FLAX IS PROFITABLE
Wonderful Paying Proposition In
Western Canadian Prairies.
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So much is heard of the wheat , oats
and barley grown in the prairie lands
of western Canada , and so much has
been told of the wealth to be made
out of the raising of cattle on
the succulent and rich grasses
of .those fertile plains , that a
most important product has been al
most lost sight of , Flax. Recent press
reports advise us that on one of the
last boats to clear from Fort William
( at the head of Lake Superior ) for
Buffalo , there were 241,000 bushels of
flax valued at $583,220 , and on another
boat leaving the same day there were
288,000 bushels valued at $720,000.
There has been a big demand for Ca
nadian flax this season , and the lake
movement h"as been very heavy. Flax
Is always a sure crop , and gives to
the farmer who is anxious for quick
return after getting on his land , the
chance he Is looking for. There is
opportunity for thousands yet , on tl\9
free homesteads of 160 acres , and
many of these are available within
ehort distance of the lines of railway
that are already built or under con
struction , either on the main line or
branches. Besides these free grant
lands there Is an opportumlty to pur
chase from railway and land com
panies at reasonable prices.
, The display of western Canada's
rrains In the straw as well M
threshed grains and grasses recently
made at St. Louis was an excellent
demonstration of what the country can
do. It proved splendid as an illustration
Of the resources of that vast prairie
country , which during the past year
has again proven its ability to prc
jducer excellent yields of wheat , oats
pnd barley and flax. Not only this ,
jbut the splendid herds of cattle are
A source of large revenue. There is
ft fund of information to be had by
reading the Canadian government lit
erature , copies of which may be bad
free by applying to your nearest Ca-
feftdian government agent
HIS VrEW.
"They call that a statue of Victory ;
It must have been a hot fight. "
STUBBORN ECZEMA ON HANDS
"Some nine years ago I noticed
email pimples breaking out on the
back of my hands. They became very
Irritating , and gradually became
worse , so that I could not sleep at
night. I consulted a physician wbo ,
treated me a long time , but It got
.worse , and I could not put my hands
In water. I was treated at the hos
pital , and It was just the same. I was
told that It was a very bad case of
eczema. Well , I just kept on using
everything that I could for nearly
eight years until I was advised to try
Cuticura Ointment. I did so , and I
fowad after a few applications and by
bandaging my hands well up that the
burning sensations were disappearing ,
I could sleep well , and did not have
pny itching during the night I began
after a while to use Cuticura Soap for
a wash for them , and I think by using
the Soap and Ointment I was much
benefited. I stuck to the Cuticura
treatment , and thought if I could use
other remedies for over seven years
.with no result , and after only having
& few applications and finding ease
from Cuticura Ointment , I thought it
Reserved a fair trial with a severe
and stubborn case. I used the Oint
ment and Soap for nearly six months ,
'and I am glad to say that I have
hands as clear as anyone.
'It Is my wish that you publish this
letter to all the world , and If anyone
doubts It , let them write me and I
will give them the name of my physi
cian , also the hospital I was treated
at" ( Signed ) Miss Mary A. Bentley ,
93 University St , Montreal , Que *
Sept 14 , 1910.
In Different Parts of the House.
Caller ( to little daughter of the
house ) Hullo , dear ? Where are you
off to ?
Daughter of the House I'm just
going up to watch Marie do mother's
hair.
Caller Oh , dear ! Then I'm afraid
we shan't be able to see your mother.
Daughter of the House Oh , yes ;
you'll find her down there In * the :
drawing room.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first put up
40 years ago. They regulate and invigor
ate , stbmach. liver and bowels. Sugarcoated -
coated tiny granules.
Nothing amuses the average man
more than to have some woman be-
Jleve she is bossing him.
TO CUBE A COLD IN ONE DAT
SfckB TkAJCATIVE BBOMO Quinine Tablet * ;
Druggists refund money if it falls to core. E. W.
OBOvlS'3 signature la on each box. 25o. .
Avoid pushing to the front by going
tack on your friends. '
Will Amend Road Law.
Several bills will be introduced at
the coming session of the legislature
providing for amended road laws. The
democratic state platform calls for
good road legislation under the joinl
effort of the county and the state
"
This will stimulate such measures
from democratic members , with prom
ise of support from republicans if the
measures are satisfactory. Parallel
with measures looking toward state
aid in road building , will be others to
amend the road laws now on the
statute books relating to road dis
tricts. Bills are now in the procpss
of drafting providing for a county
road overseer or supervisor , similar to
the plan by which there is now a
county assessor. Provision will be
made either that he shall name the
local road supervisors or at least shall
have control of their work. It is very
likely also that the measure will pro
vide that the supervision of culvert
and bridge building shall be taken out
of the hands of the county commis
sioners and placed under the county
supervisor of roads.
.
New Depository Bonds.
Attorney General-elect Grant Mar
tin is putting in his spare time ex
amining bonds presented by state de
pository banks. All such banks are
required to present new bonds In
place of bonds that are about to ex
pire. The bonds presented are for
the safe keeping of state funds o
tained by banks under the state 'de
pository law. The rate of interest required -
quired by the state treasurer is 3 per
cent. Most of the bonds presented
are signed by one or the other of two
Omaha banking companies. The total
liability of depository banks to the
itate ranges from $300,000 to about
600,000.
Policy Holders Liable.
Four hundred and fifty Nebraskans
and Nebraska firms were held liable
for the debts of the Nebraska Mer
cantile Mutual Insurance company by
Judge Frost Saturday afternoon In a
decision In the case of John A. Ran
dall , receiver , against William H. Mc-
Clain and others. All ofthe defen
dants were policy holders in the insol
vent company at the time when ap
plication was made to the court for
the appointment of a receiver.
S. R. McKelvIe , editor of the Nebras
ka Farmer , E. M- . Martin , editor of the
Beatrice Sun , and Will A. Campbell of
the publicity department of the Om
aha Commercial club are pressing
their claims for an appropriation of
$25,000 to be used in advertising the
state. In speaking of the propaganda
Mr. McKelvie said that the publicity
board would be under control of the
state board of agriculture if the ap
propriation is made and that he had
come confidence of its passage be
cause of the support that has come to
the idea. He says that 180 Nebraska
papers are pledged to support the
measure , that the state board of agri
culture is friendly to the idea anl that ,
he believes Governor-elect Aldrich is
not unfriendly.
The state conference of charities
and correction will be held in Lincoln
January 15 , 16 , 17. The membership
of this conference includes state , city
and county officers concerned with the
handling of the dependent , defective
and delinquent classes , officers of local
charitable organizations and all who
are interested In improving the meth
ods of caring for the unfortunate and
all those who seek to remedy the
conditions which produce poverty and
crime.
Warden Tom Smith of the state pen
itentiary is in favor of a law provid
ing for an official who shall look after
paroled convicts. There are now
about ninety prisoners out on parole
and there is no one to look after them.
The governor gets monthly reports
from them , but these reports are inac
curate and unsatisfactory. Smith ,
thinks that the state could afford to
pay a man to check the parolel men
up occasionally and look after them'
while out of prison.
State Superintendent Bishop is is
suing a bulletin to young men and
women intending to fit themselves for
teachers. It sets out in extended-
form much valuable information to
the persons interested , showing them
plainly how the various gradefe of
certificates are to be obtained and
what credits are required for them :
tThe annual meeting of the Nebras
ka state bee keepers' association will
be held at the state farm , on Wednes
day and Thursday , January 18 and 19.
This is one of the oldest of the soci
eties comprising the federation of or
ganized agriculture and its meetings
are always- full of interest to 'friends
of the honey bee.
"School Hygiene and Sanitation" is
he central theme of the program of
ihe Nebraska superintendents' and
principals' association , which con
venes in annual session in Lincoln
January 12-13.
The formation of a Nebraska coun
ty treasurers' association will be the
purpose of a meeting of county treas
urers to be held in Lincoln , January'
18 and 19. Seventy-five or more treas
urers and deputies are exjiected to at-
end the initial session of the associa
tion. Letters from over the state indicate - "
dicate that the money-caretakerg are
much Interested ID the move. \
AIL OVER NEBRASKA
Killed by a Train.
Cass County. Oscar Wonderholm ,
engineer at the pumping station for
the Plattsmouth Water company , was
struck by Burlington passenger train
No. 15 on the curve near the pump
ing station and instantly killed.
Bootlegger Arrested.
Custer County. Sheriff Kennedy
went to Anselmo and returned with
Edward Penn , who was charged with
bootlegging while a church fair was
in progress at that place. Penn says
he had the liquor all right , but did
not sell any of it. He was fined $30
and costs.
Mortgage Record.
8 Otoe County. According to the re
port of County Recorder G. M. La-
throp , there were filed in his office
during the month of December foflr
farm mortgages amounting to $12j-
752.15 and two released , valued at
$2,250. On town property eight mort
gages were filed of the value of $9-
997.18 and nine released , , whose value
$8,845.45.
Run Over and Killed.
Lincoln County. J. E. . Thresher.
residing several miles north of Suth
erland , was killed by being run over
by a heavily loaded wagon. He was
hauling railroad ties and in de
scending a hill evidently fell to the
ground in front -of the wheels , and
his life was crushed out. Deceased
was about 50 years of age and leaves
\ widow and family. >
Prisoner Released.
Otoe County. Bert Wilson , the
man who has been held in jail in Ne
braska City for some time to ascer
tain if he was not wanted at other
places where he confessed he had
committed unlawful acts'has been re
leased , as it was found out that wihle
at many of the places he had frac
tured the law , none of the officers
wanted him bad enough to come aftei
him.
Court Terms Fixed.
Cuming County. Judge Guy T
Graves has fixed the terms of couri
for the Eighth judicial district of Ne
braska for the year 1911 , as follows :
Guming county , January 30 , Septem
ber 11 ; Dakota county , February 13 ,
September 25 ; Stanton county ,
March 6 , October 9 ; Cedar county ,
March 13 , November 13 ; Dixon coun
ty , March 27 , December 4 ; Thurston
Bounty , April 10 , October 16.
His Ashes to Nebraska.
Los Angeles ( Col. ) dispatch. Mrs.
M. S. Hoxey , mother of Arch Hoxey ,
who fell from an aeroplane to his
death Saturday , will not loot upon
the face of her dead son. "I want to
remember my boy as I have known
him , " she said. The dead aviator's
remains are to be cremated privately
and his mother will take the ashes
east to inter them beside the grave
of his fathereat Atkinson , Neb. P.all-
bearers at the funeral will be the
fellow aviators of the fallen cham
pion Brookins , Parmalee , Lathem ,
Radley , Ely and Willard.
Superintendent Resigns.
Otoe County. County Superintend
ent R. C. King has filed his resigna
tion with the county commissioners
and will accept the position of super
intendent at the institute for the
blind on the 6th , so as to enable Su
perintendent N.r C. Abbott to go to
Plattsmouth on that day and accept
the position of superintendent of the
public school of that city , a position
to which he was elected by the board
of education. Charles Speedie , su
perintendent of the public schools of
Talmage , has filed his application
with the Board of County Commis
sioners to succeed Superintendent R.
C. King.
Robbed by a Bandit.
Cass County. Mrs. Alfred Jidger-
ton of Plattsmouth was on the train
Christmas night , which was held up
between Leavenworth and Kansas
City by a lone bandit , and whose pas
sengers were relieved of their money
and jewelry. The highwayman took
Mrs. Edgerton's purse and money ,
but returned her ticket and trunk
check.
Engineer Fatally Injured.
Cheyenne County. lYed Huxell ,
aged 27 years , a Union Pacific engi
neer , was fatally injured at Sidney
by being knocked down by the local
switch engine while walking in the
center of the railroad track. The
wind and snow was blowing a _ gale
and the steam from the engine shut
out the view of the engine's ap
proach. Huxell had been called to
take his engine east and was close
by the water tank when the fatality
occurred. He was thrown down un
der the wheels , his left arm cut off
at the shoulder and his right arm cut
off at the elbow ; his head was cut
on the side and his back and lower
limbs badly bruised.
Wymore Man Arrested.
Gage County. C. L. Wright of Wy-
more , who deserted his wife and
three children two weeks ago , was
arrested at Manhattan , Kan , , and
lodged in jail.
Young Bride Loses Her Mind.
Cuming County.Mrs. . Anna Stratt-
man , a. young and well known bride
of a month ago , has become suddenly
demented without apparent cause.
The young woman was married 'a
month ago and is a resident of Aloys ,
where her husband is
a well-to-do
fanner. '
Look out for the weak colonies of
bees and give them honey from those
that have more than they need.
Thousands of colonies starve to death
every winter. If you feed the bees
sirup be sure it is not too thin or
trouble will result. Three parts water
and four of sugar will be about the
right mixture.
In order to maintain the fertility of
our soil we must farm scientifically
In the future , and it will be necessary
for us to adopt the practical methods
of live stock farming which have
been in * vogue in Great Britain for
many years.
A team with one horse fretting and
fuming to go faster and rushing
ahead at every opportunity , and with
the other horse willing to take life
easy , Is anything but conducive to a
pleasant frame of mind.
As the nation has raised the largest
corn crop in its history farmers should
be in a little better condition than
ever before to hold back enough corn
to tide them over until the 1911 crop
is In the crib.
Don't put off breaking and turning
.your land till spring , and then jump
In and try to do in a week work
which , If properly done , would require
several months' steady grind.
Anyone can easily see that bone Is
one of the best feeds for producing
eggs , as the fat assists in forming
the yolk of the eggs and also In BUS1
talnlng the fowl In winter.
Simply laying the grape vines on
the ground will often save them from
winter Injury. Throw a little earth
or evergreen branches on them to
make sure.
Calves will begin to nibble at
bright hay or grass by the end of the
[ flrat two or three weeks , and some of
It should be kept where they can
reach it
Cull out the worthless members of
the flock and save your profits. Then
be kind to the biddies and they will
be kind to you In filling your egg
basket
One of the best preventives of
scratches in horses is to keep the feet
clean. If mud is permitted to dry on
the fetlocks irritation Is likely to eni
aue.
Oyster-shells ground fine are excel
lent for supplying lime. A pound of
shells contains enough lime to thor
oughly coat seven dozen eggs.
The pig , like every other young
animal , loves to be alert and to be
moving about with all the freedom
which belongs to such a nature.
Sheep and lambs should not be al
lowed to run in the same pasture or
the lambs will be in great danger of
becoming infected with disease.
The water-holding capacity of the
soil Is enormously increased by the
presence of large quantities of decayIng -
Ing organic matter or humus.
Ducks prefer ground grain to whole
grain except in cold -weather , when a
jration of whole grain soaked in warm
water is desirable for them.
A nervous cow is preferable to a
stolid one. The chances are that she
will give more and better milk than
her dull , mopish sister.
It is a well-known fact that disease
( is more prevalent among hogs just
( after they are started on new corn
than at any other time.
A moist soil then kept in an un
frozen condition as long as possible is
the surest means to prevent winter
killing of trees.
A sheep that has once been chased
toy dogs becomes suspicious at the
Bight of a dog or any noise that may
suggest one.
Nowadays farmers are alive to the
fact that it requires strong horses to
perform efficient work on the farm.
. \
A stumbling horse is dangerous , and
ilB usually made so by bad shoeing.
iGo to an Intelligent , expert sheer.
Any good cellar in which an even
temperature of 40 degrees can be
maintained will do for bees.
An ounce of prevention is worth a
rpound of cure in the treatment of I
your flock of laying hens.
As foaling time approaches , the
mare needs the best of care and the
port careful feeding.
Butter is a good price. Feed is comparatively -
paratively cheap , especially so if you
have saved all of your roughage , such
as cornstalks , the best of your straw ,
and things of that sort which fre
quently go to waste This being true ,
dairying should bring good returns
this winter provided the cows are fed
liberally enough to produce largo
quantities of milk.
Disorder of the digestive functions
afflicts lambs most severely. White
scour affects the unweaned lamb.
This appears to be the passing of un
digested milk. Change the ewe's
feed , providing poorer hay with ground
oats and corn with a sprinkling of
linseed-meal.
If a cow has an apple or similar ob
struction lodged in her throat , it can
be removed by pouring a pint of melt
ed lard down her throat This will
make the animal strangle and cough ,
and in the struggle the obstruction will
be dislodged.
The common opinion that sheep
should be kept as scavengers and that
they will thrive best on the farm that
is too poor for other kinds of live
stock is twin brother to the opinion
that white beans thrive best on a poor ,
thin soil.
It Is scarcely necessary to suggest
that it is good policy to make a close
examination of any newly purchased
hogs and be assured that they are
absolutely free from lice before they
are turned with the other hogs.
It is much better practise to raise
heifer calves from the best cows in
the herd to keep up the number ol
protable milkers than to depend up
on buying the mature animals as
needed.
Start the trap nests so It can be
known which are the best winter lay
ers. Almost any old hen will lay in
spring and summer ; it takes a good
hen to lay in late fall and winter.
The use of the separator Is no long
er an experiment with the farmers
and dairymen , as most every fanner
keeping two or more cows is using
one at the present time.
Plowing not only loosens up the
soil i but more of it Is thus exposed to
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the 1 action of the sun , air and frost
Stubble , weeds , etc. , are buried and
so changed into humus.
Milking must be done quickly.
Quickly and thoroughly. Anything
that irritates the cows such as rough *
ness , or slow milking will shorten the
milk flow.
An acre of land which produces a
ton of dry hay must contain moisture
enough so that the growing crop can
pump up approximately 500 ton * of
water.
Cold-frames , hot-beds , green-housea
and i mushroom caves are all used for
forcing : rhubarb , but lacking these ,
one may utilize an ordinary root
cellar.
Some folks are still housing their
hens under the barn , where the wind
sweeps i through , fearfully cold. These
are i the folks who are sure hens don't
pay.
Use a low , wide-tired wagon in the
orchard , and thus avoid cutting up the
sod and dragging the lower limbs over
the t bed , peeling and breaking them.
A properly-conditioned draft horse ,
with its necessary education largely
completed , is one of the most perfect
ly-finished products of the farm.
There is solid satisfaction and en
couragement for a man to do his best
in driving a well-mated team that responds
spends to good horsemanship.
The time is here when thought must
be given to the comfort * " of the cows
if their owners expect to sleep with
no twinge of conscience.
Some few exact conditions are nec
essary in the production of ducks for
either market or breeding purposes
for best possible results.
It is one thing to buy a big gaso
line engine of the most approved
make and quite another thing to start
it in very cold weather.
Currants need little protection ex
cept from deep snows , which some
times break down the branches when
setting in the spring.
Damp floors cause roup in the flock.
If floors are of dirt , it is wise to keep
them covered well with straw , clean
hay or leaves.
Ranking as the best In evergreen
hedges may be mentioned hemlocH
and Norway spruce and American ar
bor vitae.
The farmer can , by observation and
experiment , determine which are the
best pasture plants for his section.
Judicious feeding , proper exercise
and warm , dry quarters are the best
preventives of rheumatism in hogs.
High , well-drained soil Is best but
the grape will grow on almost any
kind of soil and exposure ,
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While chickens require considera
ble water for drinking purposes * '
ducks require some more.
Without question California privet
is , as the best tall hedge plant , th *
favorite with the public. i
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illness are invited to promptly com
municate with Mrs. Pinkham at Lynn ,
Mass. All letters are received , opened ,
read and answered by women. A wo
man can freely talk
of her private ill
ness to a woman ;
thus has been es
tablished this con
fidence between
Mrs. Pinkham and
the women of
America which baa
never been broken.
J.VD Ntver has she pub
lished a testimonial or used a letter
without the written consent of the
writer , and never has the Company
allowed these confidential letters to
get out of their possession , as the
Hundreds of thousands of them in
their files will attest.
Out of the vast volume of experlenca
.which Mrs. Pinkham has TO draff
from , it is more than possible that she"
has gained the very knowledge needed *
In your case. She asks nothing 'in 1 % * *
turn except your good will , and heir1
advice has helped thousands. Sure/ ! !
any woman , rich or poor , should bf
glad to take advantage of this genet * '
ous offer of assistance. Address Mri,1
Pinkham , care of iivdia E. Pinkham
Medicine Co. , Lynn , Mass.
Every -woman ought to hv0
E. Pinkham's
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Text Book. It is not a book for
general distribution , as it Is too
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obtainable by mail. Write for
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WALL PILL , SMALL DOSE , SMALL FIKI
Genuine mustUar Signature
NEVER GOT TO KNOW HIM
Seemingly , This Husband Was Some *
what of a Hard Man to Get
Acquainted With.
"I met a queer old woman charac
ter on the train between here and
Buffalo one morning , " remarked Po
lice Judge McGaiinon when talk had
drifted around to queer people ono
meets. "She was traveling with her
grown son , whom I had met in the
smoking compartment , and later on
I got talking with the old lady. 'She
spoke of several people she knew
here In Cleveland.
"Did you ever happen to know
James H. Soandso ? " I asked her
casually , Judging from something she-
had said that she did know him.
"She gave me a strange sort of a.
look. 'Well , ' she replied , 'I don't
know whether to say I know that
man or not. He's a queer sort , you
understand the kind of a man that
nobody really knows. Why , I was-
married to James Soandso , and lived
with him for four years , but I never
felt that I was really acquainted with
him. '
"And the funny part of it , " added
McGannon , "was the woman was In
deadly earnest about it. She didn't
make the remark by way of springing
any comedy at all. " Cleveland Plain
Dealer.
Not Serious.
"I hear there are grave charges
against Senator Jinks. "
"What are they ? "
"The sexton's bills. " Baltimore
American.
Suggested Too Much.
Old Rocksey Why did you quarrel
with your count , my dear ?
Miss Rocksey He called me hia
treasure and It sounded altogether too-
suggestive. Smart Set
OLD COMMON SENSE.
Change Food When You Feel Out of
Sorts.
"A great deal depends upon yourself'
and the kind of food you eat" the-
wise old doctor said to a man who-
came to him sick with stomach trou
ble and sick headache once or twice a-
week , and who had been taking pills
and different medicines for three or
four years.
He was Induced to stop eating any
fort of fried food or meat for break
fast , and was put on Grape-Nuts and
cream , leaving off all medicines.
In a few days he began to get bet
ter , and now he has entirely recover
ed and writes that he Is in better
health than he has been before In
twenty years. This man Is 58 years
old and says he feels "like a new man
"all the time. "
Read "The Road to Wellvill * , " im
pkgs. "There's a Reason , "
Ever read the above letter ? JL mew
one appear * from time to HBC. They
are genuine , tree , and fall f hi
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