EVERYTHING WAS FAVOBAlBLS.
Sorry He Didn't 3Iov s to Western
Canada Sooner.
Mr. Austin was a man who had
never had any previous experience In
farming , but Western Canada had al
lurements , and he profited. He got a
low rate certificate from a Canadian
Government agent , and then moved.
What lie says is interesting.
Itunfurly , Alberta , May 10 , 1908.
J. N. Grieve , Esq. , Spokane , Wash. :
Dear Sir After a dozen or mort
years of unsuccessful effort in the
mercantile business in western Wash
ington , in August , 1903 , decided to
come to Alberta with a gentleman
who was shipping two cars of live
stock to Edmonton. I assisted this
man with the stock over 100 miles out
in the Birch Lake country , east of Ed
monton. Indeed , how surprised , how
favorably everything compared with
my dream of what 1 wanted to see in
a new country.
Had never had any experience in
farming , but I was immediately con
verted into a farmer. And from that
moment I have prospered. Selecting
a homestead near Birch Lake , I re
turned for wife and three small chil
dren and freighted out from Edmonton.
In March , following year , we shoveled
a spot clear of snow and pitched our
tent and commenced operations. At
that time we had no neighbors. Four
years have passed. The locality is
well settled ; two miles from railway
station , with churches and schools , tel
ephone and good road accommodations.
We are enjoying the privileges
granted to any rural district in Wash
ington. The Birch Lake country is no
exception. This great transformation
is rapidly going on in every district in
western Canada.
I estimate that every quarter section
in every direction is capable of pro
ducing a comfortable living for a fam
ily of ten forever. After paying for
two horses and a cow had just 510 to
go on. Did my first ploughing in my
life ; was very awkward in my work ,
but nature was glad I came and abun
dantly paid me for my efforts. Our
cattle have increased to about fifty
head , which was very profitable on
account of the abundance of forage.
To farm was compelled to buy about
$400 worth of farm machinery on time ,
and the payments fell due last fall , and
you may wonder how I expected to
pay for them when we had such a bad
year. 'Twas a little bad for western
Canada or for a MIssourian. But is
not 35 or 40 bushels oats a pretty good
yield per acre in many States ? Then
the price of grain went out of sight ,
BO when I had sold my crop I found
I was able to make my payments nice
ly ; besides , we had lots of feed. No
one has any business raising cattle
without growing grain , or vice versa.
As to the winters , did not feed my cat
tle , excepting the calves , a fork of
hay until in March. Have found the
winters much more pleasant than we
did in western Washington. This is
strange and hard to explain , but 'tis
true nevertheless ; at 40 degrees below
zero we have more comfort than you
would at 20 degrees above , so still and
dry , wth bright , sunny days. My wife
says that the only regret she has is
that we did not come here ten years
ago , as we would now certainly have
been in a position to retire from hard
work. Most women soon become satis
fied as neighbors begin to come round
them. Have 9S acres in crop this year ,
besides 2 acres potatoes , which have
always brought me a fair price. We
find a ready market for everything we
produce. To the poor man here is a
chance to establish yourself. To the
rich man here is a chance to buy land
for $10 to $15 per acre which will pro
duce more crops than a half dozen
acres of your $50 to $75 per acre land.
And if not very much mistaken , this
year will prove an eye opener to those
who are a little skeptical. The trouble
with me is that I have so much to say
so favorable to Alberta 'tis hard to be
brief. Respectfully ,
( Signed ) P. S. AUSTIN.
Been and Their Bankets.
Every bee carries his market basket
round his hind legs. Any one ex
amining the baby of a bee through *
microscope will observe that on th <
\t \ hind legs of the creature there is 3
fringe of stiff hairs on the surface , tin
hairs approaching each other at th\ \
tips , so as to form a sort of cage. Thi |
Is the bee's basket , and into it , aftei
d successful journey , he will cran
nough pollen to last him for two 01
three days.
Setting Him
"I don't know whether you've noticed
It , " said Bragg , "but I can't help re
marking how much the girls make of
me. "
"How careless you're becoming in
your speech , " said Knox ; "you left a
word out of that sentence. "
"Eh ? How do you mean ? "
"The word 'fun' after much. " Phila
delphia Press.
How About It ?
You vowed to be cheerful ,
The test is to come.
Are you smiling this morning
Or moody and glum ?
You vowed you'd endeavor
To spread smiles around ;
What was it ? Cold coffee ,
I hear tlat you frowned.
You vowed to be patient ;
Come now and confess ,
Hns she -used your razor
To rip up a dress ?
You vowed to be pleasant
To'all yon would meet :
What ? She didn't sny "Thanks"
When you gave up your seat ?
You vowed you'd oblige.
Yet you growled over much
At the friend who came in
.Tust to make n small "touch. "
O , these nre the tests
That our peed resolves end.
Come on and confess ,
How about it , my friend ?
-Detroit Free Press.
The Deadly Hatpin.
There ought to be a law that will
prevent a (50-inch woman from wearing
a 12-inch hatpin , and Jeopardizing the
eyes and even the life of every one
within sticking reach of her. In the
crowded elevated ears it is not unusual
to see men frantically bobbing their
heads about , in a vain endeavor to get
out of reach of the hatpins of the wom
en In front of them. It is all very
well to laugh at the victim who goes
into the oriice with a long scratch on
his cheek , and to ask him if he said
to the lady : "Never mind , madam. I've
another eye left. " Ir is anything but
els , in the shape of cobochons , buckle
effects , as well as skillfully applied or
namental motives.
For dinner or reception gowns very
long trains will be worn , sometimes
cut quite square across the end and
sometimes divided up the center for a
little distance , in a manner suggestive
of a mermaid's tail.
Cord belts are the latest wrinkle in
girdles. They come in almost any
standard shade and are fastened in
front with a huge colored stone of bar
baric design. The belt is fully a yard
and a half long , the ends hanging
down in front.
Another coat innovation is the intro
duction of exquisitely colored silk lin
ings in the outwardly sedate long
black broadcloth coats. The unfasten
ing of the garment reveals a lining of
old rose , violet , brilliant green , old
blue or some other contrasting line.
Ihe result is an elegance that fits the
coat for evening as well as for day
street wear.
Immeasurably convenient to women
who go out in all sorts of weather are
the new full-length street coats of
serge or worsted which have been cra-
venetted to make them weather-proof.
They are in dark blues , browns and
other colors as well as black , and are
close fitting and finished with velvet
collars , making them suitable coats
for clear weather as well as stormy.
A Girl's Allowance.
The sooner a girl is given an allow
ance , at any rate for the small items of
dress , the better , as it teaches her to
be careful in detail , the neglect of
which so often mars a toilet. The dance
or party frock is the first consideration.
a remarkable woman , and she ha the
distinction of being portrayed by
Charles Reade in his "Woman-Hater"
The novelist made use of her plucky
fight to enter the medical profession as
a part of the theme of his story ; and
IP commenting on the refusal of the
male students to sit at medical lectures
\vith her. he made the pertinent re
mark : "All her troubles ended where
her competitors' began at the public
t \niiiiuatious. " 'Home Notes.
Ultra Modish Hat.
vr
An extremely modish hat in all black
is pictured in the cut. The shape is the
corday or mushroom type , in black vel
vet , with a long black silk scarf whose
ends are finished with deep fringe ,
artistically draped around crown and
falling over brim on left side.
To Clean All-Wool Fabrics.
Shave up half a bar of any good
laundry soap , add four tablespoonfuls
borax and a little water and melt over
fire. Then add four tablespoonfuls am
monia , put in tub and half fill tub with
WEAPPERS , NEGLIGEES , DRESSING SACQTJES , AND TEA GOWNS.
laughable to the victim. A campaign
against this murderous but unconcealed
weapon has been instigated by the Ber
lin newspapers , and a number of seri
ous accidents are reported from Lon
don. A lady there has been perinanent-
y blinded in one eye and an attendant
n a store has had his face so badly
njured that it was necessary to remove
ilm to a hospital. There is much point
the question , in any event , and it
leserves to stick in the public mind.
An imported tweed coat is cut into
deep points around the bottom , with
R striped robe border finish.
Walking gloves in mousquetaire ef
fect are finished with a buckled strap
at the wrist that gives them a jaunty
effect.
A new wrinkle in sleeves is to have
chenille fringe meandering from shoul
der to elbow , so that when the arm is
lifted one gets quite a Mexican cow
boy effect.
Materials show a wider range than
ever , cachemire , heavy crepe de chine
and supple broadcloth numberine
among the most recent and best liked
Innovations.
Jet buttons are coming back into
fashion. Not only nre they being usetl
on handsome black gowns , but a new
French coiffure ornament consists of a
wreath formed of the e littering disks
of jet.
Soutache lmu < ? innsiiy in extreme
ly narrow width , is gsed wherever fea
sible on both dressy and tailored mod-
So many delightful impromptu ocfo-
sions arise that to obtain sufficient va
riety Is often a serious difficulty. The
average girl certainly requires at least
two good evening frocks , well cut , and ,
for the younger ones , of a style that
admits of "doing up. " Take , for in
stance , satin frocks. The girl of 17
should be possessed of a smart dance
frock in plain taffetas or satin. This ,
after the initial outlay , is a really eco
nomical purchase , since after a few
visits to the cleaner's it can be turned
into a foundation for another frock.
The Mother's Part.
Boys have to fight battles to-day as
tneir fathers before them. All modern
teaching thnt children should not fight ,
that boys should be friendly to each
other , is very well in theory , but the
"bully" ' is still in existence to-day and
the word "liar" is answered by a blow
in the best-bred circles.
Boys should not get into fights for
the sake of fighting , but every boy haste
to learn to take care of himself when
he starts out in the world , with other
boys.
As SOOK. as the mother starts to side
with her boy , to show sympathy for
him and reprimand other boys for their
brutality , she will have to stand for
that boy's unpopularity and see him
grow into a coward : but if she allows
him to fight his own battles , even at
the expense of a few bruises and
scratches , he will bq worth while. The
whimpering child who always runs to
his "mother" with every offense has
small chance in the big game of life to
come.
The First V.'omnn Mayor.
.Mrs. Girrett-Amler.snn. M. D. , the
ii-wly-elected ! mayor of Alde ii-gh. Suf
folk , i England's first lady mayor. Mrs.
. ' wlerson. who was elected lo the ( 'oi'i-
1 iat year , has Keen an .M. IX ( I'ar ; *
: iui 1870. in which year she mul iui
tie ! first London school board. She Is
cold water. Insert articles to be clean
ed , let soak four hours. Then rinse in
water containing four tablespoonfuls
of borax and four tablespoonfuls of am
monia. Do not wring. The articles so
cleaned will be Just like new.
Popular Design * In Tallor-Mnelaa.
Two distinguished looking tailor-
mades are shown in the accompanying
cut. The first is made of elephant
gray satin cloth , which fits the figure
closely. The front is draped across
the bust , and narrows into two shoul
der straps , on the edges of which are
cloth buttons and buttonholes. There
is a curious little "vestment" ' of gray-
blue cloth , and above this a tucked
yoke of white net and Jabot of same
The sleeves are of the cloth laid in
narrow tucks. The second suit is of
taupe elotli , the skirt plain and the
coat elaborated with wide and narrow
outache , button molds and button
loops , i
WORK OF
Seventy-five bills on the calendar of
the Senate were passed .Monday. The
consideration of these measures , most
of which were of local character , con
sumed nearly the entire session.
Senator Fo raker attempted to get
consideration for the Aldrich substi
tute bill providing for a court of in
quiry to pass uiwii the qualifications
of the discharged negro soldiers of the
Twenty-fifth Heciment. charged with
having shot up Brownsville Aug. 1IJ-14 ,
1900 , but postponed making a motion
for that purpose in order that Senator
McLaurin of Mississippi might speak
on the Brownsville affair Tuesday. The
Senate passed without amendment a
House bill declaring Feb. 12 , the cen
tenary of the birth of Abraham Lin
coln , to be a legal holidaj * . Unless the
Senate comes to their rescue the West
Point cadets will not be able to attend
the inauguration on the 4th of March
at the expense of the government , The
cadets have been one of the big attrac
tions of the inaugural ceremonies for
many years. By a point of order an
item providing funds for the trip was
stricken from the military appropria
tion bill. Under suspension of the
rules the House passed the Payne bill
prohibiting the importation of opium ,
but refused to pass the Senate bill to
pension Federal judges. The Bennct
bill for the exportation of aliens con
victed of a felony was also denied pass-
uge.
|
An agreement was reached in the
Senate Tuesday to vote on Feb. 23 on
the Aldrich substitute bill for the ap
pointment of a court of inquiry to de
termine the qualifications for reenlistment
ment of the discharged soldiers of the
Twenty-fiftU Infantry , as the result of
the Brownsville incident. The Senate
passed a House bill to prevent the
importation of opium into the United
States except for medicinal purposes.
The House locked horns with the Sen
ate on the question of automobiles for
the White House , and refused to ac
cept an amendment to the urgent defi
ciency bill striking out the appropria
tion of $12,000 for that purpose. The
bill was sent to conference , after a hu
morous debate in which several mem
bers took occasion to refer to the bodi
ly proportions of the President-elect.
The hopes of the army for sufficient
money to continue its experiments in
aeronautics were blasted when the
House reconsidered its action of the
previous week and by a vote of almost
2 to 1 withdrew the increase of $ .100-
000 then made. After undergoing this
and other amendments the army appro
priation bill was passed , and consider
ation of the agricultural bill immedi
ately begun. Under license of debate
on the later measure. Mr. Ansberry
of Ohio spoke in advocacy of a ship
canal from Chicago to Toledo. The ag
ricultural bill was pending when the
House adjourned.
Senator Teller of Colorado ad
dressed the Senate Wednesday in sup
port of Senator Bacon's resolution de
claring that the Senate has a right to
any information in possession of the
e.M'cutivp departments and cited vari
ous precedents to sustain his conten
tion. Ho claimed that only in excep
tional cases is the President warranted
in withholding information. General
debate on the agricultural appropria
tion bill afforded critics and defenders
of tin- IPI U tint-lit of Airriculturp an
excellent field day. Mr. Lever ( S. C. )
led off with an attack on the .appoint
ment and work of the referee board of
consul ting chemists in the department.
Mr. Hen" in ( Ala. ) asked on behalf of
cotton growers for a governmental
monthly report on the consumption of
cotton. Mr. Sturgis ( W. Va. ) urged
tin extension of the forest service. Mr.
Humphrey ( Wash. ) took an exactly
apposite view , while Mr. Mondell
( Wyo. ) declared the bureau of forestry
the most autocratic government bureau
outside of Russia. Mr. Bartholdt
( Mo. ) urged the issue of Iwnds for
Inland water way improvement and Mr.
Chandler ( Miss. ) complained of the
tariff on agricultural implements.
Chairman Scott of the agricultural
committee closed the debate with ex
planatory remarks on work done by the
department during the last year. When
the bill was under consideration under
the five-minute rule an increase of ? . 500
to the salary of Solicitor George P. McCabe -
Cabe , making it ? 4. .00. was stricken
out on a point of order. An increase
Df the salary of Director Willis B.
Moore of the weather bureau from $5.-
300 to 50.000 suffered a similar fate.
Before the bill was taken up in general
flehate the House passed the Senate
pension bill for Federal judges.
NOTES OF CURRENT EVENTS.
The Greenwich , England , observatory
ias succeeded in taking a photograph of
the eighth moon of Jupiter.
No trace has been discovered of First
Lieut. Edward Gottlieb , coast artillery
rpss. U. S. A. , who disappeared while
lis court martial was in progress at Bos-
: on. but the government will not abandon
: he electrical inventions upon which he
; vnsengaged. .
The largo glass cane con tain ins the
nod-1 of the old fricate Consritution and
: he encrro sod petition < isu"d by more
: han : 50.0 00 citizens asking the pnwrva-
: ion of the okl warship , has lieen removed
TOMI the Secretary of the Xavy's m-ep-
; ion room to the museum at the Wash-
ngtcn navy yard.
: Headache
Can be cured only by , / 5
a remedy that will
remove the cause.
The oftener yon
stop it with head-
achepowders or pills
the quicker it will
return.
Generally , head
ache conies from a
disturbed stomacher
or irregular bowels ,
and almost invari
ably
i Lane's
Medicine
( called also Lane's Tea )
a tonic laxative , will cure head
ache in short order by regulating
the bowels and reinvigorating the
stomach.
It is a great natural herb blood
medicine and the favorite laxa
tive of old and young.
At druggists' , 25c. and 50c.
"We live and learn , " observed Mr.
Bicker , glancing up from his paper.
"Some of us do'said Mr. Knocker ,
acidly. "Have you been trying to join ,
us ? "
"Don't be funny. But I've found
out for the first time that the French
expression 'hors de combat' doesn't
' ' " Cleveland Lead
mean 'war horse.
er.
Deafness Cannot be Cured
by local applications , as they cannot reach
the diseased portion of the ear. There 1 *
only one way to cure deafness , and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness I
caused by an Inflamed condition of the mu
cous lining of the Eustachlan Tube. When
this tube is Inflamed you have a rumbling
sound or Imperfect hearing , and when It is
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result , and
unless the inflammation caii be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi
tion , hearing will be destroyed forever ; nin&
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh ,
which Is nothing but an Inflamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness ( caused by Catarrh ) that
cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure.
Bend for circulars , free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO. , Toledo , O.
Sold by Druggists , 7J5c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Speculation's Demoralizing Effect.
"How about your gold mining stock , ,
old chap ? Still panning out well ? "
"Panning out ? Xo. Next thing to
it , though. It's Petering out. " Chicago-
Tribune.
Throat Troubles. To allay the irrita \
tion that induces coughing : , use Brown's
Bronchial Troches. A simple reraedj' . In
boxes 2. ) cents. Samples mailed free.
John I. Brown & Son , Boston , Mass.
The searchlight of the British Dread
nought has a new feature in that it pro
jects beams at the same time in opposite
directions to "nj.nto < = i rnalirn : .
PILES CURED IKT C TO 14 DAYS
PAZO OINTMENT Ic guaranteed to cure any
case of Itching , Blind , Bleeding or Protrud
ing Piles In 6 to 14 days or money refunded.
OOe.
He Knew.
Teacher Tommy , who was Cleopatra !
Tommy Tucker Cleopatra was the col
ored woman who used to do our washinV
ma'am. Her other name was Jackson.
Herb laxative , Garfield Ten. aids
Nature in maintaining the general well-
being of the body , it corrects constipa
tion , purifies the blood , brings health.
Lost in the Australian bush , near Port
Darwin , for five days , engineer-commander
E. S. Silk was found alive and well by a
black tracker.
A good honest remedy for Rheumatism ,
Neuralgia and Sore Throat is Hamlins
Wizard Oil. Nothing will so quickly
drive out all pain and inflammation.
Too Cautioan.
Mayme You refused that handsoma
young lawyer ? Why , I thought you liked'
him.
Maybelle I did , but when he proposed.
to me he put it in the form of a hypo
thetical question 400 words long.
Mrs. WInslow's Soothing Syrnp for child
ren teething , softens the gums , reduces In
flammation , allays pain , cures wind colic.
25c a bottle.
The TrlcU.sters.
"Political tricksters always give
themselves away , " said a Congressman.
"Their methods remind me of the two-
men who wanted to sell their corpses-
for dissection. These two men , miser
ably clad , called on the dean of a med
ical college in New York.
" 'We are both on the verge of star
vation , sir , ' the spokesman said. 'We-
are well on in years , and It is clear
that we haven't much longer to live.
Would you care to purchase our bodies
for your dissecting room ? '
"The dean hesitated.
" 'It is an odd proposition , ' he mut
tered.
" 'But it is occasionally donesaid1
the spokesman , In an eager voice.
" 'Well , ' said the dean , 'we might ar
range it. What price do you ask ? '
' "Over in Philadelphia , ' said the-
spokesman , 'they gave us
York Tribune.
Greater Field * .
"So your wife has become a suffrag
ette ? "
"Yes , " answered Mr. Meekton.
"Why does she want to vote ? "
"I don't think Henrietta wants to
vote. She likes to make speeches and I
suppose she's getting a little tired or
me for an audience. " Washington
Star.
Per Infants and Children.
The Kind YOB Have Always Bss
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