Grand Rapids Herald-Review Newspaper, September 21, 1901, Page 7

os oe .. A GLOWING REPORT. AN INDIANA MAN COMPARES WESTERN CANADA WITH THE UNITED STATES. What Mr. Frank Fisker, a Prominent Dunkard, Has to Say After a Trip Through Canada. The Department of the Interior at Ottawa has just received from Mr. E. T. Holmes, the agent of the govern- ment statéoned at Indianapolis, Ind., the following letter, which requires no comment. It is only necessary to state that Mr. F. Fisher, the writer of the letter is one of the most prominent of the Dunkards and a man upon whose word the utmost reliance can be placed. His home is at Mexico, Ind., and he will be pleased to substantiate verbally ‘or :in.any other way all that he says ‘in his letter. Anyone desiring information apply to nearest Canadian agent, whose ad- dresses are here given: M. 'V. McInnes, 2 Avenue Theater block, Detroit, Michigan. James Grieve, Sault Ste. Marie, Michi- gan. J. 8. ‘Crawford, 214 W. Ninth Kansas City, Mo. Benjamin Davies, etreet, St, Paul, Minn. T. 0. Currie, Room 12 B, Callahan's blocks; 203 Grand avenue, Milwaukee, Wis. c:.J. Broughton, 927 Monadnock build- ing, Chicago, Ill. W. V. Bennett, 801 New York Life build- ing, Omaha, Neb. W. H. Rogers, Watertown, South Da- kota. N. Bartholomew, 306 Fifth street, Des Moines, Iowa. J. H. M. Parker, 530 Chamber of Com- merce, Duluth, Minn, E. T. Holmes, Room 6, Big Four build- ing, Indianapolis, Ind. Joseph Young, 51% State street, Colum- bus, Ohio. To My Many Friends—I am pleased to make a report to you of the pleasant visit my wife and I had in Western Canada. We visited the territorties of Al- berta, Assiniboia, and Saskatchewan, and found them far surpassing our im- agination, but little did I expect to find such rich, loamy soil, so much of it, and so uniform in its level prai- rie lay. I do think the soil of Canada @s a ruie equals if not excels the fin- est prairie farm lands of Indiana. These lands are immense in their richness, and when once the sod is rot- ted and pulverized, it is as pliable ang as easily cultivated as Indiana sandy soil. Western Canada, from my point of view, offers as fine opportunities for mixed farming as any place in’ my knowledge. The long, sunshiny days, together with the rich soil, produce very fine wheat, oats, barley, fax and other cereal products. There is scarce- ly any attempt to raise corn, except early varieties for table use. The sea- son is too short to depend upon ma- turing field corn. From the stand- point of getting this land ready for the plow, I must say that I never saw such a vast extent, practically all ready so all that one has to do is to hitch up the plow and go to work. This is not the case with all the Canadian land, however; some of it has quite a bit of timber, much of it be called brush land, and some of 's iovely forest groves, dotted here street, 154% East Third and there, thereby covering a hundred and sixty acres. I have no doubt but that this coun- try excels as a grazing or ranching country, because they have such rich grass, having an abundance of rain to keep it fresh. They also have plenty of water streams, and as a rule water may be reached at a depth of from 20 to 40 feet. From this you can see there can be plenty of hay mown for winter feeding, and I have had _ re- liable farmers to tell me that their stock will feed on hay alone, and be ready for market in the spring. Upon inquiring about the expense of raising a@ steer, a farmer replied that he did not consider it would cost any more than $4 or $6 to develop a three-year- old steer. I truly think Canada offers a fine opening for a young man or a man who is renting land in Indiana. One hundred and sixty acres of good black land will cost you on.y $10 at the time you enter it, and by plowing and cul- tivating five acres each year for three years, gives you one hundred and sixty acres of good land for $10. This land can be bought from the railroad com- panies, private corporations or the gov- ernment for $3 ‘to $4 per acre. From a financial standpoint, I be- lieve that for a series of years (five) a young man ‘can make $10 in Canada, whereas he would only make $1 here, and I feel sure that I spent more money to get my eighty acre farm in White county, Indiana, cultivated than it would cost: me to cultivate eight hundred ‘acres in Canada. This may seem a strong view to take of the matter, fut when you take into con- sideration the clearing, ditching, fenc- ing and the expensive breaking in of the stumps, :and then compare the ex- pense to that of land needing only the breaking, you will-conclude that it is net such a wild or exaggerated state- ment as you might at first think. I enjoyed the balmy, breezy atmos- phere, which was bracing and refresh- ing, and the cool nights which made it so pleasant for sleep. On making inquiries regarding the winters in this country, I learned that the people never suffer from the cold, as the weather is dry and invigorat- ing, and in-a great many places farm- ers and herders allow their stock to run outside ithe year round. One great advantage to the settlers in Western ‘Canada is the free cream eries established by the government and run exclusively in the interest of the farmer. I visited Thomas Daley, a farmer near Edmonton, Alberta, who showed re oats he had raised, some of -yhich took the first prize at the Paris Ex- position last year. The same yielded 110 bushels ito the acre in 1899. Yours truly, FRANK FISHER, Mexic Ind. ————— ———e——eeEeeeEeeeeeeeeeeeeereererewv 0000 0 OOEOE——™ PAT TS. ‘ L4st of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern yentors. Johann P. H. Adar t. Paul, Minn., keyboard for music instruments; Johann P. H. Adams, St. Paul, Minn., musical notation; Frank B. imshaw, Clark, S. D., oil caa; Ancrew Trovan- ton, ‘Sletten, Minn., svring support for vehicle: Andrew Trovaton, Mcintosh, Minn., boister spring. Lothrop & Johnson, patent attorneys, 911 & 12 Pioneer Press Bldg., St. Paul, Mina. End Is Not Vet, for Him. She--So this is the end of our engage- ment? He-It may be for you: but it will take me a year to pay the bills.—Brook- lyn Life. Brooklyn, N. Y., Sept. 16.—The Garfield Tea Go., manufacturers of Garfield Tea, Gartieid| Headache Powders, Garfield-Tea 6yrup, Garfield Relief Plasters, Garficid Digestive Tablets and Garfield Lotion, are now eecupying the large and elegant ofice building and Jaboratory recently erected by them. For many years the Garfield remedias; have been growing in popularity and théir<success is well deserved. A iBis Advantage. CrawferdHew do you figure that the exhibition in| Buffalo is better than the one they |hadiin Paris? Crabehaw-+It doesn’t cost so much to get there—iJudge. Fits Fy-cured: No fiteor nervousness atter Pe aie erron tel re aes ~ Bend 1 EAS @2. jal bottle ai Be Fei EY Bei Street, Puiladelphia, Pa Rana Wet. in It. Ascum—Hiello! How’s your baby? Newpop—I thave no baby. We're liv- ing with my wife's folks now. Ascum—How .do ya; mean? What's that got to do with the baby? Newpop—It’s “ur Mary's baby” now. —Philadelphia Pass. Piso’ Cure cannot be too, highly spoken of ag scough cure.—J. W. @'Burmx, 322 Third Ave, , Minnespolis, Mina., Jan.6,900, a Ln the Maseum. “The legless man ts always putting fais foot in it,” observed the siving skel- avon to the snake-charaaer. “What has he done now?” “Last night we were having @ friené- fy gittle game, and he asked the armless wouder to take a hand.."—Batt(more American. PUYNAM FADELESS DYES color ‘weol or cotton perfectly at one boil- aN Sold by druggists, 10c. per package. It does not necessarily follow that @ postman is highly educated because he is a man of letters. ——$—————— Justice often pursues with a leaden heel, but smites with an iron toe. Easily Disposed Of. Assistant—Here's a statement from your tailor in this morning’s mail. He writes on the back that he wants a set- tlement at once. Editor—Return tt with a printed slir stat that communications written on both sides of the paper are unavail- able.—Chicago ‘News. Time Ten es. “That's a newly-married couple,” re- marked an observer at the college com- mencement. “How do you 'know?” “Notice how -he's standing on her dress.When he’s longer married he'll be more careful, for he'll) know what it is te pay for her dsesses.’’"—Philadelphia ‘Times. Reads the Ads, Bizzer—T observe ‘that your wife is a great reader of ‘the newspapers. Buzzer—You ‘bet! That woman knows of every ‘bargain sale in the city.—Ohio State Joumnal. ES @all'sCatarrh Cure Istekenitemnally. Price, 75c. Withent the @utward Semblance. “How would xyou define diplomacy?” | asked the student. “Diplomaey,”” answered the man of experience, ‘tis ithe art of conducting a/| quarrel without becoming visibly an- gry.”"—Wasbington Star. Semething Appropriate. Artist—Mrs. ing room wull. gest? What would you sug- His Friend—‘‘Prove all things, hold | good that which is fast.”—Judge, Contribution Basket Change. Tommy—Paw, this nickel ‘has a hole in it. Father—Here, give that back! It be- longs to the poor heathen."’—Ohilo State Journal. Pain relieved, sickness prevented, by timely use of Wizard Oil. Keep it al- ways in the home. What He Controis. Ballfan (referring to piteher)—What magnificent control he has! Root—Perfeetly marvelous! Why, he hasn't called the umpire a ‘single ntme for over two inhings.—Puck. Her First Real Tragedy. Daughter (sobbing)—I got angry with Jack and threw a teacup at his head. Mother—Yes, poor child! And I'll wager you fraven’t a bottle of china cement fn the fouse.—Stray Stories. Only a fowl talks saucily to a man Fourhundred wants a} Scriptural text emblazoned on her din- | Jidbits of News ~ fra 3 Scandinavians | OSCAR II. AT ST, LOUIS. His Grandfather Was Last Gov- | ernor of Louisiana, While strolling through Scandinavia, Wiliiam E. Curtiss learned that Mar- shal Bernadotte was the last French governor of the Territory of Louisiana, which, in those days, included that part of Minnesota west of the Missis- sippi river. Bernadotte never visited the new world, but he was appointed governor-general of the colony by Na- poleon, end was preparing to sail for New Orleans when Napoleon concluded the sale of the territory to the United States. ‘This fact suggests to Mr. Curtiss that it would be eminently proper for the di- rectors of the Louisiana Purchase ex- position, to be held in St. Louis in 1903, to invite the grandson of the last gov- ernor, King Oscar Il. of Sweden and Norway, to attend as the guest of hon- or. “I cannot say that the king would ac- | cept,” says Mr. Curtiss. ‘He is an old man and his health is delicate; but the plan has already been intimated to him, and he is mightily pleased at the possi- bility of receiving such a compliment from the United States. If-he cannot go himself, he will certainly send some off his sons to represent him, which would be almost as interesting and im- portant. The invitation, of course, would have to come through the regu- lar diplomatic channel. They are very particular over here about such formal- ities, although at the same time the king is one of the most democratic of sovereigns. He rides in the street cars, he goes about the streets of Stockholm, looking into the shop windows,. walks in the park frequently with one of his familiar chums, and loves a joke and a hearty laugh as much as any man liv- ing. He is particularly fond of Amerl- can humor, and when he gets Mr. Thomas, the United States minister, off alone, he invariably inquires for the latest American story. “If the king himself cannot go to St. Louis (and there is no reason why he should not go if his health will permit, for he is a great traveler) his son, Prince Karl, the soldier of the family, a hearty and gallant ycung fellow, who belongs to the cavalry, but is now a member of the general staff at the war office, and performs his duty regularly, like any other member, could go in his father’s place. He stands six feet six inches in his stockings, is slender and as straight as an Indian, a fine horse- man, a famous marksman and very popular with all classes. “His wife is the Princess Ingeborg, a daughter of the crown prince of Den- mark. She is the beauty of the royal family, being considered one of the handsomest women in Europe. She is a great favorite here, and is exceeding- ly democratic in her ménners and hab- its. Being the niece of the czarina of Russia, of the king of England, of the king or Greese, a cousin of the emperor of Germany, and having other very reputable relatives, would commend her to high society in St. Leuis.” IBSEN IS OBSTINATE. Refuses to Lenve Norway.on Advice of Physician. Altheugh Henrik Ibsen has recov- ered from his serious illness of last win- ter and there are no traces of the paral- ysis left, his physician is in almost con- stant attendance. It is net apparent, however, that the distinguished dra- mati3t needs any medical attention, Ibsen pcsitively refuses to leave Christiania, in site of the advice of his physician enc the requests of his fami- ly. He will not even listen to the sug- gestion that he go to Munich, and says that, because he is not strong, he will, for that reason, remain in the north, al- though his physicians have told him that the winter will be tco extreme for him after his iIress. Although he is now all but perfectly well, another at- tack of the same kinc may result seri- cvsly. Ibsen’s way ef living is very simple. He rises at 8 o’clock, and, after a cup of coffee, makes a very careful toilet, usually wearing a black coat and white linen tie. He then answers his letters and afterwards goes to his bal- cony ond reads the newspapers and re- ceives the visits of an old friend, who regularly comes to see him, Sharp at 12 he starts on a drive toa beautiful elevated part of the city. He dismounts from his carriage and walks for a while, returning homé in the car- riege to eat a very simple midday meal. In the afternoon ne rests for a while. and then begins again his reading of the newspapers that come to him fronr all over the world. Each afternoon, in accordance with ‘an old custom, Sigurd Ibsen, with his wife and children, call to see the father of the family. He delights especially in the society of the children. From 5 to 8 he is again on the balcony, and at 10 wt night he is in bed. Gift to Church and Charity. Mr. and Mrs. John Evenson, who | among the oldest members of the Tri ity Norwegian Lutheran church, have presented the Norwegian Free church with four lots in South Minneapolis, worth in the aggregate about $1,200. ‘They will be sold as soon as possible, the proceeds to be divided equally be- tween the Deaconess’ institute, the San- tal Mission in India, and the home and foreign mission work of the Free church. General Notes. Mackarel fishing is yielding ur. pectedly rich results near Bergen. This. in connection with tke good prices, makes the fisher fclk jubilant. The herring fishery in Lofoten and Raftsund is irregular, but rrices are umusuaily high, ard the returns are, on the whole, very satisfactory. Licut. A. Von Sandenberg, of the Boer army, who was ir the troop cay* tured in Portuguese territory, is in Stockholm collecting funds for the re- Nef of the women and children in the British camps. ® i 4. | River. Fall River easily leads all other man- ufacturing centers in America. It has ' about one-fifth of the cotton spindles in the United States, and more than twice a8 many as any other industrial center in America. It makes 843,000,000 yards of cloth annually. Every morking day its mills weave more than 1,500 miles of cloth. If all the mills could be run on one piece, the fastest express train could not travel fast enough to carry off the piece as it is woven, since the product is more than two miles a min- ute.—New England Magazine. r Chaffee’s Sternness. As indicative of the sternness with which Gen. Chaffee has repressed lo0t- ing in China, a traveler who was there at the time of the greatest excitement, says: ‘When a rich American in Pe- king hinted to the general that he would gladly bear the expense of trans- porting two magnificent temple bronzes to New York as a gift to the Metropolitan Museum of Art if the gen- tral would overlook their removal, he roared until his voice fairly shook the walls of the innercity: “‘The American caught looting will be shot on the spot.’ That’s the sort of stuff Chaffee is made of.”—Chicago News. Wanted—Newer, Truer Maxims. Mr. Schermerhorn—I hope you had the new girl clean up the halls, Lobelia. You know “A new broom sweeps clean.” Mrs. Schermerhorn (wearily)—Not in this iustance. She said she wasn’t g0- ing to clean up any of your former girl’s dirt—Brooklyn Eagle. Robbers. “Henry! Henry!’’ whispered the wife of the good citizen, “there's a robber in the house!” “Lot’s o’ them,’ ‘replied Henry, sleep- ily, “in the house and senate, too, but they ain’t a circumstancg to those in the city councils.”—Philadelphia Press News From the Interior. “The new telegraph editor is a hu- morist.” “Well?” “He heads an account of the cannibal islanders eating the German scientists, ‘Trouble in Their Midst.’ ’—Clevelana Plain Dealer. No Gnawing Hunger to Forbid. Brown—I wonder why big strikes al- ways come on—or come off—in hot weather? Jones—Oh, in hot weather a man gen- erally gets the idea that he could sus- tain life on pump water.—Chicago Rec- ord-Herald. A Narrow Escape. Bath, N. Y., Sept. 16th.—There is now at the Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Home here an old soldicr who bas been nearer death than anyone who has lived to tell the story. His name is A. E. Ayers. For many years he lived in Minneapolis, Minn., where he is well known. Four physicians of that city once told Mr. Af¥ers that he could rot live four days. He had Brights’ disease. As a last resort he tried Dodd's Kid- ney Pills. He is steong end well to- day. He scys: “I was in the very pres- ence of death, but Dodd’s Kidney Pills seved me. They are the grcatest medi- icine in the world.” What He Remarked. “I met a man to-day who was en- gaged to you up to a week before I married you.” “Ah, you did? What did you say to him?” “I dunno exactly; something about an ill-wind that blows no good—and he agreed with me.”—Denver Times. Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. For children teething, softens the gums, reduces in- flamwation, allays pain, cures wind colic. 25c a bottle. Optimistic. “No,” said the business man, “I nev- er lie about my business. It doesn’t pay.” “But how about your advertising man?” At this he became thoughtful. “He describes the bargains and op- portunities as he sees them,” he re- plied. “If he has a failing, it is optim- ism—nothing more.”’—Chicago Post. When the Proportion Is Right. “But true love, you know,” urged the young man, “can live on bread and cheese and kisses.” “That may be true when the propor- tion is right,” returned the practical old gentleman, but, unfortunately, in your case, it is about nine-tenths kiss- es.”—Chicago Post. Some Distinction in That. She—Dont’ let my refusal of your pro- posal embitter you, Mr. Simpkins, He-—Oh, not at all. After all, it is something to have been rejected by @ girl who owns a $500 dog.—Detroit Free Press, What Provoked Him. “Joe, ycu are rude. Ill never put my foot in your office again.” “Oh, yes, you will; you'll come in again late some evening When I’m just hurrying off to catch the train.”—Chi- cago Record-Herald. ( 123 PAINT When you paint you want it, 1 to last; 2 look well; 3 protect your house. Some paint does 1, not 2 or 3; some does 2 awhile, not 1 or 3; lead and oil does 2 well, 3 fairly, 1 badly. Better have it all; 1 2 3 paint: Devoe ready paint; the best isn’t tod good. Get Devoe of your dealer; take noth- ing less, Pamphlet on painting sent free if you mention this paper. GOOD-PAINT DEVOE, CHICAGO, CATARRH 0 | + F KIDNEYS Quickly Develops Into Bright’s Disease, John Herziger, son of Alderman Her- ziger, of Neenah, Wis., and Vice Presi- dent of the Neenah Young Men’s Club, writes in a recent letter to The Pe- runa Medicine Co., of Columbus, Ohio, the following: “After suffering for two years with kidney trouble I received relief anda cure from using your wonderful medi- cine, Peruna. “For months I was unable to work on account of a severe pain in my back, and when I was able to do anything I was in pain and distressed most of the time. “Hearing so much of the good re- sults people had obtained through the use of Peruna I determined to give it a trial and it was a lucky day for me when I did so. Iam well now and it only. took a few bottles of Peruna.’’— John Herziger, 307 Commercial street, Neenah, Wis. Two years suffering with catarrh of the kidneys, unable to work on account of the severe pain; could find no relief from medicine; gave Peruna a trial and was promptly cured—such was the ex- perience of John Herziger of Wisconsin. This experience has been repeated many times. Not only in Wisconsin put in every state in the Union. It was indeed a lucky day for this young man when his attention was called to Pe- runa. What would have been the result had he continued suffering on and fool- RH WHEREVER LOCATED.) ing away precious time with other rem< edies, no man can tell. But it is al- most certain that it would have ended in incurable Bright’s disease of the kid- neys, which sooner or later would have proved fatal. Peruna is a sure cure for incipient Bright’s disease of the kidneys. Taken in the early stages of this disease, it cures permanently. Bright’s disease always begins with catarrh of the kid- neys. Peruna cures catarrh wherever located. Congressman Bankhead’s Statement. | + Congressman J. H. Bankhead of Ala- bama, one of the most influential mem- bers of the House of Representatives, in a letter written from Washington, D. C., gives his indorsement to the great catarrh remedy, Peruna, in the following words: “Your Peruna is one of the best medicines I ever tried, and no fem |; should be without your remarkczble remedy. Asa tonic and acatarrh cure I know of acthing better.”—J. H. Bankhead. Samuel R. Sprecher, Junior Beadle Court Angelina No. 3422, I. 0. O. F. 205 High St., Los Angeles, Cal., writesz “T came here a few years ago suffers ing with catarrh of the kidneys, im search of health. I thought that the climate would cure me but found that I was mistaken, but what the climate could not do Peruna could and did do, Seven weeks’ trial convinced me that B had the right medicine and I was then . a ‘well man. I know of at least twenty friends and members of tne lodge to which I belong who have been cure@ of catarrh, bladder and kidney trouble through the use of Peruna and it has a host of friends in this city.”—Samuel R. Sprecher. If you do not derive prompt and sat« 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, O, Not Interested in Hay. “They say the hay crop this year will be immense.” “How about the gasoline crop?” “The what?” “Hang it, man, didn’t you know I had bought an automobile?”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. For the Name. “Why is Richemann adding so many new designs to that house he is build- ing?” “So that he will have an excuse for calling it Builtimore,.”—Chicago Record- Herald. . His Dread. Weary Waggles—Why didn’t you hit that college professor for the price of a drink? Layaround Lucas—Feer’d he want to give me an ‘LL. D’, "Ohio State Jour- nal. Poor Start in Life. “When I started out in life I didn’t have a dollar ‘to my name,” said the man who boasts. “That’s nothing,” answered his satir- ical friend. “When I started out I didn’t even have all my name. It was several weeks before I was christened.""—Wash- ington Star. Why is it that it is considered so very reprehensible to say that you come from the country? “The Cradle Rules the World” and all wise mothers make St. OF GARMENTS AND HATS. A.J.TOWER €O.,BOSTON.MASS. # $ DOUGLAS on? SHOES p23: UNION MADE. Bor More Thana Quarter of aCentu: ‘The reputation of W. I. Douglas $3. and $3.50 shoes for style, comfort and wear has excelled all other makes sold a8 these prices. This excellent reputaticn has been won by merit alone. W, L. Dougias shoes have to give better satisfaction than other $3.00 and $3.50 shoes because him reputation for the best 35:99 and $3.50 shoes must be maintained. The standard has always been placed so high that the wearer receives more value for his money in the W. L.. Douglas $3.00 and $3. 2 shoes than he can get elsewhere. W.L. las sells more $3.00 and $3.50 shoes than any other two magufacturers. W, L. Douglas $4.00 Gilt Edge Line be equalled at any pric i fat Jacobs Oil a household remedy for the simple reason that it always Conquers Pain beitertee et | a erties Seat DR.O. LPS BROWN’S | woken nok aed it of your PRECIOUS HERBAL _ | Sietltl re Es will It Cures Through the Pores | Sova S'ou'e Friel FLOR. Address Dr. 0. P. Brown, 98 B’way, New! N.Y. “COOD NEWS?” ‘opporuuity: Ove year only ten cents. rane the homes and opportunities of the won Northwest. Se: nd 10 cents to Opportunity Publishing Co. St. Paul, Minn. gives quick relief and cures woret casee, Book of testimontals and 10 DAYS? treatment WRER, DR. H. H. GREEN'S BONS, Box Rn Attentes: eo. MaMioted with! Thompson’s Eye Water N. W. NU, —NO 38.— 1901, Whee Answering Advertisements Hiadip Mention This Paper. MINNEAPOLIS, Woodward & ESTABLISHED 1879. Co. Grain Commission. ORDERS FOR FOTURE DELIVERY EXECU'ED IN ALL MAREETS. * Seger lienlnnnntaamsste