the 1GO acres that the homesteader
may purchase at $3.00 an acre. ParI I
liculars of this as well as the lowest
railway rates will be given by the Ca
nadian government agent.
A Loyal Citizen Hits Uncle.
Stranger ( with a wink ) I suppose tha
lid is on in this nice little town ? I
Uncle Welby Gosh ( of Drearyhurst ) ]
You bet ! Wo keep it shot down as a per
fection ag'inst
TO CURE A COL.D IX OXE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine Tablet
Drugrglits refund money If It fails to cure ,
a. W. GROVE'S signature Is on each box. 2oc.
Public IJutJjs of J ir c Cities.
Our present national movement to
get the denizens of our congested cities
next to godliness is now progress , njj
rapidly , according to reports beii.g re
ceived by the Federal bureau of la
bor , which show that about -10 of our
big urban centers new provide public
baths. Among these Boston takes the
lead with 10 public bathing beaches. 12
public floating baths and one public
pool. Next to this ivord of 2. . public
baths ranks that of Greater New York
with 20 , and then that of Philadelphia
with 15.
ctl Ambition.
Philanthropist My' friend , have you
ever had any hi-rious purpose in lifo ?
Hobo Yos'r ; all im life I've \ \ - ntod
to be a circus clown , but the luck's s-h\u ;
been agin me.
BED-BOUND FOB MONTHS.
Slope Abandoned After
Con-id < : ti ion.
Mrs. En .s Shearer. Yew and Wash
ington Sts. . Centralia. Wash. , s.ivs :
"For years I was weak and run down ,
could not sleep , my
limbs swelled and ; h-
secretions were fr -i-
hlesompairs ; \\ev
intense. I was ! : i t
in b ed f o r f o n r
months. Three tine-
tors
up to di < . li
Being urged. I uv d lie
Doan's Kdey : Pills. Soon I was better
el
ter and : n a few weeks was about the eltl
house , \vell and strong again' "
Sold by all dealers. .10 cents a box.
-Foster-Milburn Co. , Buffalo , N. Y.
Don' ! Be n I > rii I : e.
When a woman is a household
Anidge , who has lime neither to im
prove her mind or her body , it were
'well for her to ask the reason of it" .
Often it will be found to be caused by
lack of system. The necessary duties
of the house are done just any time
instead of on regular days. In consequence
quence , sometimes they are crowded out
entirely , at others are done under such
a feeling of pressure as to become : i
burden. It is as important to live on
schedule in one's domestic arrangements
as if it were another person's business
which must be managed.
Many women feel themselves drudges
because they attempt a scale of living
beyond their resources. While every
one wants as dainty appointments and
service as possible , when that can be
had only at the expense of nerves and
brain development , it is well to live
more simply. If you find you cannot
get through your day's work comfort
ably without being tied down unduly ,
simplify your work in every possible
way. Have less elaborate meals. The
chance will save not your time alone ,
but your money and your family diges
tions. Buy ail the labor-saving appli
ances that can be had. It will be found
to be economy in the end. though the
first bills may be rather staggerinir.
Often the drudgery may be caused
by not getting up early enough in the
morning. A late breakfast keeps every
one In a drag all day. It is not a hard
ship to get up early If the habit is once
formed , indeed you will soon get to
enjoy it. If you can save enough time
off this end of the1 day to snatch a half
hour'b rest after the noonday meal ,
it will mean much more real rest.
When you know you are a drudge ,
steal the time to get a little reading
done each day. even if desserts are oc
casionally missing or the baby does not
have hand-made slips. If it be only
fifteen minutes it will give you a new
grip on life , and make the inevitable
wrc.stling with three meals and dish-
vishinr more endurable.
The mother of a large family , who.
suddenly awakening to the realization
that she was an unpaid slave , dec-id" 1
to take her day out like the cook. IMS
discovered the secret of throwing ojf
her drudgehood. That one afternoon a
week devoted to visilinir , an occasional
concert , long walks or an hour or t\vo
with a irood book , lias eased all the rest
of the week's work. Don't be a Drudge. I
It can be helped , and it should be.
" \ VIicnVmiien A < 1 KM red Wl isUers.
For ages beards were the delight of
ancient beauties. The steht of a
shaved chin excited sentiments of horror
ror and aversion. To obey the injunc
tions of his bibhops , Louis VII. of
France cropped his hair a la pompa
dour and shaved off his luxuriant whis
kers.
Eleanor Aquitane , his consort , found
liim with Ins uncommon appearance
very ridiculous and very contemptible.
She revenged herself by becoming some-
tiling more than a coquette. The king
sbtained a divorce. She then married
the Count of Anjou , who shortly after
iscended the English throne , and gave
iiim PS her marriage dower the rich
provinces of Poitou and Guienne.
And this was the origin of those wars
, vhich for 300 years ravaged France
ind which cost the French nation
? .000c)0 ( ) men ; all of which-probably ,
lad never taken place if Louis VII.
lad not been so rash as to shave off his
whiskers , by which he made himself
o disgusting to the fair Eleanor. New
L'ork Press.
0E5
Irish and Valenciennes lace combine
irettlly in winter collars.
Black will be much seen , both in
TOSS and everyday gowns.
Plush will band the small turban
rlinmed with ostrich plumes or small
Ips.The P
The green cloth cutaway coat and a n
reen Georgette hat are the belongings e :
f a careful dresser. ti
titl
Something smart for an evenin tl
aist could be fashioned of old rose (1cl
repe with trimmings of lace. clCf
Chantilly lace is now used in making Cf
n entire dress. It is further trimmed tl
ith lace bands showing a bit of color. tl
{ tlIi
English tweeds in plaid effects will
e seen this season in separate coats , Iihi
hire
lade in three-quarter lengths with
nig sleeves ; trimmings of silk. re
ta
New shades are wistaria , cedur , pea-
) ck blues and greens , cobalt , canard ,
uipe , smoke , mulberry , apricot , mous-
netaire , mustard and many others.
'
The fringed muff is one of tLe latest
( novations , the muff being slit up into
blong stripes over accordion-plaited
liffon designed in the same color as „
le pelt. 01
An evening cloak that closed with 01c
) ld cord and tassels showed gold sc
grapes that clustered beneath the white
velvet collar. The style , while very
elaborate , was quaint and pretty.
For tailor-mades ruchings of linen ,
plaited tiny and extremely narrow in
fact , just a line Js fashionable. This
is put in sleeves as well , and in some
cases we see it rimming pockets.
Many white lace waists made with
a yoke effect with the lace divided
down the center front have the fronts
laced together with velvet ribbon. ti''d
with a knot at the lower point. The
lacing should be V-shaped. The touch
of velvet is used this season to give
to lace waists a newer note.
Hmics in
It is interesting to know that while
corsets are longer , the hones in them
are shorter. They go over a part o * '
the hip. but do not run down to the end
of the corset. These lout ; bones were
found disastrous , as they were constant
ly breaking or bending and pushing the
corset into a curve below the waist.
Now the bones stop short enouirh to
prevent breakage , and the coutille is
strapped and stitched and fitted to the
figure for the rest of the length.
OiMliue for Washing.
Too many people tell of their failure
in gasoline washing. In nine eases out
of ten , the reason is that too little gaso
line is used. If you wash with water ,
you usually take a good basinful or
pailful , but. when you wash with ga o-
reniedy for a dulled or whitened wax
finish is good bard rubbimr. A little
polish may be used if the case is a des
perate one. but none should be left on
the surface. White spots caused by
heat or moisture will disappear if
rubbed hard immediately with a simple
polish , says Harper's Bazar. An old-
fa hioued polish for renewing old ma
hogany and. strangely enough , recom
mended for polishing brass , also , is the
following , dating from 1777 : Two
ounces of butter of antimony , two
( marts of citL'r vinegar , one-half pint of
lii'secd oil. one-half pint of ale ( not ,
beer ) . Mix antimony with oil , then \
add ale , put into half-gallon demijohn |
and shake well with the vinegar. Use j
soft cloths , and shake well to mix be-1
fore using. This polish has worked [
miraicits in restoring old mahogany.
On : ; Womis CowU's Record.
A Boston woman who has just cele-
braied her golden anniversary as a cook
boasts of having made and baked : jf)4- j
CCO pies , 2. < : no.u < JO doughnuts and something -
thing more than lr > 00UOO puddings , be-j
sides a multitude of other dainties and
no end of baked beans. Her recipes are ,
ail her own and .she refuses to write a
cook book.
Fei'iciKsiiV.s for Xcclr.
It is quite fashionable now to weai
around the ue'-k a close-fitting ruff
made of an ostrich feather of small
tips. This has an extra wide white
ruchini : above and sometimes below.
STRIKING INNOVATIONS IN SLEEVES.
Ornate Fitted Slcevco. Evaiiing Gov/ii Sleeve. Armlets. Bolero "Effect.
i i
line , you are apt to put a cupful into
: i generous-sized pail. This , of cour.so.
is just .enor.irh to stir up the dirt and
to distribute it in a : rray tone all over
I he lace , gloves or v. hat not to be
[ leaned. Take a irenerous bowlful of
rasoline and wash your gloves , laces ,
roils , neck v. ear. ribbons and silken ac
cessories : then rinse them in plenty of
I'lcan gasoline. Alter using , if you will
et the irasoline stand for a few mo-
nents. all the dirt will settle and you
? an carefully pour off the clean gaso-
ine to use at another operation. To
lean gloves. , put them on the hands
ind scrub with a little brush , after-
A-ard rinsing them like a pocket hand-
cerchief. Silk washed in gasoline loses
lone of its dressing ; feathers lose none
) f their curl ; plaitings stay plaited.
S'ever , of course , use gasoline in a
oem where there is burning stove or
vhere the gas is lighted.
Curdiiii.s.
Lace curtains must on no account be
roued. In the country they may be
tretched on the grass , pinning outev-
ry point ; in the town a sheet spread
n the carpet will be found more suit-
ble. Dwellers in fiats who find it difii-
ult to dry such large articles will be
; lad to know that if the curtains are
ning up wet at an open window over-
ight they will be dry next morning
nd hang more gracefully than if dried
11 the usual way. Take them down
ext morning , fold lengthways and
ass through the mancle. Feathers may
c washed by placing them in linen
ags. Dip and squeeze these in soap-
uds , rinse in clean water and dry in
ieves in an empty room , turning the
Bathers frequently to prevent them
Licking together.
For the TIc-siKh.
Antiseptic gauze is an article that
articular women are using now. While
ot precisely cheap , it can not be called
qiensive. and as face cloths it can be
sed a couple of times before being
irown away. Every physician now
3precates strongly the use of handkcr-
ilefs for bad head colds , and advo-
ite this gauze , cut into 12-inch squares ,
lat must be burned when soiled. In
lis way any danger of contagion to
lose in the same household is avoided ,
i traveling , a few yards of gauze may
? carried and wash cloths cut off as
squired. They are thrown away after
king off the dirt of one journey.
I'oltsliiiip : FuriiHiire.
A mixture of equal parts of boiled
usecd oil and turpentine will renew
irnished woodwork , floors and furni-
ire , but very little of it should be
* ed , and what there is should be
ibbed in until absolutely no oil is left
i the surface. Otherwise the oil will
itch the dust , and a dull film will
> on form over the varnish. The best
The feathers are secured with a tight-
iitting satin band , which ends over tbu
hooks and eyes with a ro&ette and two |
short streamers. These are expensive
to buy. therefore the woman who has
small feathers put away can accomplish
such a ruff at home during the morning
hours. Steaming the feathers and re-
curling them with a scissor blade will
put iliem in good condition. The ruff
should lit the neck and be worn over n
stock with a coat suit.
Afternoon Keeeplioii GOITII.
deception gown of Ciel blue meteor :
silk crepe cut en Directoire with long i
train skirt , whose every line , however , \
is perfect. The bodice is made elaborate - <
orate with a yoke of white filet em- <
ru-oidercd in silver and outlining the 1
yoke is a fold of velvet somewhat darker - ]
er than material , edged with a frill of <
narrow white lace. Sleeves are also i
lace trimmed and the shaped bertha of j
crepe is held in place by two large , 1
fancv blue buttons.
A \Vo7iiuiH Clmiice ot Marrying.
Woman's age. Chances in 300.k
IS to 2.1 100 *
2. ) to .0,0 100
" , o to : : n : 100 c
Ti to10 100 c
40 to GO 100 \
Widow , any nge 100,000
New York E\ening Sun. ;
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En * HIo ler : iel > - . E
In order to be in perfect health one S
must be temperate in eating. The c
meals also should be regular. Regularity - t
ity is one of the golden rules of a well-
ordered life. ,
j
AVheii Baby Chokes. 1
Do not slap baby on the back when
0
he chokes , but raise the left hand t
above the head , which , will give relief. T
Prominent Chicago Real Estate
Dealer Gives Up and Confesses
to Huge Swindles.
SENTENCE IS 1 TO 14 YEAP.S.
Skillful Jugg-ling- Bogus Notes and
Deeds Dupes 25 Persons and Ex
tends Over 18-Year Period.
Confessing his authorship of an end-
fess chain of forgeries involving more
than $7.30,000 , Peter Van Vlissingen ,
for many years a prominent Chicago
real estate man and once reputed
wealth- , was indicted , tried and sen
tenced to the penitentiary Monday af
ternoon for a term of from one to four
teen years. The amazing revelations of
how a man who ranked high among his
associates could carry out a gigantic-
swindle in which he victimized more
than a score of persons ra number of
them close friends out of $700,000
came like a thunderbolt He first con
fessed to his crime Saturday to two
friends. At noon Monday the case was
presented to the State's Attorney , and
thereafter steps toward sending Van
Vlissingen to a felon's cell were taken
with remarkable rapidity.
The confession of the real estate man
revealed a scheme of systematic and
cunning forgery of notes and real estate
trust deeds and mortgages extending
over a period of eighteen years. For
years Van Vlissingen practiced a system
of forgery that did not arouse suspi
cion. Even his own nephew , John A.
Vanderpoel , bis chief clerk , was wholly
ignorant of the swindles being perpe
trated almost under his eyes.
Van Vlissingen's scbeme was to loan
money and take a mortgage or trust
deed as security. The notes and securi
ties would be made out in due form ,
signed , approved by Vanderpocl , and re
corded with the countv recorder. Van
DIAGRAM INDICATING HOW FOtlGEKIES WEIIE MADE. I
Vlissingen would then lock himself in
his private oflice , where he had a desk
specially designed to aid him in for
gery. In the top of this desk was a
small hole covered with a piece of
glass , beneath which was an incandes
cent light. Placing the genuine mort
gage on the glass he would cover it
Tith a similar blank form and turn
n the light below the desk. The sig
natures and notations on the genuine
instrument were outlined on the blank
by the light. The signatures were then
traced by the real-estate man , and for
geries were turned out which were
practically as good as the original.
Sometimes the forger made one , and
in several instances two , copies of the
original mortgage and sold them. The
genuine he sold in Chicago , the spuri-
DUS ones in New England , in Western
ind Southern States , and in Germany
ind Holland , his native country. To
make the forgeries perfect. Van Vlissin
gen counterfeited the signature of the
: ounty recorder. For nearly two de
cades he managed to liquidate the
fraudulent paper when it fell due and
in that way avoided exposure , but re
cently he became unable to meet the de
mands of this endless chain , and , de
spairing of further immunity , confessed
lis guilt
BRIEF NEWS ITEMS.
Exploitation of the railroads by the
State in Belgium has resulted this year
n a $2,000.000 loss to the State.
Lord Northcliffe , the British newspaper
iwner , has given the Plymouth church
if Brooklyn a stained glass memorial
window.
The Minnesota State twine plant prom-
ses to pay $1,000,000 into the State
reasury during November , and as a rc-
ult it is expected that the State will
; ct along with borrowing $ . " > 00,000 instead
if twice that amount usually borrowed at
his time of the year.
The St. Paul road reports that durinir
he 190S season 4.425 cars of wheat have
icon shipped from the 43 towns on the
'ames River division , and it is estimated
hat 0,403 will be shipped before the close
f the season. The estimate for the 20
and Dakota di-
owns on the Hastings -
itin IB 7.4G6 cars.
rirrEi : VAX VWSSIXGEX.
GOOD TIME TO BUILD.
Prices of Material Are Low and Contractors -
tractors Are Ainiious for Work.
Country Life in America has been
looking up the building situation and
as a result declares that there has not
been .such another chance in years for
people to build cheaply and well. Tiio
prices of material have fallen so , con
tractors are anxious to obtain work ,
and Iab.tr is so ready to jump at the
chance of assured wages , that a saving -
ing of from 10 to 20 per cent in cost ,
depending on the section of the coun-
try. c-iii be made in all domestic archl-
tocture. Lumber is lower now than it
will probably ever be again. Brick ia
almost a dnur on the market. Good
workmen are not yet busy and are not
bard to find. In some localities , accord
ing to the m.igazine. the conditions are
so improved for the person about to
erect a home that he can do 30 to
10 per cent better than in 1907. How
ever , these extremes are unusual and
occur in only a few sections.
The American Lumberman declares
that prices are from 20 to 25 per cent
lower on lumber in the west and south
than they will be in a few months.
Brick is 2. per cent under last year's
schedules. Grades Avhich brought $7
and * S in New York in October , 1907 ,
are selling at $4. . 50 and § 5 a thousand
now. Common brick was quoted in
Chicago for $3.10 to S.j.2o in 1907. The
prices run SJO : : to $3.7.j there to-day.
The saving on domestic cement in Chicago
cage is ri : ( ; per cent , and in Xew York
about 30 per cent. Plumbing rates are
down about 2. per cent from the fig
ures of the first of the year. Hard
ware for domestic purposes is about
20 per cent cheaper. _ So it goes
throughout the list of materials.
To IVInke the Xcyrro AVorlc.
Charlotte Perkins Gilm.in , in the Araer
ican Journal of Sociology , offers as a so
lution of the negro problem that thq
whole body of our negro population that
is in a degenerate condition from what
ever causes be organized into a great in
dustrial army , controlled by line State and
under strict military discipline. This army
should have uniforms , decorations , titles ,
ceremonies and a careful system of grad
ing , membeiohip to be a sign of honor
and advancement. Enough should b
placed upon farms to provide for the en
tire body , and the farms should be ha
themselves schools of efficiency. Others
should be placed in shops and mills to
clothe tihe rest and provide other articles
of necessity. But the main occupation of
the great organization would be in tha
construction of better roads. Mrs. Gilman -
man argues that with kind , but firm ,
treatment , good living , reasonable hours
and the absence of tn strain of personal
initiative which tells upon the negro in
ordinary life competition , a great amount
of useful work and betterment could ba
thus performed. But as fast as the indi
viduals proved tih ir capacity to work un
der tiheir own initiative , they should ba
graduated with honor , thus tlie institu
tion being compulsory at the bottom and
free at the top.
A road made from sand and sawdust ia
the latest ? t ; le of roadiaakinsj designed
by George W. Cooney. Minnesota State
highway engineer. Last
spring he made a
option of road with clever and rye on
a sand foundation. This hns been very
siirco.-pfu' . The road made from sand and
sawdust is at Cambridt0. in Isanti coun-
y. Four inc-hp * of sawdust were raked
on the sand road after being graded. This
was worked into the sand by passing
teams , and as fast as ruts are formed
the sawdust was raked into the ruts , to
be further mixed with sand.