Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, March 30, 1901, Page 7

ee AN INHERITANCE IN WESTERN CANADA, Indian Reservations and Other New Dis tricta to Be Opened Up This Year. | In the Great Saskatchewan Valley and the Fertile Plains of Assinibola. To the Editor, Dear Sir: The past | three or four years have demonstra-ed | to a large number of Americans the value of the grain-growing and ranch- | ing lands of Western Canada. Tens of thousands have taken advantage Of the offer made by the Canadian gov- ernment as well as of the exceedingly Jow prices asked for lands by the rail- Way, colonization and other compan- jes. The experience of those who have been settled there for some little time is of a highly gratifying character, So much so that the Canadian govern- ment, who has control of the immigra- tion into Western Canada, has decid- ed to open up some new districts ths year in the well known Saskatchewan Valley and also in the fertile plains ot | Assiniboia, These Districts are prob- ably the most productive in the entire West and in close touch to largely set- tled communities as well as being situated on some of the most import- ant lines of railway. They are within easy reach of markets, schools, churcn- 2s and other social advantages. in some of these districts lands may be homesteaded as well as purchased out- right at very low prices. Now as to vhat can be done on these lands. ‘The evidence of the settlers in the neigh- borhood of the lands now about to be opened for settlement (some of them being located in one of the best Indian Reservations) goes to show that the very best results have followed even ferent methods, Cases are given where farmers having gone there with most limited means, barely eno to erect a small house and break up a little land, have in three r four years time become prosperous, all debts paid and'money in the bank. The soi! in the Districts mentioned, iboia and Saskatchewan, is a rich k loam, fifteen inches to thiee teet As a settler says, “lt appears ccumulation of decayed vege- d ashes for centuries (the 1 is a stiff, putty clay).” On soil it is possible to raise from 40 to 50 bushels of wheat to the acre, cats 75 to 100 bushels, all of which bring good prices at the local market. For mixed farming these new districts are probably among the best in Western Canada. Stock fatten easily on the wild grasses. Hay is plentiful, and prices splendid. Another settler writ- ing to a friend in Iowa says: “The climate is all that could be desired, plenty of rainfall in summer, with no hot, dry winds. On the 28th of Sep- tember I saw prairie flowers in fuli bloom, sweet corn, potato and tomato vines that had not been touched a par- ticle with frost, and the winters are milder than those in the State from which I came, After the holidays the winter sets in clear and cold, with plenty of snow for good sleighing; no high winds or blizzards are known. Torses live out all winter and pick their own living, while cattle live all deep. winte: cpen sheds and around the hay ric Wheat, oats and bariey are the principal grain crops, Potatoes and all roots and vegetables do ld being enormous as ose in the States, Wild strawberries, raspber- gooseberries and all ants yield in abund- reader of your valuable pa- mber of years, I feel that m you Of the progress nt being made in Can- » the past few years, and the 5 and advantages that will tiement in Western Canada. yno Gesire information can do nd apply to any Agent of dian Government, whose name I see appears in advertisements elsewhere in the columns of your paper, and when writing ask par- ticularly about the Saskatchewan Val- ley or Assiniboia Districts. Yours truly, Old Reader.” varietie ance. It isan was ever v by himsel m with me that no mar en out of reputation but —Richard Lentley. Mrs. ¥iTusiow’s Soothing Syrap. For children toetiing, softens the gums, reduces {nr Semmatica, »i in. cures wizd colic. '25c a bottle The noblest deeds of heroism are done within four walls, not before the pub- lie gaze—eJan Paul Richter. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of ag cough cure.—J. W. O'BRIEN, 322 Third Ave, N., Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 6, 1900, He who seeks fellowship with the world is in no condition to trust God. Two Big Pains seem to be the heritage of t! human family everywhere, vi Rheumatism Neuralgia but there is one sure and prompt cure for both, viz: St. Jacobs Oil THTHEE ERTL LIFE EF ETE EE HEE HET eer eee eeres HHEBFEEESEESSEAAFEEES4E4EEAEA4E SEED EE 44444 444ddd + | FARM AND GARDEN. MATTERS OF INTEREST TO AGRICULTURISTS. Some Up-to-Date Hints About Cultiva- tion of the Soll and Yields Thereof— Horticulture, Viticulture and Florical- ture. Treatment for Celery Blight. Charles 0. Townsend, state patholo- gist of Maryland, says: The great hindrance to the success- ful production of celery in this state, is the disease known as Rust or Blight. This disease is produced by a fungus that attacks the leaves and stems caus- ing them to assume a yellowish color, with brown spots scattered over them that increase in size, until the affected leaves and stems die. If the conditions are favorable for the development of ; the fungus the leaves will become af- fected so rapidly and to such an ex- tent that the life of the plant will be destroyed. If the conditions for the development of the fungus are less fav- orable, only the outer leaves will die, while the newer leaves will be but par- tially destroyed. The result will be a small plant of inferior quality. During the past two years the rust has been so destructive in this state that a num- ber of growers have abandoned the raising of this otherwise .satisfactory crop. There is no fixed time for the appearance of celery rust, but it is us- ually to be seen after a drought of longer or shorter duration, followed by warm, damp weather, It must be remembered that these weather condi- tions alone will not produce rust, but that the fungus spores must be pres- ent before the rust can make its ap- pearance. In combating the disease therefore it is necessary either to produce those conditions under which the spores can- not germinate, or to spray some fungi- cide upon the plants that will destroy the spores or at least prevent them from germinating. In order to deter- mine which method of procedure would be best, and for the purpose of finding a satisfactory remedy for the celery rust, a number of experiments Were undertaken on the college grounds. From a part of one of the celery beds four plats of about equal size were laid off and treated as fol- lows: No. 1 was shaded, No. 2 was sprayed with ammoniacal carbonate of copper, No. 3 was sprayed with Bor- deaux mixture while No, 4 was left un- treated for comparison. In shading No. 1 a framework 18 inches high was built over the plat, and over this framework, was spread a single thick- ness of muslin which was left in place during the hot season of July and Au- gust, and was removed only to work the plants. The ammoniacal carbonate of cop- per used in No, 2 was made by placing one ounce of copper carbonate in just | enough ammonia water to dissolve it and then diluting to nine gallons with ordinary well water. The amount of ammonia water required per ounce of | copper carbonate, was about one half pint which was diluted to two quarts before the copper carbonate was placed in it. In plat No. 3, the Bordeaux mix- ture used was the ordinary strength and prepared from stock solutions. These solutions were applied with the aid of a knapsack sprayer. The treatment of the celery was not begun until the rust had made its ap- pearance, hence the leaves that had been attacked died in spite of the treatment, as was expected, showing | that the measures used must be pre- ventive and not curative, and should therefore be begun before the plants are attacked. Some of the leaves that were not diseased before shading, be- came affected after the shading was done, but the plants were in much better condition than those in plat 4, which received no treatment. The am- moniacal carbonate of copper and the Bordeaux mixture both kept the healthy leaves free from the attacks of fungus, but the plants sprayed with the ammoniacal carbonate scemed to make a better growth than those sprayed with Bordeaux mixture. Whether the growth was retarded by the Bordeaux mixture or hastened by the Ammonia solution it was impos- sible to determine. All the plants sprayed lived, while of those not treat- ed about one half died, and the remain- ing half were smaller than the treated plants owing to the constant attack of the fungus and the consequent loss of leaves. The conclusion is therefore that the rust may be satisfactorily controlled by spraying; that ammo- niacal carbonate promises better re- sults than Bordeaux mixture, and that shading, as used in these tests, is only partially successful in preventing cel- ery rust. Forests Will Be Reserved, By trading nearly a million acres of government land in Arizona with the Santa Fe Railroad Company and other owners, Secretary Hitchcock has been able to add to the forest reserve 1,950,- 720 acres of magnificent timber in the San Francisco mountains. This is es- pecially important because the sources of the Verde and Salt rivers and sev- eral other streams which furnish water for the irrigation of a large area are found in these mountains, and if the timber were cut away the supply would soon be so much reduced as to make agriculture impossible. This forest contains one of the finest bodies of timber in the world, and has been the grazing ground of millions of sheep and cattle, which, the experts say, have injured the irrigation supply by tramping down the ground and preventing the water from soaking into the soil, so that when there was any rainfall it went off into a flood instead of gradually. The Santa Fe Railway Company, under its land grant, owned every alternate section, and the government every alternate section, so that it was impossible to consolidate the interest and reserve the forest without the co-operation of the railway officials, which has been liberal and patriotic. They have ac- cepted a similar area in other parts of the territory, When this reservation is completed Arizona will have perma- nent parks of 6,000,600 acres in the Prescott, Black Mesa, Grand Canyon and San Francisco reserves, only sur- passed in extent by those in California and Washington. Vermont Planta, Some interesting statistics of Ver- mont plants are sent us from the Ver- mont experiment station. These fig- ures are taken in part from the new Flora of the state, published by the Vermont Botanical Club. According to this publication there are now 1,563 species of ferns and flowering plants known to occur uncultivated in Ver- mont. Of these, 79 species are trees, including 11 species of oak, 7 kinds of maple, 6 poplars, 4 pines and 4 birches. These are mostly useful; but there are 80 species of weeds, some of which are pernicious and promis- ing trouble. Out of the present cen- sus of 1,563 species, 270 have moved into the state since the country was settled. Many of them have come mixed with agricultural seeds, or have been introduced directly or indirectly by artificial means. A large propor- tion of these new-comers are like our American population, importations from Europe; and only a minority of 60 or less have come to Vermont from other states or from Canada. It is in- teresting to notice how the number of known species has increased in recent years, When the first list of Vermont plants was published by Oakes in 1842, there were 929 species known. Tor- rey’s list of 1853 gave 1,034; and Per- kins’ list of 1888 gave 1,360. In each case some plants were included by mis- take, so the increase since 1888 is more than the differencé between 1,563 and 1,360. Most of the additions are of species which have doubtless been here all the while but have only recently been discovered. Sugar in England and France, A French economist, writing on the use of sugar in France and England, says that England, the only country that ex.ludes the maufacture of beet sugar, consumes more sugar than any other nation and buys it at the lowest price. A pound of sugar in England is cheaper than a pound of bread, and the Englishman pays no more to con- sume fifty-five pounds of sugar per year than the Frenchman pays for thirty-two and one-half pounds. The per capita consumption in France since 1870 was thirty-three pounds, while in England it was over eighty pounds. It is proper to state that one reason why the French people con- sume so little sugar is because their way of living requires less of that ar- ticle. For the great part of the French people breakfast consists of a bowl of soup, which is also frequently a part of the two other meals. Their drink is wine, and as they use but littie tea or coffee, especially in the country, there is scarcely any demand for sugar. They make neither preserves nor cake in the family. The. usual dessert is fruit and cheese. The high tax of five cents a pound on sugar is paid by the well-to-do people who live in the cities, and who take coffee or chocolate for breakfast and a small One of the most powerful obstacles in the matter of land settlement in some parts of Australia is the prickly pear. It has grown to be a fearful pest. It has taken possession of whole tracts of country and the settler has to fight a pitched battle for every acre he calls his own. A single fruit brings forth thirty, sixty and even several hundredfold of good productive seed. All herbage may droop, die and disap- pear in the oven of an Austrlian drouth, but the pear survives, flour- ishes and carries on its progress of ex- pansion and reproduction with uncon- cern. Soiling and Pasture.—If the pasture is not rich enough to enable the cows to fill themselves in an hour or two's grazing, morning and evening, a good soiling crop should be provided, The tendency of modern dairying is to- wards less reliance on grazing and more on soiling, as more convenient, economical and profitable. Impersonating a Marsha Marshal Gourko, the famous Rus- sian general was a terrible autocrat. On one occasion an impersonator of celebrated men was performing at a theater in Odessa. One evening he received a mysterious message, which read, “Study Gen. Gourko.” In Russia it is better not to inquire into matters that one does not understand, and so the artiste spent an hour in privately impersonating the autocratic Russian. Just as the evening performance was about to commence an order of arrest signed by Gourko was presented to the impersonator, and without explanation he was led through the streets to the marshal’s palace and into an apart- ment-where the terrible man was seat- ed. ‘They tell me that you imperson- ate celebrated men,” he roared. - “Im- personate me.” Giving a hasty look at Gourko, the performer turned to th mirror to “make up.” It was an anx- fous time, for if the marshal should take exception to the representation he had unlimited power to inflict pun- ishment. The impersonator dragged himself together and turned to the marshal a copy of his own face and overbearing manner. Gourko burst into a roar of laughter and the danger- ous moment was over. In the modern six-masted sailing vessels the first three masts are called by the old names, fore, main and miz- zen, and the fourth, fifth and sixth, the spanker mast, the jigger mast and the @viver mast THOUSANDS OF FAIR WOMEN HERALD PRAISES FOR PERUNA. Catarrhal Dyspepsia and Nervous Prostration Make Invalids of More Women Than All Other Diseases Combined. Yay Wu Qirs.~— FJ. Lynch Peruna is the woman’s friend every- where. It is safe to say that no woman ever used Peruna for any catarrhal de- rangement but what it became indis- pensable in her household. Letters From Women. Every day we receive letters from women like the following. Women who have tried doctors and failed; women who have tried Peruna and were cured. Miss Katie Klein, 6125 Bartmer ave- nue, St. Louis, Mo., writes: “Peruna has done me more good for catarrh than the best doctors could. I had catarrh so bad, but after taking Peruna it is entirely gone, and I feel like a different person.” Miss Anna Prescott’s Letter. Miss Anna Prescott, in a letter from 216 South Seventh street, Minneapous, Minn., writes: . «1 am sincerely grateful for the relief I have found from the use of Pe- runa, I was compictely used up last fall, my appetite had failed and I felt weak and tired ail the time. My drug- gist advised me to try Peruna and the relief I experienced after taxing ons bottle was truly wonderful. «4 continued its use for five weeks, and am glad to say that my complete restoration to health was a heppy surprise to myself as well as to my friends.’’—Anna Prescott, A constant drain of nervous vitality depleting the whole nervous system causes the mucous membrane-surfaces to suffer accordingly. This is the con- dition called systemic catarrh. It very nearly resembles, and there is really no practical difference, between this con- dition and the condition known as neu- rasthenia, or nervous prostration, Peruna will be found to effect an immediate and lasting cure in all cases of systemic catarrh. It acts quickly and beneficially on the diseased mu- cous membranes, and with healthy mucous membranes the Catarrh can no longer exist. Peruna a True Friend to Women. Mrs. F. J. Lynch, writes the follow- ing from 324 S. Division street, Grand Rapids, Mich: The Peruna Medicine Co., Columbus, 0. Gentlemen—“I earnestly recommend Peruna to any suffering woman, as it cures quickly, Last year I had a most persistent cough which nothing seemed to cure. Two bottles of Peruna did more for me than all the doctors seemed to do. In a couple of weeks I found myself in excellent health, and have been enjoying it ever since. Hence I look on Peruna as a_ true friend to women.”—Mrs. F. J. Lynch. Peruna is equally efficacious in cur- ing catarrh of the throat as in curing systemic catarrh or catarrh of the stomach. Catarrh is essentially the same wherever located. Peruna cures catarrh. Peruna Makes You Feel Like a Now Person, Miss Mary Coats, a popular young woman of Appleton, Wis., and presi- dent of the Appleton Young Ladies’ Club, also speaks in glowing terms of Peruna. A letter recently received from her by The Peruna Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio, reads as follows: “I am glad to call the attention of my friends to Peruna. When that lan- guid, tired feeling comes over you, and your food no longer tastes good, small annoyances irritate you, Perunm will make you feel like another perscm, inside of a week. “I have now used it for three sea= sons, and find it very valuable an® efficaious.”—Miss Marie Coats, Diseased nerves are traceable directe ly to poor digestion, and poor diges= tion is directly traceable to catarrk. With the slightest catarrh of the stome ach no one can have good di; Very few of the many women whe have catarrh of the stomach suspec® what their real trouble is. They know they belch after meals, have sour stom= ach, a sensation of weight or heavie ness, a fullness, irregular appetite, drowsiness, gnawing, empty sensations, occasional pain—they all know this; but they do not know that their trouble is catarrh of the stomach. If they di@ they would take Peruna, Peruna cures catarrh wherever lo= cated. As soon as Peruna removep eatarrh from the stomach the diges= tion becomes good, appetite regular, nerves strong, and trouble vanishes, Peruna strengthens weak nerves, no& oy temporarily stimulating them, bu® by removing the cause of weak nervem —poor digestion. This is the only cure that lasts. Remove the cause: Nature will do the rest. Peruna re- moves the cause. If you do not derive prompt and sate isfactory results from the use of Pe- runa, write at once to Dr, Hartman, giving a full statement of your case and he will be pleased to give you his valuable advice gratis. Address Dr. Hartman, President of The Hartman Sanitarium, Columbus, Q A man must have a conscience in order to detect the wrongs of his neighbor. Thirty minutes is all the time re- quired to dye with PUTNAM FADE- LESS DYES. ‘ Opportunities are often captured by hustlers while lazy men are sitting on the fence waiting for them to come along. if You Have Rheumatism Send no money, but write Dr. Shoop, Racine, Wis., box 143, for six bottles of Dr. Shoop’s Rheamatic Cure, express pald. 1f cured pay $5.50; 1f not it is tree, Mutability of temper and inconsist- ency with ourselves is the greatest weakness of human nature.—Addison. Ladies and gentlemen can make $100 per month, Reed’s Remedy Co., St. Paul, Minn. The Difficulty Overcome. Brooks—I wish you would pay me that $10 you owe me, old fellow, Borrowit—I couldn’t think of it. “But I'm here to remind you of it.”— Smart Set. Are You Using Allen's Foot Ease? It is the only cure for Swollen, Smarting, Burning, Sweating Feet, Corns and Bunions. Ask for Allen’s Foot-Ease, a powder to be shaken into the shoes. At all Druggists and Shoe Stores, 25c. Sample sent FREE. Ad- dress, Allen §. Olmsted. LeRoy, N. ¥. emacs arantt Rare Statu.s Are Found. ‘A wonderful archaelogical discovery, which has excited the people of Greece, will be described by Prof. Rufus B. Henderson, director of the American School of Classical Studies at Athens, in the next number of the New York Independent. Sponge fishers off the island of Antik- ythe found a number of sculptures fifty feet below the surface. It is believed the coliection was the plurder of a Roman general, who sent them to the Eternal City in a ship that sank near Malea. ‘The finest figure in the collection is a bicaze statue, somewhat broken. It is thought that it is the work of the sculptor Lysippus or Praxiteles. The discovery is highly important, because the charioteer found five years ago at Delphi, was the only entire bronze one that Greece has yielded. —New York Journal, At all turns a man who will do faith- fully needs to believe firmly.—Thomas Carlyle. TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY. Take Laxative BROMO QUININE TABLETS. All Gruggists refund the money if it fails to cure. E. W. Grove’s signature is on the box. 25c. Saints who carve for themselves are sure to cut their fingers. To CALIFORNIA Cheaply and Comfortably. Tourist sleeping car leaves Kansas City 9:05 p. m. every Tuesday via MISSOURI, KANSAS & TEXAS RAIL- WAY; runs through without change to San Francisco, via Ft. Worth, San Antonio and Los Angeles. Sleeper rates, $5.00. Ticket rate Tuesdays in March and April, from Kan- sas City, $25.00. FORCET NOT that it runs Tuesday, being date of sale of the low-rate tickets. ON SALE BVERTIHERE | CATALOGUES FREE ANE OF GARMENTS ye HATS. A.J.TOWER CO. BOSTON. MASS. 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