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HARVESTER AT WORK!
Uncounted Miles of Bountiful
Crops Make Glad the Farmers
of Western Canada.
YIELD WILL BE RECORD ONE
Practically Beyond Reach of Accident,
the Fruit of the Fertile Fields
*■ B«lnfl Gathered—Elevators
and Railroads Will Be Taxed
to Their Capacity.
On a beautiful Saturday afternoon,
four weeks ago. the writer started for
a twenty-mile drive Into the country
from one of the hundred or more new
towns that have been well started dur
ing the past spring, in the Province of
Saskatchewan, in Western Canada.
Mile after mile, and mile after mile,
was traversed through what was one
continuous wheat field, the only relief
to the scene being the roadways that
led back Into other settlements,
where would have been repeated the
•ame great vista of wheat.
What a wealth! Here were hun
dreds and thousands, and millions of
bushels of what was declared to be a
quality of grain equal to any that has
ever been grown In the province As
we drove on and on I thought of those
fellows down on the Board of Trade
at Chicago. 8t. Louis. Minneapolis
and Duluth. While they were exploit
ing each others* energies the farmer
of Saskatchewan, Aioerta and Mani
toba was contemplating how much he
would realize out of his crop, now
past any danger of accident, over
■what his anticipations were two
months ago One man said to me:
"The profits of that field of wheat will
give me sufficient money to purchase
320 acres of land, for which the rail
way company Is asking $6,400, and
pay It In cash." Another, with a field
of flax—It was only 320 acres—said
splendid country, an one beautiful ple
tur®. end such an opportunity to use
oue s Imagination In figuring up the
amount of the wealth ef the crops
through which the trip Into town took
us. was not to be enjoyed every day.
And away we started.
It was delightful. We drove and
drove through avenues of wheat,
which today, having yellowed with
the beneficent sun. Is being laid low
by the reaper, stacked and threshed
by the thousands of hands required to
do it, and In great wagons is being
taken to the elevator.
A night’s ride by train took us
through 225 miles of this great prov
ince of Saskatchewan—into the south
western part—and from appearances
it might have been as though a trans
fer had been made across a township.
There were wheat fields, oat fields,
barley fields aud flax fields, and many
more that could not be seen. Yet
there they were, and during the night
we had passed through a country sim
ilarly cultivated.
It will all secure a market and get
Its way to oceun or local mill by
means of the great railways whose
well-arranged systems are penetrating
everywhere Into the agricultural parts.
Prosperous Alberta.
We afterward went over Into Al
berta. and here again It was grain and
cattle, cattle and grain, comfortable
farm homes, splendidly built cities
and towns, the best of churches and
the most thoroughly equipped schools.
While talking with a Southern Sas
katchewan farmer he said that the
land he wan working, and for which
he had been offered $60 an acre, had
been purchased five years ago for $12
an acre, but he won’t sell. He Is
making a good profit on his land at
$60 an acre, and why should he sell?
Farther north, land was selling at
from $15 to $18 and $20 an acre. It
was learned afterward that the soil
was similar to that in the south, the
price of which today is $60 an acre
The climate was similar and the mar
kets as good. In fact the only differ
ence was that today those northern
lands occupy the Bame position that
the more southerly ones did five years
ago, and there are found many who
Steam Plowing In Western Canada.
he could do the same and still have a
balance In the bank. Flax produces
wonderfully well, and the current
price Is about $2.50 per bushel. We
then drove over Into another town
ship, getting further back from the
railway, and the main traveled road.
Here we found ourselves In the center
of a Swedish settlement. Those form
ing the settlement were originally
from Nebraska. Invited to put up our
horses and 6tay over for dinner, and
a dinner that was enjoyed not only on
account of the generous appetite cre
ated by the exhilarating drive, but
also because of the clean linen, the
well-prepared dishes of roast fowl, po
tatoes, cabbage, and a delightful des
sert, some of the history of the settle
ment was learned. The host and
hostess were modest in describing
their own achievements, and equally
modest as to those of their friends,
but enough was learned to satisfy us
that they had come there about three
years ago, In moderate, almost poor,
circumstances. Most of them had re
ceived their homesteads ns a gift from
the government, and by careful dili
gence had purchased and paid for ad
joining land They had plenty of cat
tle and horses, some sheep and hogs,
and large well-kept gardens, showing
an abundance of potatoes and cabbage
and other vegetables Their buildings
were good. Schools were in the neigh
borhood and there was evidence of
comfort everywhere.
On to the Park Country,
Reluctant to leave th-»se'Interesting
people, the horses thoroughly rested,
were "hooked up" and driven on, un
der a sun still high In the heavens,
with the horses pulling on the bit and
traveling at a 12 mile an hour gait
over a road that would put to shame
many of the macadamized streets, we
were whirled along a sinuous drive
through the woods and then out in the
park country.
Here was another scene of beauty,
groves of poplar, herds of cattle,
fenced fields of wheat and oats and
harl«fy and fla*. Here was wealth,
nnd happiness and sorely content
ment. The crops were magnificent.
The settlers, most of them, by the
way. from Iowa, had selected this la
cation because of Its beauty. Its en
tire charm was wholesome. Fuel was
In abundance, the soil was the best,
the shelter for the cattle afforded by
the groves gave a splendid supply of
feed, while hay was easy to get. They
liked 1t Here was a sturdy former. I
with his three boys. He had formerly
been a merchant In an Iowa town, his
children had been given a college edu
cation and one of the boys was about
to marry the accomplished daughter
of a neighboring farmer.
Through Land of Wealth.
The Invitation to remain to supper
was accepted, but trat given to re
main over night was tabled It was
only a 23-mile drive Into town over
Ibi belt of roidi, through sucb a
say they will come Into a price nearer
their legitimate value of $60 or $60 an
acre quite as quickly as the southerly
lands. And I believe It.
Throughout all this great country
practically 600 by 800 miles square!
there are still a creat many home
steads which are given free to actual
settlers. Many who have secured pn*
ents for their homesteads consider
their land worth from $18 to $25 per
acre.
Immense Crops Assured.
Throughout the southern portion of
Alberta, a district that suffered more
or less last year from drouth, there
will be harvested this year one of the
host crops of fall wheat, winter wheat,
oats, flax and alfalfa that has ever
been taken off these highly productive
lands.
In Central Alberta, which romprlser
the district north of Calgary and east
two hundred miles, through Camrose,
Sedgewlck, Castor, Red Deer. Wetas
kiwin. Edmonton. Lacombe. Vegre
vllle, Tofleld. Vermillion and a score
of other localities, where are settled
large numbers of Americans, the
wheat, oats and flax, three weeks ago,
was standing strong and erect, large
heads and promising from 30 to 35
bushels of wheat and as high as 100
bushels of oats on carefully tilled
fields, while flax would probably
yield from 15 to 18 bushels per acre
In these parts the harvesters are
busy today garnering this great crop
and It will shortly be known whether
the great anticipations are to be real
ized.
Throughout all parts of Saakatche
wan. whether north, south, east or
west, the same story was heard, and
the evidence was seen of the splendid
and bountiful crop
Rich Yield In Manitoba.
In Manitoba It wan tbe same. The
fields of grain that were passed
through In this province promised to
give to ihe growers a bumper yield,
and as high as 35 bushels of wheat
and 60 bushels of oats was freely dis
cussed.
It would appear as If the expecta
tion of an average of 25 bushels of
wheat throughout the three provinces
would be met.*
In a few days the 40.000.000-bushel
elevator capacity throughout the coun
try will he taxed, the 25,000.000 bush
els capacity at Fort William and Port
Arthur will be taken up. and the rail
ways and their equipment will he
called upon for their best. Today the
great, broad, yellow fielda are Indus
trial haunts, the self-binder Is at work
in Its giant task of reducing Into
sheaves the atanding grain, the har
vesters are busy stocking and stack
Ing, the threshing machines are being
fed the sheaves, the large box wagons
are taking It to tbs elevators, and no
matter where you go It Is the same
story and a picture such as can only
be seen In tbe great grain fields of
Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta.
1
Feather Novelties
THE liking for feather trimmings
keepB growing, and manufactur
ers keep pace with it by turning
out more remarkable feather
"ork than has ever been Bhown in
tlie past. What with color combina
tions made possible by “wlllowing"
oatrlch, and the furore which has de
veloped for the softest and fluffiest
marabout effects, and combinations of
ostrich and marabout, there is an un
ending variety in these plumages. Hut
it would seem every bird of the air
has been called upon for inspiration
If not for reathers. In reality only a
small proportion of the bird tribe are
killed solely for plumage, and many
lovely fancy feathers are made from
the feathers of domestic fowls. These
feathers are in themselves beautiful.
Hut the demand for variety and the
availability of feathers from the tur
key. pigeon, peacock and plain, every
day chicken has made the designer of
feathers work wonders with their
plumage.
Many of the daintiest and most
fragile lookiug feathers are really
• v^fy desirable and may be washed In
soap 8udtf7'rrinsed and beaten against
tlie hand until dry, with perfect suc
cess.
Hands, wings, crown pieces and
masses of plumes are the rule. More
splendid than the head dress of the
sn\age ami alinoot ns strikingly In
evidence are these pieces. Women of
fashion wenr everything In feathers
from the single quill with wonderful
mottled coloring from the owl and
eagle, to the Pocahontas wreath of
wings. A sentiment has been assid*
uously nursed and gradually grown
against certain plumage, but the lack
of this seems to promote the use of
other fenthers. Home states have
forbidden the sale or purchase of the
heron crest, and It Is amazing that
imitations have Immediately tuken
the place of these feathers, which
seem to serve every purpose of the
original.
Ostilch continues to be the great
favorite. It Is used in a world of new
mountings.
JULIA BOTTOMLEY.
COMING STYLE IN TRIMMING
8ome Cardinal Points That Are 8ure
to Be In Vogue for the Hate
of Fall.
If you propose to trim your fall hat
yourself, you cannot go far wrong if
you place a pert pair of wings or a
sharp pointed bow directly at the
back, and the back trimming must
show a trifle above the high crow-n,
front a front view. Many of the hats
may be reversed and worn any way
that proves becoming. For example,
the smart little hat of velvet with a
foiled brim faced with a. lighter col
ored material and having a pair of
Mercury wings directly In front, might
he whipped nround the other way if
one desired, so that the wingH would
come at the back and the hat would
be equally modish and correct. This!
hat has the very tall pointed “tor
pedo” crown and Is perfectly round
it the bare. The crown Is covered
with brown velvet and the wings are
brown with flecks of coral pink color.
This model promises to be a favorite
with younger women. The hat Is
worn, its the picture shows, slightly
tipped back on the head.
NEW PARIS MODEL.
This new and atrtactlve waist is of
bright pink allk vollle, covered with a
sort of overblouse of white llnon,
beautifully embroidered with Madeira
embroidery.
Poke Bonnet In Felt.
Soft felt bats in white, faced with
black velvet, a wide band of black vel
vet or heavy white grosgraln ribbon
being their only trimming, ore the lat
est. They are worn with quite dressy
gowns Just at present, that ie, the
•ame gowns of lingerie or linen with
which the black velvet la worn for
wore formal occasions.
ORNAMENTS OF ALL KINDS
Earrings Are Worr. Very Long—Seed
Pearl Necklaces—Snake Bangle
of Jade.
There la a prodigious craze for ear
rings, and they are made very long,
with the upper part of the drop. In
some cases, scarcely more than a
wire. One sliver pair of this sort
seen recently twinkled at the ears
und bottom with rhinestones set en
cabochon. Other earrings come with
the ear gem and drop In glass In
every color to match the gown—green,
cherry, purple, gray and black ear
rings of this sort are abundant and
cheap. Hut the long ear bob Is only
effective with a low gown, and on the
street It always eeerns a trifle too
blznrre.
Genuine seed pari necklaces coins
In twisted ropes for twenty-four dob
lars. These are worn with collarless
frocks by young persons with good
throats, and they are worn also with
the deepest mourning. The same
short necklaces ran sometimes be
found In Japanese Reed pearls, which
are more Irregular than the others,
but quite as effective. The dainty
gewgaws are about the most stylish
neck fixings seen, nnd they make suit
able presents for a girl.
The snake bangle of real or Imlta
tlon Jade has ousted most other sorts
of bracelets. When It Is the real thing
it may cost from nine dollars up. The
paste Jade trifle is sold at ninety
eight cents, and to any but an expert
it looks as good as the real.
A shirt-waist or tailor-gown ring Is
a pretty fixing made of dull silver
set with paste sapphires In the real
gem colors.
Hoods on Coats.
Instead of a sailor collar, the new
thing is to have a V-shaped hood on
the ba^k of your coat. It runs over
In long ends In front and Is then
caught with an ornament or a flat
silk bow.
The hood Is of lace; that is. heavy
laee, or eyelet embroidery, or old
fnshioned batiste. It Is edged with a
scallop and finished with a heavy tas
sel made of white silk or linen floss
These are put on all the summer suits
and are being shown on the beat of
the new cloth coats.
For Rainy Days.
At the ends of a yard of half-inch- !
wide elastic, sew a large hook and j
eye; clasp this around the body be
low the hips, and draw the skirts to
any dealred height under a raincoat
This is useful, especially when one
must wear an evening dreat In the
street on a rainy night.
It leaves the hands free; and cer
tainly It is better than tearing the
fabric with safety pin*.
A PHYSICAL WRECK.
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Given Up By Physician*—Cured By
Doan's Kidney Pills.
Edward Sucker, 612 8. 14th 8L,
Mattooc. 111., says: **I could scarcely
stand the terrible pains In tny back
and I gradually ran down until I mas
a physical wreck.
My kidneys were In
terrible condition—
tho urine passing too
freely and being a
chalky white In col
or. My appetite fail
ed, I lost flesh rapid
ly and could not
sleep. The doctors thought I had only
a short time to live. I was so great
ly Improved after short use of Doan's
Kidney Pills that I continued and was
completely cured. I am positive that
Doan's Kidney Pills will cure any case
of kidney trouble If taken as directed.”
Remember the name—Doan's.
For sale by druggists and general
storekeepers everywhere. Price 60c.
Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
A Wicked LI*.
William - was said to be the
ugliest, though the most lovable, man
In Louisiana. On returning to the
plantation, after a short absence, his
brother said:
"Willie, I met In New Orleans a
Mrs. Forrester, who Is a great admirer
of yours. She said, though, that it
wasn’t so much the brilliancy of your
mental attainments as your marvelous
physical and facial beauty which
charmed and delighted her."
"Edmund,” cried William earnestly,
‘that is a wicked lie, but tell it to me
•gain."—Everybody's Magazine.
New Rugs for ■ Nickel.
When the rugs and carpets grow
dingy, don’t throw them away as Ion*
as the pile and nap remain. You can
renew the original brightness of color
without taking them up—scrub the
rug or carpet with hot suda made
from Hewltt’a Easy Taak soap, Juat
at you would scrub the bare floor,
then wipe up the auda with a damp
cloth.
Hewltt’a Eaay Task soap acta di
rectly on the dirt and grease. Try it
next time. It’a only a nickel a cake.
The Brute.
"Men are such rude thlugs," said
the supercilious girl.
"Has any of them dared to address
you without an Introduction?"
“No; but in a crowd one got his
fsco all mixed up with my hatpin and
never even said ‘excuse me.'"
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Examine carefully every bottle of
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infants and children, and aee that It
Bears the ^
Signature of
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Children Cry for Fletcher’s Castoria
’
After a man has had a small ambi
tion gratified he Is never happy until
he can dig up a larger one to center
bis hopes on.
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teething, soften* the gum*, reduce* Inflamm*
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Man might live by bread alone, but
woman must have some Ice cream.
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. Concrete is the
hardened rock-like
product made by using
some brand of Portland
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or broken stone and
water. The cement is the ma
terial which binds the sand*
gravel or broken stone to
gether; this binding action i*
^produced By water. The term*
4 4 Cement '* and 4 * Concrete * *
thus have different meanings,
although they are frequently uses!
interchangeably. While cement m
only ohe of the materials in concrete,
it is perhaps the most important. To
insure, the best results in com rete work,
the highest grade of Port/und cement
should bq used. The concrete worker
may rest assured that he ha* the beet
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