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COLUMBUS,
Sleep as Much ae Yoq Cw.
"How ranch sleep shall I take la the'
24 hows?" This caa be answered un
hmHaUnftlj lm five words. "As much
as yoa caa.". Here so competent au
thority would question the absolate
safety of instinct as a guide. As the
period of sleep represents the .time
necessary-to' Testore the oxygen, Bal
ance of fiie tissues, to recharge the
battery, then obviously it must last
antil that process has' been completed,
as attested by the familiar sense of
"restedness" and refreshment "Go to
sleep when you're tired, get up when
you wake feeling rested," contains the
philosophy of, the whole-problem. As
a matter of fact, the average amount
of sleep taken by most individuals is
in the neighborhood of nine hours.
The proverbs are, as usual, at sea.
and have about the usual amount of
influence over actual practice. "Seven
hours for a man, eight for a woman,
and nine for a fool," has been their
dictum for centuries, but the average
human being cheerfully plunks himself
into the "fool" class, much to his bene
fit I believe, writes Woods Hutchin
son in American Magazine, that the
usual eight-hour average laid down In
the text books errs on the side of
brevity, and ie majority of men in
active work late more than this or
else suffer for it The average labor
ing man goes to bed at between 8:30
and 9:30, or if he does not often falls
asleep In his chair about 7:30 or eight
and sleeps until six. The average
business or professional man goes to
bed about ten and rises about' seven,
each class getting on an average nine
and ten hours, respectively.
The Wrecked Frigate's Bell.
Probably very few people are aware
that an old ship's bell which for many
years has lain under the sea is sus
pended in the underwriting room at
Lloyd's and is used to "announce" the
arrival or other news received in re
spect to overdue ships. This is the
bell of the' frigate Lutine, wrecked
long ago off the Dutch coast After
being under the water for years the
bell was saved and now, strangely
enough, is employed to inform under
writers that something has been heard
of one of those ships which by their
protracted passages are causing un
easiness. Not every ship that is on the
overdue market is announced in this
manner. It is only when an under
writer has expressed to the committee
his desire for immediate information
In respect to this or that overdue ves
sel that the note of the old black bell
- rings through the rooms. At the pres
ent time, says the Scotsman, there are
11 ships down on the list for announce
ment by tlie Lutine bell, 'but some of
these are so hopelessly overdue that
it is practically certain .nothing fur
ther will be heard of them. The big
steel bark Alsternixe, for instance,
heads the list She was formerly the
British ship Lord Templemore and
was built at Belfast in 1S92. This ship
has not been heard of since last No
vember, when she sailed from Callao
for Australia.
Possibly the color scheme of the
masculine individual in full dress
needs relief, but the New York tailors
who are going to have the clawham
mer coats come In brighter hues are
on the wrong track. Just let them try
it If they want to have the near-swells
rise up and institute a rebellion. Out
side of the favored few who put on
dress suits every evening, the mascu
line man buys only one of those har
nesses, which to him are instruments
of torture in a lifetime. About once
every four years, perhaps, he is invit
ed to some function where the full
dress agony Is called for. Thenhe digs
up the old dress suit and for all he
can see he looks as well as anyone
when he wears it He could see his fin- H
ish if the fashions of one season called
for a blue, those of the next for a
green and those of the next for a ma
genta coat If he raises his voice in a
popular clamor there is enough of him
to jar the haughty swallow tail on its
throne.
'In spite of the endowments of the
Church of England, more than 5,000
benefices have less than $1,000 a year,
and of these 1,139 have under $500. In
order to assist the incumbents in
these livings, the Queen Victoria cler
gy fund was started, and, as Lord
Cross showed at its tenth anniversary
a few dayslago, it has done something
though late the total has dwindled
to giving a living wage to the poorer
clergy.
Count Boni de Castellane's persever
ance in his attempts to effect a recon
ciliation with his wife and her family
Is of about the same caliber as that of
a bill collector and It is pretty likely
that the motive inspiring it is the
same want of ready cash.
Ilea will learn after a while that
ocean steamships are not front gatQs
to parental mansions. One man went
on board a liner to say good-by to the
girl and he is there yet with the ship
In midocean.
Maine snowshoes are the ones that
will make the tracks to the North
Pole, if Peary ever finds it Sixty
pairs have just been sent from the Nor
way factory to his Island In Casco
bay, where they will remain till he
starts.
Word comes from Amsterdam, in the
annual report of Frank D. HH1, consul
at that Dutch port, that in a great dia
moad.cutting factory three women are
intrusted with the most delicate aad
difficult part of the processes.
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The Stafe Capital
Matters et QcaeraJ Merest
Mesne' Sees if flnwrnt
I Aj
State Plane to Resist -Attorney
General W. T. Thompson
will be assisted in the federal court
this week at Omaha by Halleek F.
Ke aad Senator AMrlch of Batler
rouaty when the railroad injunction
case against the state railway com
mission Is heard by Jadge T. C. Mun
gr aad Judge W. H. Muager. Attor
ney; General Thompson will endeavor
to show that the railroads onn no
more enjoin 'the railway- commission
In this ease than, they can enjoin the
legislature from passing a bill regulat
ing or establishing rates. The rail
way commission proposed to hold a
hearing for the purpose of investigat
ing rates with a view to making new
rates on grain. The' attorney general
believes' the constitutional 'provision
creating the commission gives that
body power to make rates the same
as the constitution gives the legisla
ture power to make rates. This mat
ter may become of importance in the
hearing. '
The attorney geneipl still believes
the roads do not expect to obtain a
permanent injunction against the com
mission but that their sole object is
to gain time and stave off a chjuige in
grain rates until the new crop has
been moved to market
"I do not believe there is aavjthing
in the contention of the roads that
6tate rates are really an interference
with Interstate rates on grain," said
Atoroey General Thompson. Surely
the state has a right to regulate rates
within its borders. The federal courts
have settled that point The state
will exhaust its remedies and enforce
rates made by the commission and if
that is not sufficient to reach grain
shipments that go outside of the state
it would be simple enough to carry
the matter to the Interstate commerce
commission, which commission can
supplement the work of the state. The
roads can hardly increase rates be
yond the borders o f the state wiith
out making the interstate charge unreasonably-
high and the interstate
commission can be appealed to for re
lief." Want Lynchers Punished.
Governor Sheldon has received a
resolution adopted by the presbytery
of Nebraska City which recently met
at Alexandria, asking him to cleanse
the good name of the state from this
disgrace by bringing the Cumming
county lynchers to justice. The gov
ernor has no information before him
upon which to act and it is believed
that no one who has knowledge of
the lynching will dare to tell what he
knows. The resolution adopted was
signed by Thomas L. Sexton, stated
clerk of te Nebraska presbj-jtery,
was ordered sent to the governor and
to the press. It is as follows:
"Whereas, A prisoner accused of
murder was taken out of the hands of
the sheriff by a mob of about thirty
men near Bandcroft, Neb., recently
and put to death, the presbytery of
Nebraska City hereby expresses its
disapproval of the act of this mob in
taking the execution of the law out of
the hands of our courts and their
officers, and of lynch law in general,
and we hereby call upon the governor
of this state to use all possible means
to cleanse the good name of this state
from this disgrace by bringing the
perpetrators of this crime to justice,
and guarding against such occur
rences In the future. '
Value of Live Stock.
According to the figures computed
by Secretary Bennett of the -state
board of equalisation live stock in the
state is valued at "$3,119,000 more
than last' year. Real estate has in
creased in vaule $2,85;000.
The valuations for 1907 follow:
REAL ESTATE.
Claw. -Acre. Value.
Improved land 19,617,279 $129,366,225
Unimproved lands. 14.242.650 16.651.443
Improved lots 292.511 42.801,834
Unimproved lots.. 203.498 4,114,389
LIVE STOCK.
Class. No. Value.
Horses 798,705 $12,253,495
Mules 58.974 1,152.000
CattU 2.778.983 11.602.870
Sheep 310,773 228.900
Hoss 2.407,750 3,738.680
Will 'Accept Without Contest
P. A. Caldwell of Edgar, who is
apparently defeated for the nomii
nation for railway commissioner on
the republican ticket, sent word to
Lincoln friends that he would accept
the official returns without a contest
if they show he Is defeated. He is
somewhat inclined to view the Omaha
returns with (suspicion for the reason
that the returns were reported dif
erently after it was discovered that
the race was uncomfortably close for
Railway Commissioner Clarke of Oma
ha. Mr. Caldwell also scolds over the
result in Cass, county, the home' of
Governor Sheldon.
Land Office Report
The monthly report of the district
United States land office at Lincoln
for August shows that the homestead
entries on 4,915 acres were filed. Most
of these were under the Klnkaid act,
although they .were largely in scatter
ed patches. Only two full sections
were filed on. ' Practically all this
homestead land was found -in Chase
and Dundy counties. On July 1 there
were about 15,000 acres of goverment
land that was open to settlement in
the South Platte country. Since then
over 9,000 acres have been filed on.
They Want Pardons.
C. D. Romero of Cheyenne county
has written Governor Sheldon asking
for a pardon. He was sentj to prison
to serve a ten-year sentence, begin
ning in 1905. He was convicted of
deceiving a banker. Ward W. Quig
ley of Red Willow county, has also
asked for a pardon. He was sent up
in 1906 for two years, being convict
ed of burglary. His friends have
written the governor in his behalf.
They say he was under the influence
of liquor when he committed the 'f 44
oay. '
After ;.the Creamery Men
Pood
threat
to arrest crquaery
adl in Nebraska slisiped
aces of batter or batter
apon which the' exact weight h
aot
stamped. To give them
chance he has seat oat the followiag
circular, which applies also -to the
retailers:
' Tour attention Is" called to , the
brandiag'reqnlrement of the Nebraska
Pore Food Law, now in'effect, which
provides that food packages shall
be labeled' with' a statement 'of the
weight of the food in the package.
In view of the fact that a large
amount of package butter Is now la
the market aad being offered for tple
in this state, In an unbranded con
dition, and that manufacturers and
-dealers are liable to arrest and pros
ecution for selling or offering, to sell,
or for having on hand in their pos
session butter In this unlawful con
dition, in this state, whether It be a
pound or a car load, is subject tox
seizure by this department, it is high
ly Important that all dealers in pack
age butter take notice of this require
ment to brand the 'packages with a
truthful statement of the weight of
the contents. Through Inspector
Barkhoff, who-is now examining the
creameries of the state, I'fim advised
that while some of the creameries are
complying with the law in this mat
ter, others are openly disregarding
the law sending out not only un
branded packages but packages in
which the butter is .short -weight
so that the consumer is deceived,
paying for more butter than there is
in' the package. The pound package,
selling for 32 cents, if r,hort one
ounce cheats the consumer to the
amount of 2 cents. This is a small
item to the Nebraska consumer, indi
vidually, but to the creameries of the
state it would amount to $500,000
per annum, if their annual output
was all sold In package form, with
each .package one ounce short.
This department will hold that
the provision of the law, which ex
empts the retailer from responsibility
where he is guaranteed by the whole
saler does not apply to these butter
packages in the matter of branding,
for the retailer can sec for himself
if the package is not branded, so that
the retailer 'who handles the unbrand
ed package !s also liable, subject to
a prosecution; to arrest and to a fine
of from $10 to $100 for each offense.
Session of Federal Court.
Attorney A. W. Lane has returned
from Omaha where he has been en
gaged with his chief in formulating
the docket for the coming session of
federal court in the On-jiha division
of the Nebraska district A grand
jury will be called for the northern
district on September 24 and a petit
jury for the Monday, following, Sep
tember 30. This grand jury will con
sider only the cases that have orig
inated since the new law went into
effect dividing the district into the
northern and the southern divisions.
The law went into effect February
27, 1907. It is not known yet when
a grand jury will be called to con
sider cases that have been found out
as having occurred before the di
vision took place.
Royalty May Attend University.
Royalty may be represented in the
State university this fall. Signor
Juan Aganca Tornquist, a nephew of
the president of the Argentine republic
and a distant relative of King Alphon
so of Spain, may enter the state
school of agriculture. W. T. Thurston
of Lincoln recently received a letter
from Tornquist making inquiries and
signifying a desire to attend tho
State university.
New Point in Primary Law.
The name of H. G. Sawyer, candi
date for commissioner out in Web
ster county, was left off the ticket
by accident He ' had filed for the
office. He claims bj-j reason of the
fact that his name was not on the
ticket as it should have been he was
defeated. He wants to know what
he can do land the county attorney
of Webster county, asked the attorney
general
Scientists Reach Lincoln.
Four French scientists arrived in
the city and will make an extended
investigation' of the Nebraska State
university,. They are Prof. Raphael
Blanchjard, Baron' Jules de Guerne,
Baron R. Duberton and Baron Louis
Duberton.
Insist on Nomination.
John O. Teiser and Charles T. Dick
inson of Omaha desire that their
names be placed on the official ballot
as the nominees of the republican
and democratic parties for the Judge
ship of the Fourth judicial district
They have added the votes they se
cured on both tickets and this total
is greater than the total vote cast for
candidates. This is reason enough,
they say, for making them the candi
dates for both parties. Their request
will not be granted.
Senate Journals Ready.
Copies of the senate journal have
been received by the secretary of
state and are being freighted out to
the various county clerks for distri
bution. The volume contains 161'
pages. An interesting page in the
publication is that devoted to the em
ployes of the senate. Of the forty
eight recorded, eleven are residents
of Lancaster county, three are from
Omaha and three from Beatrice.
These two, Omaha and Beatrice, come
nearer the Lansaster high mark than
any other community.
Children Off the Stage.
No more children will be permitted
to perform on the stages in Nebraska.
Colonel John J. Ryder, deputy com
missioner of labor who under the law
is empowered to enforce the child
labor law, notified the managment of
the local theaters that hereafter any.
stunts with children in them would
have to be cut from the bill. He. is
anxious that the managers of other
theaters take notice for he intends to
enforce the law in the future, not
only In larger towns' but in smaller as
well.
FROM ONE FORMULA
SIX TASTY
DISHES
'AND ATTRACTIVE
MAY BE' MADE.
Ingredients Required Are Simple and
' Always on .Hand Dutch Rolls a
Welcome Addition e
Any Menu.
I have found, after a great many ex
periments, that no less than six tasty,
attractive and extremely economical
dishes may be made from, this one
simple but reliable formula, properly,
carried out, writes "A, M. B." hi the
Delineator. The ingredients required
are: One quart of sifted flour, five
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, half a
cupful of butter, one small teaspoonful
of sugar, half a small teaspoonful of
salt- and sufficient milk to make the
dough of a soft consistency.
My method of mixing is to sift the
baking powder with the flour. I then
add the butter, which must previously
have been cut into small pieces, and
follow with the sugar and salt I mix
all these ingredients together thor
oughly with the hands, rubbing the
butter well into the flour, after which
I add the milk. I then mix as lightly
and handle, as 'little as possible. .
With this -dough as a foundation
it will be easv to Drenare any one
of the following dishes:
1. Tea Biscuits. Place the dough
on the mixing-board and flatten it with
the hand until it is no more than an
inch In thickness, but do not use the
rolling pin upon it. Cut the biscuits
with a tumbler, cup or biscuit cutter,
and bake in a buttered tin, in a mod
erate oven for about half an hour.
2. Dutch Rolls. Roll the dough out
until it Is about half an inch thick;
then dot it with small bits of butter,
about half an Inch apart Sprinkle
generously with sugar, and roll as if
making a roly-poly; then cut in slices,
each about an inch thick, and bake
in a well-buttered pan in a hot oven
for about an hour.'
3. Raisin Loaf. Make he mixture
as directed, but add half a pound of
raisins before adding the. milk; then
bake in a bread tin, in a slow oven for
three-quarters of an hour.
4. Shortcake. Mix as directed;
tnen bake in a round tin for half an
hour. Split the cakes and butter them
while hot; afterwards place a layer
of fresh fruit or preserves between
them and serve with sifted sugar and
whipped cream.
5. Roly-Poly Pudding. Mix as di
rected; roll the dough until it is
about half an inch thick; then cover
it with fresh fruit and roll it up.
Place it in a granite dish or earthen
bowl and steam for half an hour. If
preferred, the dough may be covered
with jam or jelly, and, after being roll
ed up tightly, baked, a process that
will take about three-quarters of an
hour. ,
6. Pie Crust This mixture will
also make a good, plain pie crust, and
is especially good when used in mak
ing meat pies.
(Copyright, 1907, The Delineator, New
York.)
Oriental Trinkets.
Everything oriental is fashionable
this season, from the material to the
buttons and buckles. Old Chinese
character buckles are seen on tho
newest belts and red and yellow Chi
nese chameleons set in jade are ex
tremely smart, according to a writer
in Dress. Many of the newest rajah
suits are ornamented with Japanese
coral buttons set in rims of dull gold,
or large silver gilt buttons with the
Chinese dragon. Even with the Marie
Antoinette fichus are worn pins of
scarabeaus wings in oriental designs
set with amethyst, coral,' or turquoise
To Clean Furniture.
Go 'over the furniture with a 'cloth
dipped in parafin oil and allow it to
stand for an hour, which will loosen
the dirt Next wash the furniture
with a suds made of pure soap and
ram water. Rub very dry with a soft
cloth and polish with a piece of white
flannel dipped in turpentine. This
win not injure a piano, but restores
the brilliant polish. Furniture gets
dull because it's dirty and needs to be
cleaned with soap and water.
Favor of the Linen Suit
A style of ' garment which has
sprung into popularity during the past
two or three seasons has been the
linen toilette. This summer more of
these gowns are 'to be seen in the
fashionable resorts than in any season
during recent years, and the stores
are now making a strong drive on
their stocks of linen suits, which con
sumers appear to be willing to take
In preference to any other offerings.
Cheese Pudding.
Lay three thin slices of buttered
bread buttered side down in a pud
ding pan, sprinkle one-fourth of a
pound of cheese between the slices.
Mix three eggs with one pint of milk
and pour it over the broad, adding
salt and -paprika to taste. Soak for
an hour, then set in a pan of hot wa
ter and bake in a moderate oven.
Raspberry Whip.
Beat the white of one egg with one
cupful of pulverized sugar and one
and one-half cupfuls of mashed rasp
berries together 30 minutes. Pile in
the center of a chop plate or platter
and pour around a custard. Serve
with macaroons.
New Piping.
The increasing demands for piping
has made the progressive dressmaker
seek for some more perfect and easy
method of making her dress trim
mings. The shops are now showing
bias-seamed tapes made of good qual
ity and in every shade.
Ruffled Net Curtain.
To do np ruffled net curtains,
stretch out on a sheet after starching.
Pin just to the ruffles and leave until
dry. Take up and iron only on the
ruffles, dampening as you go along.
This will leave the curtain perfectly
straight
Telegraph Clothes Line.
An ordinary telegraph wire makes
a better line to hang clothes on than
the usual rope line, as it does not
break, sag or rot It is wiped oft
easily and made clean.
TRAOCDY OF A BROADWAY CAR.
Truly H la "Everyhsdy far Him T la
NewYerk. '.
There were, six la the 'seat of the
Broadway snrface car, which was too
many. However, everybody- who board
ed the car seemed to take a fancy to
that particular seat so some were also
standing. A very small man sat
crouched on the ead seat a pretty girl
next to Mac The"sman man seemed
to he Tory, restless, and no wonder,
for all the rest were pushing the pret
ty girl, whoSecessarily pushedhim in
a way that seemed to Infer that his
room was better than his company. At
length, unable to endure it any' longer,
he an at once shored his shoalder
aader the rail aad feH out appareatly.
' "Mercy! screamed a aenroas pas
senger, "has he committed suicide?"
"I don't know," answered the pretty
girl, "bat, anyway, I've got the ead
seat" N. T. Press.
MEDICAL
FAILURES.
An Authority Says Three-Fourths ef
Graduates Are Unfitted to Practice.
That 3,000 out of the 4,000 gradu
ates turned out by the Medical Col
leges each year are whollly unfitted to
practice medicine and are menaces to
the communities in which they set
tle was stated by Dr. Chester Mayer,
of the State Board of Medical Exam
iners of Kentucky at a meeting of the
American Medical Association's Com
mittee on Medical Education, held In
Chicago not long ago. Dr. Mayer said
that only 25 to 28 per cent of the
graduates are qualified. Fifty-eight
per cent of the graduates, examined in
28 states were refused licenses. With
few exceptions these failures took a
second examination in a few weeks
and only 50 per cent of them passed.
"This does not mean that deficien
cies in their training were corrected
in those few weeks," Dr. Mayer said.
"It probably shows that experience
showed them what the test would
probably be and they 'crammed' for
the examination. Dr. W. T. Gott
Secretary of the Indiana Board said:
"The majority of our schools now
teach their students how to pass ex
aminations, not how to be good phy
sicians." At the session of the American
Medical Association held in Atlantic
City in June, Dr. M. Clayton Thrush,
a professor in the Medico Chirurgical
College in Philadelphia said: "Many
doctors turned out of the Medical
Schools are so ignorant In matters
pertaining to pharmacy that they
know nothing about the properties
of the drugs they prescribe for their
patients!" Dr. Henry Beats, Jr., Pres
ident of the Pennsylvania State Board
of Medical Examiners, after scrutiniz
ing the papers of a class of 'candi
dates for licensure said: "About one
quarter of the papers show a degree
of illiteracy that renders the candi
dates for licensure incapable of un
derstanding medicine."
A great many more physicians and
chemists might be quoted in support
of the astounding charge that 3,000 in
competents are being dumped onto
an unsuspecting public each year.
What the damage done amounts to
can never be estimated for these in
competents enjoy the privilege of di
agnosing, prescribing or dispensing
drugs regarding the properties of
which "they know nothing and then
of signing death certificates that are
not passed upon by anyone unless the
coroner Is called in. Probably there
is not a grave yard from one end of
the country to the other that does not
contain the buried evidences of the
mistakes or criminal carelessness of
Incompetent physicians.
During the last year there have
been perhaps, half a dozen known
cases where surgeons, after' perform
ing operations have sewed up the in
cisions without first removing the
gauze sponges used to absorb the
blood, and in. some cases forceps and
even surgeon's scissors have been
left In the wound. How many of
these cases there have been, where
the patient died, there is no means
of ' knowing and comparatively few
of the cases where the discovery is
made in time to save life become gen
erally public. Reports from Sanita
riums for the treatment of the Drug
Habit show that members of the medi
cal profession are more often treated
in these institutions than members
of any other profession, and that a
majority of the patients, excluding the
physicians themselves, can trace
their downfall directly to a careless
physician.
How many criminal operations are
performed by physicians Is also a
matter of conjecture. Operations of
this class are, unfortunately, very
frequent in large cities. Some gradu
ated and licensed physicians, many
of them of supposed respectability,
make an ..exclusive practice of crim
inal medical and surgical treatment
Dr. Henry G. W. Rheinhart Coroner's
physician of Chicago, estimates the
number of criminal operations, annu
allly, in Chicago alone at 38,000. How
many resulted fatally are unknown,
as when death results, the real cause
is disguised in the death certificate,
which the physician signs, and which
no one but himself and a clerk sees.
Probably not one case -of malprac
tice in 1,000 ever becomes the subject
of a law suit but in the last year ap
proximately 150 cases wherein the
plaintiff has alleged malpractice have
been reported in the newspapers, and
owing to the social prominence and
the favored positions of many physi
cians not more than half the new
suits stated, probably, result in any
newspaper publicity, but it would
probably not be an exaggeration to
state that the total cases of malprac
tice, not involving criminal operations
or criminal medical practice, would
amount to 150,000 or more than one
case to each physician in the country.
This estimate is, of course, more or
less conjecture. Untimely deaths and
permanent disabilities are frequent
and occur within the knowledge of al
most every one, when life could have
been saved, or health restored had
the physician been skillful, careful
and competent
Fine feathers may not make fine
birds,- bat they attract' attention to
some birds that would otherwise ge'
unnoticed.
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aa old aad tree saying aaviag many
applications la Westera"Canada The
followiag letter to aa iuastratioa. The
writer, Mr. Gerts, left Chicago a short
time ago and the success he has
achieved may well he gamed by aay
oae aaviag plack aad ensrgy by locat
iag on the free homestead lands la
Western Canada. A change recently
made la the Canadian Land Regula
tions concerning homesteads makes it
possible for any member of a family to
make entry for any other member of
the family entitled to a homestead.
For instance, a man may now make
entry before the local agent for his
father or for his brother or brothers,
or for his son or sons, or for a sister
or daughter who may be the head of
the family having minor children de
pending upon her for support A sis
ter, daughter or mother are also en
titled to make entry upon a home
stead. The only fee required is $10.00
for each entry. A great saving in rail
way expenses is thus made.
Read whatMr. Gerts has to say:
Battleford, Sask., Aug. 4, 1907.
Dear Sir:
Thinking a letter from us Northwest
settlers might interest you, and I write
a few lines aad let you know we are
progressing finely and well pleased
with our new home.
When I think of the many hard
working, ladustrieas men east with
famines who are struggling for a liv
ing and doing the strenuous, laying up
practically nothing for old age and the
thousands of acres of land here yet to
be plowed and cultivated capable of
rsisiag sixty to eighty bushels of oats,
thirty to forty bushels of wheat, it cer
tainly seems a pity the two cannot be
brought together. But I will repeat
this country is only for the industrious
and thrifty; also I might add, it re
quires some capital to start '-
A man should have at least a team
of three good horses; better to have
mares so as to have some colts com
ing along, each year. It is best to bring
them with him as work horses are
high. He should be able to purchase
plow, disc and drag, harrow, drill,
binder and hay rake. Of course sev
eral taking up claims or buying land
near together can divide up the pur
chasing of the above machinery and
exchange work. This plan will work
well for a few years or until crops will
warrant each individual to purchase a
full outfit
We have480 acres of as good farm
land as lies' in the famous Cut Knife
district Every foot can be plowed.
Last year our oats run CO bushels per
acre. I sold. them, lor uoc. per ousaei
on the place. .
The indications are for a good crop
this year, though 'we were very late
in seeding owing to the late spring.
Last winter was the. coldest known in
this country by the oldest settlers
(some who have been here 35 years),
but with a comfortable house and
plenty of firewood, which we hauled
four miles, we passed the winter quite
pleasantly. The air is clear and dry.
Some of the days I came from work I
was surprised to find the thermometer
.registering 40 below zero. Though
we never keep fire at night, we had
nothing freeze in our cellar.
rtni atoolr anil oTifolrPTts wintprfwl
fine. I have a yearling heifer, who j
Disillusion.
The American contractor stood at
the base of the great pyramid and
looked at the venerable monument in
disgust
"It's a big pile, all right" he said;
"and it may do well enough for Egypt,
but if a man in the United States
should turn out a job of stone work
like that the papers wonld roast him
from Hoboken to Hegewisch."
Turning away disappointed, he con
soled himself by taking a ride on a
camel, which animal he found fully up
to all the descriptions he had read of
it
Laundry work at home would bo
much more satisfactory if the right
Starch were used. In order to get the
desired stiffness, it is usually neces
sary to use so much starch that the
beauty and fineness of the fabric is
hidden behind a paste of varying
thickness, which not only destroys the
appearance, but also affects the wear
ing quality of the goods. This trou
ble can be entirely overcome by using
Defiance Starch, as it can be applied
much mere thinly because of its great
er strength than other makes.
No Grace.
Four-year-old Anna was invited to
take luncheon with the family of one
of her little friends. Before they par
took of their meal, the head of the
house'asked a blessing upon the food,
during which time Anna chattered con
stantly. Not wishing to reprove the
child, her hostess said, "I suppose yoa
don't have grace at your house."
"Oh, no," the little girl replied, "we
have Bessie." Harper's Magazine.
Sheer, white goods, &i fact, any Sac
flrash goods when new, owe much of
their attractiveness to the way they
are laundered, this being- done in a
manner to enhance their textile beau
ty. Home laundering would be equal
ly satisfactory if proper attention was
given to starching, the first essential
being good Starch, which has sufficient
strength to stiffen, without thickening
the goods. Try Defiance Starch and
you will be pleasantly surprised at the
improved appearance of your work.
It is quite easy to perform our duties
when they are pleasant and imply no
self-sacrifice; the test of principles Is
to perform them with equal readi
ness when they are onerous and dis
agreeable. Langford.
Countries ef One Crop.
Burmah is one of the world's single
crop countries, basing her prosperity
on rice, as Hawaii does on sugar, aad
the Philippines do oa hemp.
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Mattes Entry Easily
laaayfat
M
as never had a moatafal
A senUemasi who saw
remark, "He bet that heifer had
her head with grata, hat
hardly believe she had mv
"This Is a great country far grewiac
aU kinds mi .vegetables aad we are
certainly eajeyteg oar garden. The
Savor ef the greea peas Is especially
fine. Past season Mrs. G. raaaed a lot
of them, and we have enjoyed them up
to the fresh crop.
I am sorry I did aot have time this
past season to aUendtotransplantlric
trees, bat wffl keep the land I had pre
pared worked ap for aext season's
plaatlng. I received a aassser of small
trees (ash and maple) from the Gov
ernment Experimental Farm at ladian
Head. I pat them around the edge of
the garden aad they are doiag aae. I
also received quite a lot of oth-r seeds,
oats, wheat, potatoes aad rhubarb
roots which were acceptable.
It is useless for us to bother with
garden flowers -as wild oses grow in
profusion. We are located near a fine
creek, the water of which is soft and
fine for bathing and washing. We have
a well of water near the house, 32
feet deep and 21 feet of water all the
time, though it is harder than the
creek water.
Land which could.be bought for five
dollars per acre three years ago is
now worth $14 per acre and steadily
advancing each year.
AU kinds of Improvements are going
on. Steam plows and large threshing
outfits are already in. Roads are be
ing graded, bridges being built across
rivers and creeks. Last year I took
my family, also wagon, across the Sas
katchewan river in a row boat swam
my team across and now the contract
has been let for $29$e0 bridge at that
place.
The C. N. R. have run their final
survey from Battleford to Calgary,
running west about one mile north of
us. The C. P. R. have run a survey,
which runs northwest passes about 500
feet from the northeast corner of our
farm. The country will soon be cov
ered with a net work of railroads and
It will keep them busy hauling the out
put of grain. It is certainly encourag
ing to as settlers.
Two years ago, Harry, my son, and
I as you know unloaded our car at
Saskatoon and drove 130 miles to our
claim. Last fall we bad only IS miles
to haul our wheat to railroad and as
you see, the prospects are we will have
a railroad at our very door and a town
near-by. This district can support a
good town and it will be well patron
ized. Harry arrived home at 12 p. m. last
night after going fourteen miles to
blacksmith shop to get plowshares
beat out. The shop was full of work
and it was eight p. m. when Harry left
for home and parties still in line to
have work done. We will need stores
nearer and good mechanics.
AVe are all enjoying tho best of
health which is a great blessing.
When we left Chicago over a year ago
my youngest son's (four years of ase)
health was so poor that I almost de
spaired of raisins him. but he is cer
tainly a hearty, healthy little fellow
now. The pure fresh air has clone him
worlds of good.
So to sum up the whole. Why
should we not be glad we made the
break? A good farm, stock increasing,
health and an independent life. What
more can we expect?
Did we have to make an effort? Tou
can bet we did and hustle, too. Should
you pass this way with your shotgun
this fall, we should be pleased to let
you shoot prairie chickens off our
grain stocks.
Respectfully yours,
CHAS. M. GERTS AND FAMILY.
What the Poet Says.
After their honeymoon to Niagara
Falls they came back and settled on
the old farm.
"Gracious, Site!" said Cynthia. "Why
are you in such a bad humor?"
"Making 'butter is blamed hard
work," grumbled Sile, removing the
beads from his brow.
"Oh, cheer up, Sile. Don't the poet
say that it is 'love that makes the
world go round'?"
"Yes, but, by gosh, it don't make the'
churn go round."
Opening Lower Brule Indian Reserva
tion in South Dakota.
Parties wishing full information as
to the character of the land, how to
reach it and how to take part in the
drawing in October, also information
in relation to the opening of Tripp
connty.in the Rosebud Reservation, can
secure same by sending One Dollar to
Chas. H. Burke, Pierre, South Dakota,
formerly Member of Congress and
author of the Lower Brule and Rose
bud legislation.
Dutch at Home and Abroad.
Holland has a population of only r.T
000,000, but there are 40,000.000 of peo
ple in the Dutch East and West In
dies. The Dutch are not at present
much addicted to emigration. In the
United States, at the time of the last
census, there were only 105,000 per
sons of Dutch birth. The number of
Netherlander in the Dutch East In
dies is barely 12,000.
Many Bullets Had Gone Wild.
Recently four tons and a half of bul
lets were dug out of a hill behind a
rifle range at Yarmouth, England, the
accumulation of two years' shooting
by the local volunteers. They sold for
1122.50 a ton.
Give Defiance Starch a fair trial
try it for both hot and cold starching,
and if you don't think you do better
work, in less time and at smaller cost
return it and your grocer will give you
hack your mney.
There is no debtor In the wdrld so
honorable so saperbly honorable as
love. Henry Drammond. ,
Smokers have to call for Lewis Single
Binder cigar to get it. Your dealer or
Xewis' Factory, Peoria, 111.
A girl Isn't necessarily a peach be
cause she has a stony heart
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