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A. cWPi'Mi ii y i CoIumbusJournal STROTHER & STOCKWELL. Pubs. COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA FROM MANY POINTS EVENTS OF THE DAY HELD TO A FEW LINES. DAY'S EVENTS BOILED DOWN Personal, Politic!, Foreign and Other Intelligence -Interesting to the General Reader. Washington. Representative Warburton of Washington, newly elected republi can member, in a speech in the house announced his intention of support ing the democratic free list bill. The decalogue and the golden rule as standards for laws and government are recommended to congress in a Joint resolution prepared by Repre sentative Pepper, of Iowa, at the re quest of the christian party. While many reports from Mexico are far from encouraging, President Taft and his cabinet are hoping for peace. The cabinet discussed the Mexican situation und it was deter mined this government shall "stand pat." Investigation of charges of graft in connection with the contracts for shoes for the army and navy was be gun by a sub-nommittee of te house. The Inquiry Is to determine whether bids and specifications are published so arranged as to throw the contracts into the hands of one firm. It was radicated that Secretary MacVeaga will call for popular bids on an issue of $50,000,000 of Panama bonds ia a few days. The' will be dated June 1 and if the treasury is unable to deliver them by that time they 'Jill carry accrued interest. The interest rate will be 3 per cent. The joint resolution providing for tt election of United States senators by direct vote of the people, which already has passed the house has been taken up in the senate and will be kept before it until voted upon. Senator Borah is in charge of the resolution. Facing the question of an early re port in the Canadian reciprocity bill, end with the free list bill already be fore them, members of the senate committee on finance are considering n democratic proposition to couple the two measures. There is no 'hope of having the two bills reported as one, but the motion will be made in committee. General. The democratic free list bill passed the house by a vote of 2:55 to 103. The Colorado legislature adjourned without naming a United States sena tor. Volume of freight business handled by Nebraska railroads Is lower than usual. Senators Brown and Hitchcock are sturdy champions of the reciprocity bill, and believe it will pass. The town of Tijuana, Lower Califor nia, was captured by Mexican rebels after a short and bloody battle. Baron d'Estournelles de Constant presented to President Taft a medal from the international conciliation society. It is definitely announced that Queen Alexandra will be absent from 1-ondon throughout the coronation festivities. Fourteen laborers, residents of Portsmouth, O.. who were charged with selling their votes at from $1 to $3 each were disfranchised for five years by Judge Blair. Investigation of charges of graft in connection with the contracts for Bhoes for the army and navy was be pun by a sub-committee of the mili tary affairs committee of the house. Fire losses in the Black Hills forests will be greatly reduced this summer because ot preventive meas ures taken by the Burlington. air Edward Grey was further cate chised in the house of commons re garding American warships on the great lakes. Exportations of manufactures in March were at the rate of more than one billion dollars a year. Juarez has fallen, and Mexican reb els are in complete possession, with General Navarro a prisoner. The Nebraska republican house membership opposed the free list bill. Pensions of fo.OOO a year each for Frances Folsom Cleveland, widow of President Cleveland, and Mary Lord Harrison, widow of President Harri son, are provided for in a bill intro duced in the senate. The repoit that between 5,000 and 6.000 people are starving along the coast of Labrador, is declared to be a gross exaggeration. Foreign diplomats at Mexico City have taken steps to safeguard resi dents. The steamer Deutschland, with the German Antarctic expedition, sailed for Buenos Ayres. where complete supplies will be taken on. The steamer Clearmonte. which went ashore in Willapa harbor, Washington, managed to free herself without assistance. Seven distinguished Americans, now dead, are named among the active members of the American academy of arts and letters in a bill creating that body, introduced in the house. Jim Jeffries was a passenger from New York for Europe. Five of the six children of Sanford Davis, a farmer residing near Free Union. Albemarle county, Virginia, were burned to death in a fire that destroyed the Davis home. The Nebraska press association will hold its thirty-ninth annual conven tioa at Omaha Jane 5, 6 and 7. Officials of the United States Steel corporation declared they had no knowledge of the proceedings to pur chase a shipbuilding plant in Seattle. The business world continues to complain of a Hght volume of trade. The Western Union Telegraph com pany will put the eight-hour working day into effect on June 1. A house committee has begun in vestigation of charges of graft in awarding of shoe contracts. Congressman Longworth says that at birth a man has his choice between a bald head and brains. His own choice, he says, is apparent At Alton. 111., Allen Soroggins was sentenced in the city court to ten years in the penitentiary on a charge of having enticed into white slavery Grace Whaley, 14 years old, of Alton. Robert R. Moore, who ran for comptroller on the same ticket with Mayor Gaynor, was appointed city chamberlain to succeed Charles H. Hyde. The draft of the arbitration treaty between America and Great Britain has advanced so far towrrd comple tion that it will be ready for submis sion to the British government with in two weeks. A bill aimed at the United States Machinery company and its alleged monopoly of the shoe manufacturing machinery business was introduced in the house by Representative Peters of Massachusetts. The international opium conference which was to have met at The Hague on July 1 has been postponed for one year. Germany, Japan and Portugal are not prepared with the data which Great Britain desired should be pre sented at the opening of the confer ence. The Japanese have robbed a con sulate at Algun, a Chinese town of Manchuria on the Amur. 18 miles from the Russian frontier, and this has caused the Russian government to inquire the reason for this step and whether it was taken for strategical purposes. The Indianapolis & Southern rail way was sold at auction for 12,500.- 000 to the Illinois Central railroad. The sale was a mortgage foreclosure proceeding brought by Charles A. Peabody and Alex G. Hackstaff of New York. The independence of the Philippine islands is contemplated in a joint res olution introduced by Senator Gore of Oklahoma. Lewis M. Hedges, one of the most widely known old-time showmen and for years manager for the late P. T Baroum. died at his home in Chicago The American Federation of Labor issued an appeal for funds for the de fense of the McNamara brothers, in jail in Los Angeles for using dyna mite. The Kansas state board of railroad commissioners refused to permit the Missouri. Kansas & Texas railroad to issue $102,000,000 in bonds on the ground that the proposition is too in definite. At Oklahoma City the democrats were victorious in the first city elec tion under the commission form of government Insurrectos made an onslaught on Juarez, but commander of the feder als in the city says he will die before he will surrender. German- has warned France of the dangerous consequences likely to fol low the occupation of Fez by French troops. A curb on the leasing at high prices of patented machinery by the manu facturers thereof was proposed by Senator Gore of Oklahoma. Prof. Fred Lemar Charles, associate professor of agricultural education in the University of Illinois, committed suicide by choking himself with a bookstrap. The body of Halsey C. Ives, the art director of the city museum of St. Louis, who died at London, was cre mated at Golden's green. The ashes will be sent to the United States. Gen. Thomas L. James, president of the Lincoln National bank and for merly postmaster general in the cab inet of President Garfield, was married at Tenafly, N. J., to Mrs. Augustus GafTney, of Rochester, who was di vorced from her first husband. The general is SO years old, and has been married twice before. As viewed at Washington the log ical program of Madero is next to march on Mexico City. John M. Stahl. legislative agent oi the farmers' national congress, that body opposes reciprocity. says Rebels at Agua Prieta have estab- lished a provisional government. The late Robert Hoe paid $20,000 to Louis F. Brown of Covington, Ky., to persuade Ilrown to drop a suit against Hoe for the alienation of the affections of his wife, according to testimony of Brown. A Georgia judge pronounces the prohibition law a failure in that state J. P. McRea of Bloomington. Neb., who stopped at thelOtten hotel in St. Joseph, dreamed that the building was on fire and arising about mid night he jumped through a second story window to the pavement. He landed squarely on his feet and one leg was broken. Personal. The two McNamaras were formally arraigned in a Los Angeles court. Senator Gallinger was nominated for president pro tem of the senate. A new ministry has been selected in Nicaragua. President Taft told a delegation from the national grange his attitude on Canadian reciprocity was un changed. President Taft granted pardon to a man who has served twenty-seven years in the penitentiary. The name of the American ambas sador who will succeed Mr. Hill has not yet been submitted to the German government. A house committee has begun inves tigation of chargs of graft in awarding of shoe contracts. Ex-Senator Burkett expresses thanks for interest of Nebraska friends in physical welfare of his wife. In a speech at Kansas City Govern or Woodrow Wilson of New Jersey discussed the new order of politics. As a promoter of peace, Andrew Carnegie was presented a gold medal by 21 American republics. President Diaz has announced his intention of resigning as soon as peace is restored. Halsey Cooley Ives, director of the City Art Museum of St Louis, was stricken with apoplexy in London and his condition is very serious. QUITS THE CABINET SECRETARY OF WAR DICKINSON STEPS OUT. IS SDGCEEDED BY STIMSON No Reason Except that of Pressing Business Is Given by the Secretary. Washington Secretary of War Ja cob McGavock Dickinson of Tennes see, the democraatfc member of the president's cabinet, has resigned. Henry L. Stimson of New York, re cently defeated republican candidate for governor of that state, has been given the portfolio. This announce ment was made from the White House. In the letters exchanged between the president and Mr. Dickinson no reason, other than that of pressing private affairs, is given for the secre tary's retirement. The president will confer with Mr. Stimson Saturday or Sunday, but the new secretary of war will not be sworn- in until the return of the president to the capital on Monday. Mr. Dickinson will go to his Tennessee home immediately up on the qualification of his successor. He expects to devote his attention to business. He was engaged in the practice of law when President Taft appointed him secretary of war in March, 1909. JACOB M. DICKINSON Secretary of War. He is the second member of Mr. Taft's cabinet to retire to private life. Secretary of the Interior Ballinger having severed his connection with the president's official family only a few months ago. Co-incident with the announcement of Mr. Dickinson's retirement came the appointment of C. S. Millington of Herkimer, N. Y.. to be assistant treas urer of the United States in New York. Mr. Stimson was the Roose velt candidate for governor, while Mr. Millington was a former member of the house from the Twenty-seventh New York district, and is a close friend of Vice President Sherman. In the two appointments official Washington found food for specula tion and many politicians thought they saw therein the first step of the administration to straighten out the tangled skein of New York politics. No effort was made by the presi dent to conceal the satisfaction with which he viewed the appointment of Mr. Stimson. Not only has he the highest personal regard for the incom ing member of his cabinet, but he is well aware that the appointment will be acceptable to a large faction of -the republican party in New York. WARRANTS FOR AMERICANS. Rebels Charge Best Fighters with Looting Chinamen. Juarez. Warrants were sworn out before Mexican provisional officers in Juarez for the arrest of a number or the members of the American legion in the insurrecto army on the charge of looting and robbing Cliinamen dur ing the recent fighting. Several have come to tne American side. Twenty- two Americans composed tne Amer ican force that made itself famous by its desperate fighting in the streets of Juarez. Kills a Button Maker. Davenport, la. W. F. Hall, a but tonmaker, was almost instantly killed by being run over by the automobile of Frank Schmidt, a leading manu facturer of this city. Hall's wife is prostrated, and Schmidt broke down after being arrested, and posting a bond of $5,000 to appear for trial for causing Hall's death. Packers Go to Trial. Chicago. 111. J. Ogden Armour and nine other Chicago packers must go to trial on federal indictments charg ing them with conspiracy to control the price of fresh meat, in violation of the Sherman anti-trust law. Two New States. Washington. A revised bill for the admission of Arizona and New Mex ico as states was presented to the house by Chairman Flood of the com mittee on territories. It provides that New Mexico shall be admitted immediately on condition that the people shall vote on an amendment to their constitution making that Instrument easier of amendment In the future. Arizona likewise is to he admitted at once providing the people vote on a proposition to strike from the constitution the recall of judges. A Near Tragedy at Sea. Norfolk, Va. A near tragedy of the sea. filled with many thrilling narra tives of human rescues and escapes, occurred off this coast when the Ward line steamer, Merida. bound from Havana, Cuba, for New York, with 319 souls aboard, sank in 35 fathoms of water, fifty-five miles northeast of Cape Charles, after it had been rammed by the steamer. Admiral Far ragut. bound from Philadelphia for Port Antonio. Every person aboard the Merida was rescued, and but one was seriously injured. Jnjt . BaaflaSilBBBBBBBBBBBBr JjMiti Ilincolni H'TTWVWWW Big Inflow of Convicts. All records at the state penitentiary were broken in April when a total of twenty-seven prisoners were received on committment. Three alleged bank robbers were also received from Ham ilton county for safe keeping. There were 426 convicts in the prison at the beginning of April and 443 at the close of the month. Eleven were discharged and two were paroled dnring the month. There are now 327 white male pris oners in the penitentiary, 3 female whites, 102 colored males, 2 colored females, 7 Indians, 1 Japanese and 1 Korean. Warden James Delahunty reports that he had a balance of $73.37 in the prison cash fund at the beginning of April. He received $10,03S.42 under the 'provisions of H. R. No. C19. This with gate receipts and $56 for the sale of cinders and $267.65 from the Lee Broom & Duster company, made a to tal of $10,49S.84. The warden paid into the state treasury $10,378.44, leav ing a balance of $120.40 on hand. Valuation of Sleeping Cars. Secretary Henry Seymour of the state board of assessment has com pleted the valuation of private car companies on the basis directed by the board. The Pullman Sleeping Car company has run more care in the state this year than it ran last year. Last year the board placed the as sessed value of standard sleeping cars at a total of $99,773 and tourist cars at $1S.309. a grand total of 511S.0S2. while the grand total this year is $124,869. This year standard cars are valued at $101,841 and tourist cars at $23.02S. The state board values stand ard cars at $12,500 each, and tourist cars at $8,000. The Pullman company's pwn value is $11,615 for standard cars and $7,611 for tourist cars. Terminal Tax Reports. The report of the secretary of the state board of assessment on the ter minal taxes of the various towns and cities of the state will probably not be completed much before July 1. Six hundred reports are filed bearing data on terminal property and all of these must be examined and computations made on them before the task of ter minal assessment is completed. Wolf Bounty Warrants. The clean-up of warrants issued in conformity with the allowance of the $29,000 wolf bounty claims occurred when the last ones were made out by the state auditor's force. The total number of claims paid under the old law, which is now extant, is 4.474, all of which have now been paid in full. Against It. County Attorney C. A. Kingsbury of Cedar county has requested Attorney General Martin to resist the applica tion of William Fledge for bail. Fledge has appealed to the supreme court for a rehearing of the case in which he was convicted of the murder of his sister. Memorial Day. Department Commander John F. Diener and Assistant Adjutant Gener al L. M. Scothorn have issued general orders No. 10 to Grand Army posts calling their attention to May 2S. me morial Sunday and May 30, Memorial day. Selects Two More. Adjutant General Phelps has ap pointed two more officers to go to San Antonio and watch the military maneuvers. Major Waldon of Be atrice and Captain Bull of Albion have been appointed. Offices at the state house were closed Thursday afternoon out of re spect to the memory of the late Lieu tenant Governor Hopewell. Most of the departments were represented at Tekamah. although some of the de partment heads were detained by Ill ness or extreme -press of business. Senator John Morehead of Falls City, who is now in reality lieutenant governor, is said to be making active preparations to launch his candidacy for governor on the democratic ticket. Notice to Irrigators. State Engineer D. D. Price is send ing out notice to all irrigation com panies to build headgates that may be opened and closed and to construct measuring devices, both the headgate and the measuring device to be of a design approved by the state engineer. The work must be done within thir ty days after notive Is received by irri gation companies. If any company shall refuse for a period of ten days, the state engineer is authorized to re fuse to allow any water to be deliv ered to such companies. '" Has State Bonds for Sale. The state of Nebraska has $4,000,000 of bonds of other states for sale, less 1625.000 already disposed of. Some of the bonds draw a low rate of interest and some cf them a high rate. The state has thus far rejected bids of brokers. Treasurer George does not like to sell the cream of the bonds and let the state hold the cullings. neither does he care to sell the entire lot of bonds at one time and have the proceeds dumped into the state treas ury. Inquire About Gift Bill. Many inquiries as to the scope of the "gift enterprise" bill passed by the recent legislature are being received at the office of the attorney general. No attempt to Invalidate the law has yet been made, but as soon as the measure becomes effective. July 8, It is expected a fight will begin. The total valuation of railroads in Nebraska, as settled upon by the state board of equalization today, is de creased $4S,029 below the total of last year. ALL OVER NEBRASKA Memorial Day. Department Commander John F. Diener and Assistant Adjutant Gen eral L. M. Sco thorn have issued gen eral orders No. 10 to Grand Army posts calling their attention to May 28, memorial Sunday and May 3D, Me morial day. The order is as follows: "With this order you will find en. closed national general orders Nos. 7 and 8. General order No. 7 reminds us that the vernal gladness of the year has arrived, nature everywhere is full of the good and tender sentiments of Memorial day, and that day, May 30, should be devoted to the commemora tion of a great national sacrifice of loyalty and devotion by our comrades who have gone before. In this beau tiful tribute to our dead comrades, strewing their graves with flowers, let us invite the Woman's Relief corps. Ladies of the G. A. R., Sons and Daughters of Veterans, school children and all well disposed citizens to join and assist us in this pleasant duty. "On May 28, Sunday preceding Me morial day. is designated as memorial Sunday. Let the members of each post in this department by selection or invitation attend divine service. All posts should attend in a body where it is possible to do so. "The department patriotic instruc tor directs that all post patriotic in structors will cause to be detailed a sufficient number of comrades to vis it all public schools in his jurisdic tion on Friday preceding Memorial day, the post patriotic instructor should communicate with superin tendents and teachers of schools and have the hour set that would be most convenient for the comrades to visit the schools, make patriotic addresses, instil into their young minds lessons of patriotism, the story of the flag and what it has cost to preserve it." Gets Year and Day. Matthew Streeter, colored, was sentenced to spend a year and a day In the federal prison at Fort Leaven worth by Federal Judge T. C. Munger. Streeter pleaded guilty to forging a receipt for a registered mail package. Terminal Tax Reports. Lancaster County. The report of the secretary of the state board of assessment on the terminal taxes of the various towns and cities of the state will probably not be completed much before July 1. Six hundred re ports are filed bearing data on ter minal property and all of these must be examined and computations made on them before the task of terminal assessment is completed. The as sessment of private and tank car lines will be finished in a The same basis is U:ng was employed a year ago. few days, used that Beltz Killed in Runaway. Pierce County. John Beltz. ft wealthy farmer residing one mile north of Foster, was killed in a run away. The front axle of his buggy broke down and he was thrown over the dashboard and was kicked to death by his frightened horses. Wants Release From Asylum. Madison County. Jennie H. Dan ley, an inmate in the hospital for the insane at Norfolk, through her attor ney Burt Mapes of Norfolk, has start ed habeus corpus proceedings to be released from the hospital claiming that her enforced detention there Is contrary to law and justice depriving her of her liberty and freedom. New Bank for Springfield. Sarpy County. A new bank has been organized at Springfield. Chief among the organizers are William Mangold, cashier of the Farmers and Merchants' bank of Gretna; John C. Mangold of Elkhorn and Peter Man gold of Bennington. Deadly Draught by Mistake. Douglas County. Mrs. Jennie Cros by of Omaha, wife of Willis C. Cros by, county coroner, drank a quantity of carbolic acid by mistake at her home and died in less than half an hour. Good Crop Prospects. Johnson County. Crop prospects in Johnsou county at the present time are most encouraging. Winter wheat is looking fine, the rains of the past week having benefited it wonderfully. Goff Must Serve Sentence. Otoe County. The sentence of Ed gar Goff of Otoe county, sent to the penitentiary for two years for feloni ous assault, was affirmed by the su preme court. Goff declared that the lower court was wrong in sentencing him. An Educator Dead. Lancaster County. Carl Morris, county superintendent of schools, and one of the best known educators in this section of the state, is dead after an illness of several weeks. The dis ease which brought his death was an affection of the bones. Cousins Wanted to Marry. Otoe County Floyd W. Brown and Miss Edna Hadley of Kansas City, Mo., applied to County Judge Wilson for a marriage license, but en ascer taining they were cousins, he refused to grant the same. Booze Fighter Detained. Madison County. Willey Wyatt, re siding near Tilden, was brought be fore the dypsomaniac board and ad judged a suitable subject to be de tained for a time in the school for dypsomaniacs at Lincoln. Horse Stolen at Benkelman. Chase County. A valuable horse was stolen from the farm of William Roberts, three miles east of Benkel man, on the night of May 4. The an imal has been traced to a point in Cheyenne county, Kansas, some five miles from the scene of the theft, when the trail was lost. Three other horses have been stolen in that vicin ity since the first of the year. Reports come from Otis. Colo., from former Dundy county residents, of the theft there of eleven bead of horses, about two weeks ago. QMUBiml y WILBUR DNEPBTT Match Shr cannot make a biscuit. He cannot nuke a cent. Stie knows no thine of broiling. He Is not built for tolling. Yet still they think they'll risk It ThouRh he can't pay the rent She cannot make a biscuit. He cannot make a cent. She rises late of mornings. He stays out late of nights. She plays quite well at euchre. He has a heap of lucre. And yet In spite of warnings Their troth they want to plight; She rises late of mornings. He stays out late at night. She cannot fry potatoes. He cannot drive a nail. She never had a worry. He never had to hurry. She cannot slice tomatoes. At beating rugs he'd fall; She cannot fry potatoes. He cannot drive a nail. She is no good at dusting'. He cannot mend a chair Nor can be hulld a Are. Yet she Is his desire And with affection trusting 8he knows they'll have no care She Is no good at dusting. He cannot mend a chair. They'll blame It all on Cupid When life Is going wrong. And each will scold the other And she'll go home to mother And say that he is stupid While he'll use phrases strong. They'll blame it all on Cupid When life is going wrong. Gloomy Outlook. "Now. Mme. Screechy," says the manager, after the contract has been signed, "can't you give out a few in terviews on the subject of mother hood?" "Mercy, no!" replied Mme. Screechy "Then deny your engagement tc lomebody this week and confirm it next week." "I cannot think such a thing." "But you'll allow us to quote you is saying that you favor trial mar riages." "Indeed I won't. I'm under con tract simply to sing and not to talk it all." "Then." sighs the manager, "I air lfraid your tour is doomed from the starL" A Business Head. "My boy." says the thoughtful father 'I notice that when you get a penny or a nickel, you do not place It in the ittle savings bank Santa Claus brought for you last Christmas." "Not always, papa." answers thi bonny child. "And 1 believe, If I am not mis taken, that you spend your pennies and nickels at the little store around the corner." "Yes. papa." "Well, my boy. If you do not savt ycur money now. what do you expeel to do when you grow up?" "I am going to run a little ston around the corner, papa. Then IT. get all the pennies and nickels." Interesting Figures. "Within ten years after that." the lecturer is saying as we enter th hall, "the seas will be completely fillet and the surface of the earth will he covered to a height of forty-nine feet so that only the tops of the tall treci will be visible." -What Is he talking about?" we as! ihc person next to us. "He Is predicting what will happer after everybody begins living and traveling in air ships and throwing empty bottles, tin cans and old clothoa over the stern. Watered. "How much rolling stock have you?" asks the possible investor of the Yukon & Ypsilanti railway. "Rolling stock?" replies the promot er. "We haven't got along that far yet. We're busy handing out the iloating stock just at present." Would Heed the Warning. "Hortensla." cautioned the mother "If that young Mr. Lovum were to call on me as he does on you. and were to ask me to kiss him, as he does you. I should ecow him the door instantly." "Yes, mamma." replied the dutiful daughter. After the young man's next call the mother asked Hortensla: "Did you follow my advice with re gard to Mr. Lovum?" "Yes, mamma. I told him you said if he asked you to kiss him you would show him the door." "Ah. and what did he say to that?' "He said he wouldn't ask you to." Peg's Day Off. "Nothing today. Pegasus." said the poet, when his horse came to the door ready for the matutinal flight." Pegasus looked at him inquiringly. "I don't need you." the poet ex claimed. "All I've go to do is to writ? my annual parody on 'The Queen oi the May.'" I fcLU-7i5U? Wfc$ 325,000 IN ONE YEAR THE IMMIGRATION TO CANADA SURPASSES ALL RECORD. The returns recently Issued by the Canadian Immigration Branch shows that upwards of 325,000 persons ar rived in Canada during; the past twelve months, declaring their Inten tion of becoming1 settlers In that coun try. Of this number about 130,009 were from the United States, the bal ance being from the British Isles and Northern Europe. It will thus be seen that the sturdy farming element that has gone forward from the United States Is being splendidly supplement ed by an, equally sturdy settlement from across the seas. The lure of Canadian wheat, oats, barley and flax grown on the rich prairie of Western Canada Is constantly attracting more snd more, and year by year the tide of Immigrants to the Western Canada plains increases; there is no ebb to this tide. The Canadian authorities re not surprised at the number from the United States being as large as it is but they did not look for so large an Immigration from the old countries. Still, they will not be found unpre pared. Reception halls are in readi ness at all important points in Mani toba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, sur veyors were at work during the past season opening up new districts on which to place those seeking free homesteads of 160 acres each, rail ways have been projecting laterals from their main lines, and every pro vision has been taken to accommo date the newcomer. A recent dis patch from Antwerp reads: "The di version of European emigration from the United States to Canada is said to be seriously afTecting the Atlantic steamship lines. The Red Star today gives up to the America-Canada line two of the best special emigrant steamers afloat, the Gothland and the Samland. These vessels heretofore In the Antwerp-New York service are now to be operated from Rotterdam to Canadian ports." On the date of the above dispatch word came to the Immigration branch that the "Vanguard of the 1911 army of United States settlers reached Win nipeg at 1:30 o'clock this morning. There was a solid train load of ef fects, comprising 41 carloads and two colonist sleepers attached to the train, which contained the members of 25 families. Every man Jack in the party is a skilled farmer, and all have come north prepared to go right on the land, which was purchased last year. They are equipped with every thing that experience has shown is necessary to make a start on virgin prairie. In addition to machinery and household effects there were a large number of horses and cattle. Some of the farmers had also brought along gas tractors, which will be put right to work on ground breaking." One of the agents of the Canadian government advises that it would ap pear as if each month of the present year would show a largo increase over the past year. The demand for the literature of the department, describ ing the country and its resources, is greater than it ever has been. Breaking a Hcbo's Heart. Manager Gus Hartz was standing near the opera house box office when one of two panhandlers who had en tered the lobby approached him, and, holding out an addressed and sealed envelope, begged for the price of s postage stamp. "It's for me mudder, boss," ha sniv eled. "You'se wouldn't turn down er guy fer de price er do stamp, would youse?" "Never," said the manager, deftly grasping the envelope and throwing it through the box-office-window. "Here Fred," addressing himself to Treas urer Fred Coan, "stamp this and have It mailed." The velocity of the proceeding fair Iy took the panhandler's breath way. Then, backing away to where his part ner awaited him, he whispered, "Noth In doing, bo the guy's wise." Cleve land Leader. Now He Doesn't Believe It. A Cleveland man was reading some jokes about how the English weren't so slow as they are supposed to be to get a joke. He believed it, too. So be tried his theory on a British guest cf his. "Did you ever hear Mark Twain's joke about how the report of his death had been greatly exaggerated?" he asked. "No." answered the Englishman, eagerly, "but I'll wager it was good. What was It?" Cleveland Plain Dealer. The sunset of your life will not be beautiful unless your home life was pleasant during your day of work. Colonel Hunter. Authority is a misfit when people are clothed with It. some Get the Happy Mood Post Toasties with cream starter pro for i breakfast duce k. And there's a lot m atarbng the day righL You're bound to hand happiness to someone as you go along, and the more you give the more you get. Buy a package of Post Toasties and increase the happiness of the family! "The Memory Lingers' M POSTUM CEREAL CO.. LtoL. Battle Creek. Mich. M f Vv vJr-?-HV r .W Fi-i- - " i .--. T X A " -C u-v -r-i .-"-- r W - . - . A