WESTERN CANADA'S
GOOD CROP
PROSPECTS
YIELDS OF WHEAT WILL LIKELY
BE 25 TO 30 BUSHELS
PER ACRE.
In an interview with Mr. W. J.
White , who has charge of the Cana
dian government immigration offices
in the United States , and who has re
cently made an extended trip through
the provinces of Manitoba , Saskatche
wan and Alberta in Western Canada.
He said that every point he visited
he was met with the one report , uni
versally good crops of wheat , oats
and barley. There will this year be a
much increase'd acreage over last
year. vMany farmers , who had but
one hundred acres last year , have in
creased their cultivated and seeded
acreage as much as fifty per cent.
With the prospects as they are at
present , this will mean from $12 to
$15 additional wealth to each. He
saw many large fields running from
.300 to 1,000 acres in extent and it ap
peared to him that there was not an
acre of this but would yield from 20
to 25 or 30 bushels of wheat per acre ,
while the oat prospects might safely
he estimated at from 40 to 70 bushels
per acre. In all parts of the west ,
whether it be Manitoba , Saskatche
wan or Alberta , north and south , east
and west , and in. the districts when-
last year there was a partial failure
of crops , the condition of all grain is
universally good and claimed by most
of the farmers to be from one to two
weeks in advance of any year for the
past ten or twelve years. It does not
seem that there was a single foot of
the ground that was properly seeded
that would not produce.
There are those throughout western
Canada who predict that there will be
200,000,000 bushels of wheat raised
there this year , and if the present
favorable conditions continue there
does not seem any reason why these
prophesies should not come true.
There is yet a possibility of hot
winds reducing the quantity in some
parts , but with the strongly rooted
crops and the sufficiency of precipita
tion that the country has already
been favored with , this probability is
reduced to a minimum.
The prices of farm lands at the
present time are holding steady and
lands can probably still be purchased
at the price set this spring , ranging
from $15 to $20 per acre , but with a
harvested crop , such as is expected ,
there is no reason why these same
lands should not be worth from $20
to $25 per acre , with an almost abso
lute assurance that by next spring
there will still be a further advance
in prices.
Mr. White says that these lands are
as cheap at today's figures with the
country's proven worth as they were
a few years ago at half the price
when the general public had but a .
vague idea of the producing quality
of western Canada lands.
The land agents at the different
towns along the line of railway are
very active. A large number of acres
are turned over weekly to buyers
from the different states in the south ,
where lands that produce no better
are sold at from $150 to $200 per
acre.
acre.The
The homestead lands are becoming
scarcer day by day and those who are
unable to purchase , preferring to
homestead , are directing tljelr atten
tion to the park acres lying in the
northerly part of the central dis
tricts. It has been found that while
these are somewhat more difficult to
bring under the subjugation of the
plow , the soil is fully as productive
as in the districts farther south. They
possess the advantage that the more
open prairie areas do not possess ;
that there is on these lands an open
acreage of from fifty to seventy per
cent of the whole and the balance is
made up of groves of poplar of fair
size , which offer shelter for cattle ,
while the grasses are of splendid
strength and plentiful , bringing about
a more active stage of mixed farming
than can be carried on in the more
open districts to the south.
The emigration for the past year
Las been the greatest in the history
of Canada and it is keeping up in
.record shape. The larger number of
those , who will go this year will be
those who will buy lands nearer the
line of railways , preferring to pay a
little higher price for good location
than to go back from the line of rail
ways some 40 or 50 miles to home
stead.
Mr. White has visited the different
agencies throughout the United States
and he found that the correspondence
at the various offices has largely in
creased , the number of callers is
.greater than ever.
Any one desiring information re
garding western Canada should appJy
at once to the Canadian Government
Agent nearest him for a copy of the
-Last Best West"
True to Distant Sweetheart.
Betty has tried hard to be true to
Beginald , and she thinks she has done
very well , considering that "Reggy"
is far , far away , in Idaho. She prom
ised to be true to him and he prom
ised to return to Media for Betty
when he has made his fortune.
"Betty dear , are your thoughts al
ways true to Reggy ? " asked her best
iriend the other day.
"Indeed they are. Why , whenever
any one kisses me I try so hard to
make believe It's Reggy and some-
thnes I really imagine it is , " she in
sisted.
The time to make the harvest count
is at the time of plowing -and seed-
Ing. Bishop Berry.
ALL OVER NEBRASO
Wheat Looks Well.
Seward County. The winter 'wheat
Is in fine condition and will be ready
to cut July 1. Hay will make half
a crop. Oats have depreciated on ac
count of lack of rain.
An Anniversary Picnic.
Gage County. The Dempster Mill
Manufacturing company celebrated
the twenty-fifth anniversary of its in
corporation in Beatrice by holding a
picnic on the chautauqua grounds ,
which was attended by about 700 em
ployes of the company and their
wives.
Great Doings at Broken Bow.
Custer County. Broken Bow's cele
bration on July 4 is expected to
eclipse all former events. Already
| 1,500 has been raised to .provide
amusement. The 1 > I event of the day
is the laying of thy -corner stone for
Custer county's new 565,000 court
house.
Narrow Escape From Drowning.
Franklin County. Word has
reached Franklin of the narrow es
cape from drowning in the Philippines
of a party of Americans. They had
one on a pleasure trip up a river and
were caught In a typhon , being saved
after a desperate fight. Dr. Walter
A. Bloedorn and wife , well known in
Franklin county , were in the party.
Recovering From Lightning Stroke.
Custer County. H. S. Mahan , who
last week was struck by a bolt of
lightning which penetrated his hat ,
melted his watch chain , tore the leg
out of his overalls and ripped his shoe
to pieces , Is now able to be up and
around although he is compelled to
walk with the aid of crutches.
Boosting Taxes in Lancaster.
Lancaster County. The city Board
of Equalization will meet soon to
take up the adjustment of assess
ments for the current year. Indica
tions point to the fact that though
there will not be the marked increase
In values over former years the levy
will in all probability be boosted to
above 35 mills.
Crops in Fine Condition.
Cherry County. Dr. P. L. Hall , a
well known politician of Lincoln , who
has just returned from Long Pine ,
declares that crops in that part of
the country are in excellent condi
tion. Further , he says that never
but three times in the history of the
state have there been such fine crops
of corn as at present , the entire state
considered.
Begin Work Near Callaway.
Custer County. William Warren , a
local contractor , together with a force
of men , commenced work on the grad
ing of the Kearney & Black Hills
.branch of the Union Pacific from this
place to Arnold and Gandy. The
freight brought in seven car loads of
horses and grading machinery and
a large force of men , who have es
tablished a camp between this point
and Arnold , and will begin work as
soon as possible.
Drowned in Blue River.
Nuckolls County. Melvin Griffin , a
carpenter of Ruskin , while swimming
in the Little Blue river near Oak was
drowned. He and a friend were swim
ming over deep water when he was at
tacked by cramps and sank twice , tak
ing his companion 'with him each
time. The last time he went down
his grip was broken and he disap-
peared in twelve feet of water where
he was found an hour afterward.
Bishop Bonacum's Successor.
Lancaster County. Father Tihen ,
the successor of the late Bishop
Bonacum , will arrive in Lincoln ,
July 19. A religious ceremony will
be held at St. Theresa's procathedral
and a civic reception will take place
the same day.
Nathan V. Harlan Is Dead.
York County. N. V. Harlan , for
mer speaker of the Nebraska
house of representatives , died
in York suddenly. He was one
of the oldest residents of York
county and practiced law here forever
over thirty years. About seven years
ago he was appointed district attor
ney for Alaska , where he resided for
about five years. Owing to his fear
less activity in protecting the inter t
ests of the government , he succeeded t
In getting the enmity of the Guggen e
heim interests who made an active b
campaign both political and in a busi I
ness way. Tiring of the hard work atl
and because of the death of his only tlo
son in Alaska , Mr. Harlan resigned tltl
and for the last three years has been tl
a resident of York.
I
Ouster's Road Expenses. h
Custer County. Custer county's t
estimate of expense for road work
c
has been revised and increased from \
$7,000 to $14.000. This is made nec
essary by tne change in the asseus- n
meut of rosfi damages , according to nu
the law pasted at the l 5t session of S
the legilature. d
Mooney House Destroyed.
Richardson County. The large
brick farm house of James Mooney w
east of Falls City was entirely de w
stroyed by fire. The conflagration Its
came from a gasoline stove. itP
II
The Dog Population. 11
Nemaha County. Assessor Schell- 11oj
lenberg assessed 360 dogs for Wash ti
ington precinct in the west end of tibi
Nemaha county and yet feels sure biM
that all were not listed. One man M
had ten dogs. The dogs are listed st
at $5 each , making their value $1,830. stoi
PLAYS MANY PARTS
MEAN TO END ABUSE
PIRATICAL COMBINATIONS HAVE
TIRED PATIENCE OF PEOPLE.
Paper and Lumber Trusts Have Long
Been Conspicuous for Their Grasp
ing Proclivities Report of Com
missioner of Corporations.
There is a relationship between the
paper trust and the lumber trust The
lumber trust is the most conspicuous
of the selfish Interests fighting the
Canadian reciprocity treaty. The
American people believe in the protec
tive tariff , but not in the abuses of
the protective tariff the excrescences
and abnormalities , which are not pro
tective In the sense of safeguarding
the general interest , but which on
the contrary permit swollen combina
tions of capital to gouge the people
by contriving artificial conditions
which create monopoly and enable
unscrupulous manipulators to exact
extortionate prices.
It is not the protective tariff , but
an abuse of the protective tariff , which
is responsible for the lumber combine
and that spoiled child of the lumber
combine , the paper trust Here are
conclusions presented in a report by
J
the commissioner of corporations ,
:
Herbert Knox Smith :
"In the last forty years combination
has so proceeded that 195 holders ,
many Inter-related , now have prac
tically one-half of the privately owned
timber In the Investigation
( which contains 90 per cent , of the
whole ) . This formidable process of
concentration in timber and land cer
tainly involves grave future possibil
ities of impregnable monopolistic con
ditions , whose far-reaching consequences
quences to society it Is now difficult
to anticipate freely , or even to esti
mate. "
The report of the commissioner of
corporations reviews the recent his
tory of combinations in the lumber
industry and remarks :
" Such concentration In standing
timber , If permitted to combine and
increase , makes proable a final cen
tral control of the whole lumber in
dustry. A few strong interests ulti
mately holding the bulk of the timber
can set the price of timber and its
products. The manager of the Na
tional Lumber Manufacturers' associa
tion recently said to lumbermen on
the Pacific coast : 'The day of cheap
lumber Is passing and soon will be
gone , but the men who make the
money will be those who own timber
and can hold it until the supply in
other parts of the country Is gone.
Then they can ask and get their own
price. ' "
Is this a consummation which the
American people will permit ? Will
they loafc kindly upon the mainten
ance of artificial conditions to prevent
competition and wring from them ex
tortionate prices for a commodity
whose preparation for the market
needs no skilled labor ? The Taft ad
ministration is proceeding In two
ways to beat this game. It has insti
tuted suits under th- Sherman law
to call the consolidated lumber inter
ests to account for organizing com
bination in restraint of trade , and it
Is : pushing the Canadian reciprocity
agreement In the forests of Canada
there are unmeasured billions of feet
of lumber , stores sufficient to supply
the world for generations to come.
Why should not the people of the
United States who are purchasers of
lumber have the benefit of free access
to < the Canadian supply ? The recipro
cal : trade agreement with Canada for
which President Taft Is contending
would cut off the $1.50 tariff which
now confers an inequitable advantage
upon the lumber trust of the United
States , and would go far to check the
denudation of American forests.
Uncomplimentary.
It Is no compliment to the nation
whose chief servant Mr. Roosevelt
was for nearly eight years to proclaim
incapacity for overcoming its tem
per < in a moment of excitement Along
lines of international distrust there
lies no highway toward the final day
peace. Any agreement for arbitra
tion is , of course , an understanding
between gentlemen , and no others
would be asked to accede to It. But
Mr. Roosevelt seems to us to under
state the social and moral attainment
big pwn fellow-citizens. (
BOW TO SPECIAL INTERESTS
Recent Developments Have Shown
How the Republican Party Is
"Influenced. "
The influence of special interests oil
legislation at Washington has been a
matter of speculation , and still is , al
though recent developments show that
it extends much farther than has been
suspected. These developments have
resulted from Democratic investiga
tion of departmental affairs , and to
the Democratic majority of the house
belongs the credit.
The Aldrlch tariff law , for Instance ,
was manifestly framed to promote the
welfare of special interests wherever
possible so to do , as has been indi
cated by the effect of that law on
business and on the cost of living.
One of its provisions related to the
Importation of scrap iron largely con
sumed by the Iron and steel mills of
New England. This provision was
liberally interpreted by an assistant
secretary o'f the treasury , and his in
terpretation was questioned. Investi
gation developed the fact that he con
sulted Senator Aldrich before renderIng -
Ing his decision which was in favor
of the New England mills. The same
Investigation disclosed the additional
fact that another assistant secretary
was an Aldrich appointee , as well as
an employe of the Aldrich monetary
commission , drawing two salaries con
trary to law.
Thus Senator Aldrich not only de
cided an important revenue question
in favor of the interests that he
served in the senate , and still con
tinues to serve , but also controls im
portant officials in the treasury de
partment In furtherance of his mone
tary plans. All of which means that
special interests not only frame legis
lation but supervise execution of
laws.
Gates and Carnegie.
John W. Gates is always entertain
ing , but he has never been so enter
taining since as he was a dozen years
ago when he told the story of his
career to a N W York newspaper , In
cluding his enormous profits on barbed
wire and his management of a con
gressional election In Missouri for the
election of a Republican congressman
in order to save the duties on wire
and other steel products , though out
side of business he purports to be a
Democrat.
Mr. Gates was almost as Interesting
when he told the committee that is
investigating the steel trust that Car
negie was "demoralizing" the steel
business by doing a competitive busi
ness. In order to stop his competi
tion Moore and Frlck paid him a mil
lion for an option on his business ,
but were unable to raise the neces
sary money and lost what they paid
for the option. Later Carnegie showed
a disposition to "demoralize" the tube
business by establishing a large tube
factory , and then J. P. Morgan , Gates ,
Schwab and a few others organized
the Steel corporation , buying out Car-
negie'with a bond issue. The combl-
nation has been highly successful because -
cause It stopped the "demoralization"
to which Carnegie Is addicted ; It
stopped all competition between steel
companies whose producing capacity
was more than half that of the entire
country.
Profits In excess of the amount that
would look well In dividends have
been Invested In extending and re
newing the plant , so that the watered
stock is coming to represent actual
value , but value contributed by the
customers , and not the shareholders.
We don't think Roosevelt's part In
the expansion of the steel trust by
the acquisition of the Tennessee cor
poration so very wicked ; but It was
iniquitous from the point of view he
promulgated and emphasized as pres
ident.
The Tariff on Wool.
Free traders don't like the reduced
and reasonable Democratic wool tariff
bill. But the free traders are a small
minority in this country , and cannot
expect to dominate legislation. Free
wool would not only cripple the rev
enues of the government , but drive
many thousands of growers into the
Republican ranks. And just now the
Democratic leaders are pursuing
statesmanlike instead of suicidal pol
icies , and demonstrating their capac '
ity for prudent administration. Troy .
N. Y. ) Daily Press.
AKE the Irishman's advice.
"Be alsy , and If you can't be
alsy. oe as alsy as ye can. " When you
feel physically out of sorts , leave off ea >
Ingr , and Instead of seeking something to
take , seek something to do.
SEASONABLE IDEAS.
These are the days to be looking up
and planning what will be wanted for
the winter fruit closet If you have
never prepared any pickled cherries ,
try them this year , as they make a
fine relish and are so easily prepared.
Olive Cherries. Take one pint of
vinegar and add to it a pint of water
and two tablespoonfuls of salt , then
add ripe cherries , with the stems left
on , fresh from the trees. Be sure that
the fruit is perfectly sound. In a few-
days they will be ready to serve and
will keep nicely a year If there is suf-
fflcient of the liquid to cover.
A very attractive dessert Is made by
cutting rounds of sponge cake a few
days old , then marking with a small
er cutter deep enough to scoop out
Fill this cavity with chopped straw
berries or any fresh fruit , cover with
3weetened whipped cream and decorate -
rate with a few fresh berries.
Rhubarb Jelly. This Is a quick and
delightful dessert Cut the rhubarb
into inch pieces without peeling. To
each quart add a pint of water and
cook gently until smooth. Strain with
out pressure through a cheese cloth ,
reheat and sweeten. Measure and for
a. pint and a half add a half package
of gelatine dissolved In a little cold
water. When softened add to the hot
rhubarb and pour into wetted molds.
Serve with cream.
A Japanese Ice cream Is a dish un
usual. Make an egg custard and thick
en it with soft boiled rice put through
a sieve ; flavor with green tea and
serve in glass dishes with cubes of
preserved ginger on top.
A fruit pie may be made of any
fruit Bake the shell and fill with
sweetened strawberries or currants ,
and dot with spoonfuls of whipped
cream.
Pretty little boxes to hold either
frozen mixtures or berries , make an
attractive dessert Take the sugar
wafers and fasten them together with
boiled frosting into boxes or triangles.
When firm they are ready for the fill"
Ing.
1
I could know the struggle t <
do right
Of that poor fallen one so sore beset.
Not "shame , " but "bravo , " would I cry
to him ;
Thou flghtest foes whom I have nevej
mot.
CROQUETTES FOR OCCASIONS.
.
In mixing croquettes , it Is much
quicker done if four are rolled and
dipped at a time , as one motion will
crumb four and one motion will egg
the same number.
Sweetbread and Mushroom Cro
quettes. Cook a cup of mushrooms In
a tablespoonful of butter , add salt and
pepper and a cup of cold cooked sweet
breads cut in dice , a little lemon and
onion juice and a cup of thick white
sauce made with a cup of milk and a
third of a cup each of butter and
flour.
Fish Croquettes. Take two cups of
cold cooked fish , season with salt , pep-
PQT , a tablespoonful of chopped pars
ley , a little lemon juice and a few
drops of onion Juice. The cup of
sauce for the mixture may be made
with tomato or soup stock Instead of
milk for these croquettes.
Chicken Croquettes. Chop the rem
nants of cold boiled or roasted fowl.
If there is not suffidcu * meat add
pork or veal , boiled rtv 3 or mashed
potato. Canned chicken will do nice
ly for croquettes.
Lobster Croquettes. Take two cups
of chopped lobster meat , season with
salt , cayenne , a pinch of mustard and
a fourth of a teaspoonful of nutmeg ,
a tablespoonful each of lemon and
chopped parsley and one cup of white
sauce ; mix and roll as usual.
Veal Croquettes. Take two cups of
cold cooked veal , finely chopped ; sea
son with salt , pepper , onion juice and
one green pepper finely chopped after r
parboiling for five minutes. Use a cup
of white sauce and make as usual.
Sweet croquettes of rice are very
nice served with jelly or jam.
Shape vanilla ice cream in individ
ual molds , roll in macaroon dust and
serve.
Curiosity.
"I never saw such curiosity as that
woman shows , " said Mrs. Scorer.
"Why , she spends most of her time
playing bridge. "
"Yes. And I'd rather go through life
not knowing what the trump is than
isk so often as she does. "
A Definition. a
"What do you think of the proposed
courses of love In our colleges ? "
"I think that would come nnder the
head of "
coo-education.
§
A Common Idea.
Too many people have the idea that
'air play should always begin on th
other side.
WHO THE "BLUENOSES" ARE
Explanation That Possibly May End
a Misconception That Has Been
Widespread.
"Lots of you folks in the states. "
said Thomas F. McCartney of St.
John , N. B. , the other day , "call every
body from the maritime provinces
'bluenoses. ' That's not It at all. It's
only the Nova Scotians that we call
so. And it's not because the people
there have blue noses , either.
"I have met people here who really
thought that folks down east were so
called because their noses were al
ways blue on account of the cold , raw
climate they suppose prevails there.
"The fact Is , the term 'bluenoses'
was first given to the inhabitants of
the Cornwallis valley , who were the
original raisers of a potato called the
'bluenose , ' from its hluish skin. This
potato was shipped to the states In
large quantities , and the name of the
potato became the name of the people
ple who raised It. "
HIRAM CARPENTER'S WONDER
FUL CURE OF PSORIASIS.
"I have been afflicted for twenty
years with an obstinate skin disease ,
called by some M. D.'s. psoriasis , and
others leprosy , commencing on my
scalp ; and Jn spite of all I could do ,
with the help of the most skilful doc
tors ] , it slowly but surely extended un
til a year ago this winter it covered
my entire person in the form of dry
scales. For the last three years I have
been unable to do any labor , and
suffering intensely all the time. Every
morning there would be nearly a dust-
panful of scales taken from the sheet
on my bed , some of them half as large
as the envelope containing this letter.
In the latter part of winter my skin
commenced cracking open. I tried
everything , almost , that could be
thought of , without any relief. The
12th of June I started West , in hopes
I could reach the Hot Springs. I
reached Detroit and was so low I
thought I should have to go to the
hospital , but finally got as far as Lan
sing , Mich. , where I had a sister liv
ing. One Dr. treated me about
two weeks , but did me no good. All
thought I had but a short time to live.
I earnestly prayed to die. Cracked
through , the skin all over my back ,
across my ribs , arms , hands , limbs ;
feet badly swollen ; toe-nails came off ;
finger-nails dead and hard as a bone ;
hair dead , dry and lifeless as old
straw. O my God ! how I did suffer.
"My sister wouldn't give up ; said ,
'We will try Cuticura. ' Some was ap
plied to one hand and arm. Eureka !
there was relief ; stopped the terrible
burning sensation from the word go.
They immediately got Cuticura Re
solvent , Ointment and Soap. I com
menced by taking Cuticura Resolvent
. three times a day after meals ; had a
bath once a day , water about blood
heat ] ; used Cuticura Soap freely ; ap
plied Cuticura Ointment morning and
evening. Result : returned to my
home in just six weeks from the time
1 left , and my skin as smooth as this
1E
sheet of paper. Hiram E. Carpenter ,
Henderson , N. Y. "
The above remarkable testimonial
was written January 19 , 1880 , and is
republished because of the perman
ency of thft cure. Under date of April
22,1910 , Mr. Carpenter wrote from his-
present home , 610 Walnut St. So. ,
Lansing , Mich. : "I have never suf
fered a return of the psoriasis and al
though many years have passed I have
not forgotten the terrible suffering I
endured before using the Cuticura
Remedies. "
Declining With Thanks.
A young woman prominent in the
social set of an Ohio town tells of a
young man there who had not famil
iarized himself with the forms of po
lite correspondence to the fullest ex
tent When , on one occasion , he found
it necessary to decline an invitation ,
he did so in the following terms :
Mr. Henry Blank declines with
pleasure Mrs. Wood's invitation for
the nineteenth , and thanks her ex
tremely for having given him the op
portunity of doing so. Lippincott's
Magazine.
The One Thing Needful.
"Arms and legs are not so indis
pensable , after all , " remarked the man
who narrowly escaped with his life
in an explosion , where he lost the use
of both arms.
He sipped his milk in .silence
thorngh a straw , shook some change
out of his pocket to the waiter , and ,
ac ng down with his mouth for the
lighted cigar , puffed vigorously. Then ,
bowing his head and jamming It Into
his hat on the table , he arose and
turned to go , saying : "But this head
of mine is mighty useful. "
Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA , a safe and sure remedy for
infants and children , and see that it
Bears the
Signature of
In Use For Over 30"Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Proper Way.
"Can you answer the questions about
this bench show categorically ? "
"I prefer to do so dogmatically. "
You may have noticed that it costs
man a good deal to get In line at
the political pie counter in this great
and glorious land of the free.
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cure consti
pation. Constipation is the cause of many
diseases. Cure the canst and you cure
the disease. Easy to take.
He who learns nothing from events
rejects the lessons of experience. *
Havelock.