SEW DISTRICTS USD
HEW RAILWAYS
WESTERN CANADA AFFORDS BET
TER CONDITIONS THAN EVER
FOR SETTLEMENT.
To the Editor — Sir:—Doubtless
many of your readers will be pleased
to have some word from the grain
fields of Western Canada, where such
a large number of Americans have
made their home during the past few
years. It is pleasing to be able to re
port that generally the wheat yield
has been good; it will average about
20 bushels to the acre. There will
be many cases where the yield will go
-25 bushels to the acre, and others
where 50 bushels to the acre has
been recorded. The oat and barley
-crop has been splendid. The prices
of all grains will bring to the farmers
a magnificent return for their labors.
An instance has been brought to my
notice of a farmer in the Pincher
Creek (Southern Alberta) district—■
where winter wheat is grown—who
made a net profit of $19.55 per acre, or
little less than the selling price of his
land. 20, 40, and 50 bushel yields are
recorded there. The beauty about the
lands in Western Canada is that they
are so well adapted to grain-raising,
while the luxuriant grasses that grow
•everywhere in abundance make the
best possible feed for fattening cattle
or for those used for dairying pur
poses.
The new homestead regulations
which went, into fnrpp SpnfpmhfM. iQns
attracted thousands of new settlers. It
is now possible to secure 160 acres in
addition to the 160 acres as a free
grant, by paying $3.00 an acre for it.
Particulars as to how to do this and
as to the railway rates can be se
cured from the Canadian Government
Agents.
"The development throughout West
ern Canada during the next ten years
will probably exceed that of any other
country in the world's history,” is not
the statement of an optimistic Cana
dian front the banks of the Saskatche
wan, hut of Mr. Leslie M. Shaw of
New York, ex-Secretary of the United
States Treasury under the late Presi
dent McKinley and President Roose
velt, and considered one of the ablest
financiers of the United States. “Our
railway companies sold a good deal
of their land at from three to five dol
lars an acre, and now the owners are
selling the same land at from fifty to
seventy-five dollars, and buying more
*P in Canada at from ten to fifteen.”
The editor of the Monticello (Iowa)
'Express made a trip through Western
Canada last August, and was greatly
■ impressed. He says: “One cannot
cross Western Canada to the moun
tains without being impressed with its
immensity of territory and its future
i prospects. Where I expected to find
frontier villages there were substan
tially built cities and towns with every
modern convenience. It was former
ly supposed that the climate was too
.severe for it to be thought of as an
.-agricultural country, but its wheat
raising possibilities have been amply
tested. We drew from Ontario many
of our best farmers and most progres
sive citizens. Now the Americans are
< emigrating in greater numbers to
Western Canada. Seventy-five per
cent, of the settlers in that good coun
try located southeast of Moose Jaw
■and Regina are Americans. Canada
Is well pleased with them and is ready
to welcome thousands more.”
Colombia’s One Iron Foundry.
The only iron foundry in Colombia,
South America, is at Bogota. It is
known as La Paradera and is operated
on a small scale, native ores being
siutsn.tfu, ilitr null uunito &uu&cijuruiij'
remelted for casting purposes. There
are several commercial iron deposits
in the interior of the country, and one
'Ore body situated near the coast of
rhe Caribbean sea is now being drilled
by American engineers.
320 Acres “AW
IN WESTERN CANADA
WILL MAKE YOU RICH
Fifty bushels per
acre have been
grown. General
average greater than
in any other part of
the continent. Under
new regulations it is
possible to secure a homestead of 160 acres
tfree, and additional 160 acres at $3 per acre.
“The development of the country has made
cnarvellous strides. It is a revelation, a rec
ord of conquest by settlement that is remark
able." bitract from corresDOndence of a National
tiditor, who sjtsitgd Canada tn August last.
The grain ciop of 1908 will net many
farmers $20.00 to $25.00 per acre. Gram
raising, mixed farming and dairying are
the principal industries. Climate is excel
lent; social conditions the best; railway ad
vantages unequalled; schools, churches and
markets close at hand. Land may also be
purchased from railway and land companies.
For “Last Best West" pamphlets, maps and
information as to how to secure lowest rail
way rates, apply to
Superintendent of Immigration
Ottawa. Canada
or to the authorized Canadian Gov’t Agent:
J. S. CRAWFORD.
Ro. 125 W. Ninth Street, Kansas City, Missouri,
Various “Schools” of Painters.
The Munich Jugend has discovered
■five signs by which to detect the
school to which a painter belongs:
(1) If he paints the sky gray and the
grass black, he belongs to. the good
old classical school. (2) If he paints
the sky blue aud the grass green, he
is a realist. (3) If he paints the sky
green and the grass blue, be is an im
pressionist. (4) If he paints the sky
yellow and the grass purple, he is a
colorist. (5) If he paints the sky
black and the grass red. he shows poa
session of great decorative talent.
1 TO YOUNG MEN
E.'OSTON SCHOOL RESULT OF OLD
FRANKLIN GIFT.
Big Technical School Built from Fund
Accumulated from $5,000 Left by
Noted American in Will 118
Years Ago.
Boston.—One thousand pounds be
queathed to the city of Boston by
Benjamin Franklin in 1790, and held
in trust for 118 years, until it
amounted to over $400,000, has been
devoted to the erection of a magnifi
cent industrial school, the Franklin
TTnion, in which the young mechanic
may be trained in practical handi
craft; $400,000 was added by Andrew
Carnegie as an endowment fund.
“I have considered that among
artisans good apprentices are most
likely to make good citizens.” So
wrote Benjamin Franklin more than
118 years ago, in setting aside in his
will the sum of £1,000 for the ‘’town
of Boston,” to help advance "young men
that may be serviceable to their
country.” Since 1790 when it was
turned over to Boston, the sum has
grown to generous proportions, and
by means of it the city is now to
open a magnificent structure, the
Franklin Union to its deserving young
men, in which unexcelled advantages
chosen pursuits.
Franklin stated in his will that the
principal and interest at the end of
100 years would probably amount to
about $050,000, of which $500,000 was
then to be used, and the balance, about
$155,000 allowed to accumulate
for another hundred years. He fig
ured that, at the end of the second
hundred years, the amount would be
about $20,305,000.
In making the bequest, he stated
that it was in recognition of financial
aid given him by his Boston friends
which enabled him to begin business
in Philadelphia, and which was the
foundation of his fortune. That young
men in similar need might have tjie
advantage of a helping hand, and be
come “serviceable to their country,”
he devised that from fhe date of its
acceptance small sums of the principal
should be loaned, at tive per cent, in
teresr, to young married apprentices
of Boston. The trustees who were
named by him were to be the select
men, with the three ministers of the
eldest Congregational, Episcopalian
and Presbyterian churches.
The legal status of the trust, which
now amounts to over $400,000, was
definitely fixed by the courts in 1904,
and a board of managers appointed to
oontrol it, and expend the available
fund. This board, created by legisla
tive act and designated the Franklin
Foundation, is composed of many
of the foremost citizens of Boston, !
among them being former Secretary '
of State Richard Olney, and James J.
Btorrow, president of the Boston Mer
chants' association and vice-president
-tf the chamber of commerce.
The new structure is located in '
the geographical heart of the city. It.
is a five-story, fire-proof building of
steel and concrete, with outer walls
nf RnHfnrtl rmH tVill/'.Airirv cr
the colonial style of Franklin’s day.
Its length of 160 feet and width of 100 ^
feet gives ample room for the com
prehensive courses of study to be un- j
dertaken.
The utilitarian features of the build- (
ing include a lecture hall, with a gal- j
lery. of a seating capacity of 1,000,
laboratories for every branch of me
chanics, 13 classrooms, a library, etc.,
all equipped with the latest devices.
Instructors selected from the leading
manufacturing industries will train
the pupils in the practical side of me- (
chanical drawing, machine details, j
which means taking apart and assemb- ,
ling of all kinds of machinery, mech
anism, or the problems of pulleys, ■
cams, gears, etc.; architectural draft
ing from the builder's viewpoint; shop ,
formula and industrial arithmetic;
practical mathematics for carpenters
and builders; industrial chemistry, i
with special reference to important 1
commercial products; steam engines ’
and boilers, dealing with their con- t
struction, use, and heat generation; ’
industrial electricity; and the common
application of mechanical principles.
The courses are open only to those
who are employed during the day.
Modern Advertising.
Circus Manager—The bearded lady
threatens to quit unless we give her
more money.
Proprietor—Bosh! Where can she
get as much as we’re paying her?
Circus Manager—She says she’s go
ing to write testimonials for a new
safety razor.
Unhappy Woman!
Miss Bane—Then you don’t believe
in higher education for women?
Mr. Grouch—Certainly not. I think
it’s a shame to teach ’em how to read,
even. If they couldn't read the bar
gain advertisements they wouldn’t be
so unhappy over the lot of things they
can't afford to buy.
LiVED ON TEN CENTS A WEEK.
Bill Doolittle's System a Good One,
But Not Attractive.
“D’y’u find smoking hurts y’u?”
asks Hi liiddle. a Yankee lawyer, in
Willie Brook’s story, “The Solar Ma
chine,” in Harper’s.
“It probably doesn't do me any
good,” I said; “but I'd have trouble
quitting it.”
“No, y’u wouldn’t. Smoke this.”
He took from his vest pocket the fel
low to the stogey in his mouth and
tossed it across the table to me. “Ever
hear how Bill Doolittle lived on ten
cents a week?”
1 confessed that Bill's economies
had never been brought to my atten
tion.
“Wal,” said Biddle, “he took dinner
with a friend on Sunday, an’ ate
enough to last 'im till Wednesday.
Then he bought ten cents' wuth o'
tripe, an' he haled tripe so like thun
der that it lasted ’im the rest o’ the
week. These seegars work a good
dcel like that tripe. You take to
smokin’ 'em, an’ y’u won’t want more’n
one or two a day.”
15 YEARS OF SUFFERING.
Burning, Painful Sores on Legs—
Tortured Day and Night—Tried
Many Remedies to No Avail
—Cured by Cuticura.
■ Auer an auacK ot rneuxnatism,
running sores broke out on my hus
band’s legs, from below the knees to
the ankles. There are no words to
’ell all the discomforts and great suf
fering he had to endure night and day.
He used every kind of remedy and
:hree physicians treated him, one after
:he other, without any good results
whatever. One day I ordered some
Cuticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment,
md Cuticura Resolvent. He began
o use them and in three weeks all the
tores were died up. The burning fire
stopped, and the paifis became bear
ible. After three months he was quite
veil. I can prove this testimonial at
iny time. Mrs. V. V. Albert, Upper
rrenchville, Me., July 21. 1907.”
Putting It Politely.
It was evident that the directors
were very nervous. Anxiously they
awaited the coming of the president,
who had summoned them in haste. At
ength he appeared, greatly distressed. !
'‘Gentlemen,” he said, “I am very j
sorry to say that it is my duty to im- ;
part lo you some disagreeable news,
t assure you that this is the saddest
lay of my life. I would rather have
iut off my right arm than been com
pelled to send for you on an occasion
sf this kind. It is most—”
“What's the matter?” one of the
iirectors impatiently asked.
“The cashier has aviated.”
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of tills paper will be pleased to learn
hat there is at least one dreaded disease that science
las been able to cure in all its stages, and that is
’atarrh. Iiall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive
ure now known to the medical fraternity. Catarrh
>eing a constitutional disease, requires a constitu- j
ional treatment. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken ln
ernally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous
urfacea of the system, thereby destroying the j
inundation of the disease, and giving the patient
trength by building up the constitution and assist
ig nature in doing its work. The proprietors have
o much faith in its curative powers that they offer j
>ne Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to
ure. Send for list of testimonials
Address F. J. CHEX15Y *fc CO.. Toledo, O.
Sold by all Druggists, 7f>c.
Take Hall's Family Fills for constipation.
Well Prepared.
“I learn,” she said reproachfully,
'that you were devoted to no fewer
han five girls before you finally pro
iosed to me. How do I know that you
lidn’t make desperate love to ail of
hem ?”
“I did,” he replied, promptly.
“You did!” she exclaimed.
i t:l ill nt'ii.
v-.fc'riauiij,
lon't suppose for a moment that I
vould be foolhardy enough to try for
inch a prize as you are without prac
iciug a little first, do you?”
Certainly Fair.
Of all troubles humanity is subject
o none perhaps causes more acute dis
ress and more frantic efforts for re- \
ief than many forms of itching skin
roubles. We will tell you a remedy
hat rarely ever fails—Hunt’s Cure. One
»ox only is absolutely guaranteed to
:ure any one case of itching trouble
—no matter the name. If it fails, your
noney is cheerfully refunded.
Increase in Cost of Living.
France stands alarmed by an in
■rease of something like ten per cent,
n four years in the cost of food,
■lothing and other necessary supplies,
dilk is 13 per cent, higher, meat 27
ter cent., cheese 16 per cent., oil 25
ier cent. The price of rice has !
loubled. Rents follow the upward j
rend.—N. Y. World.
Hicks' Capudine Cures Nervousness,
Vhether tired out, worried, sleepless or
rhat not. It quiets and refreshes brain
nd nerves. It’s liquid and pleasant to
ake. Trial bottle 10c—regular size 25c and
Oc at druggists.
.If you are dissatisfied with your re
igion because it does not make you
lappy, ask first whether you make
luyone else happy.
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KEPT GETTING WORSE,
Five Years of Awful Kidney Disease.
i Nat Anderson, Greenwood, S. G.,
says: “Kidney trouble began about
five years ago with
dull backache, which
got so severe in time
that I could not get
around. The kid
ney secretions be
came badly disor
dered, and at times
there was almost a
complete stop of the
flow. I was examined again and again
and treated to no avail, and kept get
ting worse. I have to praise Doan’s
Kidney Pills for my final relief and
cure. Since using them I have gained
in strength and flesh and have no sign
of kidney trouble.”
Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box.
Foster-Alilburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Unusually Severe Drought.
The water in Bake Champlain during
the recent drought reached the lowest
point recorded in local history, nine
feet below high water mark. Steam
ers were obliged to abandon many of
their trips on account of the impossi
bility of making landings at the docks.
The mountain brooks became almost
dry, and the beds of some of the larg
est rivers were mere threads of wa
ter. The drought and forest fires were
ruinous to agricultural interests.—
New York Sun.
Never Disappoints.
“Many extensively advertised reme
dies are failures when put to the test.
Hunt's Lightning Oil is an exception.
Confidence in it is never misplaced—
disappointment never follows its use.
It is surely the greatest emergency
remedy now obtainable. For cuts,
burns, sprains, aches and pains I
know no equal.”
GEO. E. PADDOCK,
Doniphan, Mo.
Appropriate Name.
It is said that the Swedish mineralo
gist who discovered tantalum gave it
that name because of the tantalizing
difficulties encountered in investigat
ing it.
TO DRIVE OUT MALARIA
AND BUILD I I* THE SYSTEM
Take the Old Standard GHOVh/S TASTELESS
CHILL TONIC. You know \\ hat you art* taking.
The formula is plainly printed on every bottle,
showing it is simply Quinine and Iron in a tasteless
form, and the most effectual form. For grown
people and children. 5Ue.
When a girl turns a fellow down he
feels like a fool, but he may live to
realize that she w’ould have made a
bigger fool of him by accepting him.
Capudine Cures Indigestion Pains,
Sour stomach and heartburn no matter
from what cause. Gives immediate relief.
Prescribed by physicians because it is
pure and effective. Trial bottle 10c. Regu
lar size 25c and 50c at all druggists.
Before attempting to get wrhat you
want, find out what you want.
It (’ures While You Walk
Allcn'sFoot-Ka&e for corn sand bunions, hot, sweaty
callous aching feet. 25c all Druggists.
Stealing time from sleep is a poor
way to beat it.
Put new shoes on the youngster.
Look at them in a week.
They’re usually battered, scraped, almost
shapeless. Get a pair of Buster Brown
Shoes.
Scuffing, scraping, kicking doesn’t mar
them—they thrive on knocks. They
wear.
BUSTER BROWN Blue Ribbon SHOES
For youngsters, $1.50 to $2.50
White House Shoes for grown-ups.
Ask your dealer for them.
THE BROWN SHOE CO., MaKers
ST. LOUIS, U. S. A. S
^ MARK
MEANS QUAtlTY
Sloan’s Liniment is the best remedy for sprains
and bruises.
It quiets the pain at once, and can be applied to the
tenderest part without hurting because it doesn’t need
to be rubbed — all you have to do is to lay it on
lightly. It is a powerful preparation and penetrates
instantly — relieves any inflammation and congestion,
and reduces the swelling.
Sloan’s
Liniment
is an excellent antiseptic and germ
killer — heals cuts, burns, wounds and
contusions, and will draw the poison
from sting of poisonous insects.
Price, 25c., 50c., and $1.00.
Dr. Earl S. Sloan, Boston, Mass., U.S.A.
Sloan’s book on horses, cattle, sheep and poultry sent free.
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w. Ti. Douglas mafces and sells more
men’s 83.00 and 83.50 shoes than any
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Shoes at Ail Prices, for Every Member of the
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W.L.Douglas $4.00 Mid $5.00 GiltEdgs ShotaeeaM*
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