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WESTERN CANADA GROPS . GANNOT BE CHECKED. OATS YIELDED 90 BUSHELS TO THE ACRE. The following letter written the Do- minion Government Commissioner of Emigration speaks for itself. It proves the story of the Agents of the Gov- ernment that on the free homesteads offered by the Government it is pos- sible to become comfortably well off }. in a few years: d Regina, Sask., 23rd Nov., 1907. Commissioner of Immigration, Winnipeg. Dear Sir: It is with pleasure that I reply to your request. Some years ago I took up a homestead for myself and also one for my son. The half section which we own is situated between Rouleau and Drinkwater, adjoining the Moose Jaw creek, is a low level and heavy land. We put in 70 acres of wheat in stubble, which went 20 bush- els to the acre, and 30 acres of sum- mer fallow, which went 25 bushels to the acre. All the wheat we harvested this year is No. 1 hard. That means the best wheat that can be raised on theearth. Wedidnot sell any wheat yet as we intend to keep one part for our own seed, and sell the other part to people who want first-class seed, for there is no doubt if you sow good wheat you will harvest good wheat. We also threshed 9,000 bushels of fir ss oats out of 160 acres. 80 acres has been fall plowing which yielded 90 bushels per acre, and 80 acres stubble, which went 30 bushels to the acre. These oatS are the best kind that can be raised. We have shipped three car loads of them, and got 53 cents per bushel clear. All our grain was cut in the last week of the month of August before any frest could touch it. Notwithstanding the fact that we have had a late spring, and that the weather conditions this year were very adverse and unfavorable, we will make mere money out of our crop this year than last. For myself I feel compelled to say that Western Canada crops cannot be checked, even by unusual conditions. I am, dear sir, Yours truly, (Signed) A. Kaltenbrunner, It has been discovered that the only chance a man, has to beat a woman in an argument is to let her do all the talking. LARGEST BATH IN THE WORLD. Swimming Pool Near London, Eng., Opened, Holds 1,360,000 Gallons. The biggest swimming pool in the world has just been officially put in commission at Tooting Bee Common, England. It is 800 feet in length and is 99 feet wide. With a capacity of 1,360,000 gallons of water it is so ar- ranged that 80,000 gallons can be pumped into it daily, thereby insuring a partial flow all the time. By this plan it will not be necessary to clean the bath more than once a year. To empty the bath and refill it means an expenditure of $200. The depth of the \pool is 6 feet 6 inches. It has no cov- ; g overhead, but all around there is ample accommodation for spec- tators. The work of construction was begun about a year and a half ago, and was so far advanced last fall that it was used for general purposes. The fix- tures, of cou ery da week these est. There is no admission charge. In spite of the large number of bath- no fatality has so far occurred, but ane ‘the bath attendants have rescued thir- teen persons, and they received the Royal Humane society medal last year for saving two persons from.the deep end. The bath is situated in the most picturesque part of the common. HAPPY OLD AGE Most Likely to Follow Proper Eating. As old age advances, we require less food to replace waste, and food that will not oyertax the digestive organs, while supplying true nourishment. Such an ideal food is found in Grape- Nuts, made of whole wheat and barley by long baking and action of diastase in the barley which changes the starch into sugar. The phosphates also, placed up un- der the bran-coat of the wheat, are in- cluded in Grape-Nuts, but left out of white flour. They are necessary to the building of brain and nerve cells. “I have used Grape-Nuts,” writes an Iowa man, “for 8 years and feel as good and am stronger than I was ten years ago. Iam over 74 years old, and at- tend to my business every day. “Among my customers I meet aman every day who is 92 years old and ai- tributes his good health to the use of Grape-Nuts and Postum which he has used for the last 5 years. He mixes Grape-Nuts with Postum and says they go fine together. “For many years before 1 began to eat Grape-Nuts, I could not say that I enjoyed life or knew what it was to be able to say ‘I am well.’ I suffered greatly with constipation, now my hab- its are as regular as ever in my life. “Whenever I make extra effort I depend on Grape-Nuts food and it just fills the bill. I can think and write a great deal easier.” P “There's a Reason.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read “The Road to Wellville,” in pkgs. were only in a rough state; nevertheless about three thou- sand persons visited the big pool ev- for their dip. One day in the set aside for women, and on ays the bath is taxed to its full- \ By John B. Smith, Entomologtst. The common house fly, Musca domestica; larvae with details at right; pup- arium at left; adult in center; all enlarged. Pommace fly, Drosophila ampelophila: a, adult, with b, c, structural details; d, e, puparium from side and above; f, larvae, and g, its anal end; ail enlarged. A number of species of flies occur in houses, but most of them do not breed there. The largest percentage consists of the common house fly (Musca domestica), and this is a nui- sance in every sense of the term. It is not only an annoyance, but is actu- ally dangerous as a carrier of any sort of germ disease, The adult gets into everything, walks over every- thing and feeds on or at least tastes almost everything. “Germs” may be taken up on the hairy pads of the feet from excrementitious matter, ex- pectorations or other waste, and may be carried to food or directly to the in- dividual. From a_ sickroom, flies should be most rigidly excluded. House flies lay their eggs on, and their larvae live in excrementitious material of many sorts; but the fa- vorite food is horse dung, and in a small quantity of this a great num- ber may develop. Sometimes they are found in garbage pails or barrels; but these are more usually used by other species. The larvae of flies are maggots, and it takes only a little over a week for them to pass through all the stages, from egg to adult. De- velopment, therefore, takes place out- doors as a rule, and only the adults come into the house. They hibernate there if given a chance, and in a well-warmed residence flies are never entirely dormant. Another common species is some- what larger than the House fiy, metal- lic green in color, and this ,is at- tracted to and breeds in garbage and ‘animal and vegetable refuse of all kinds. If a garbage pail is left uncovered or Garbage fly, Lu- loosely covered in cilia caesar; en- summer for three larged. or four days, it will be found swarming with the mag- YOUR STAND _ OF ALFALFA By George L. Farrell. The time is close at hand when every farmer who grows alfalfa and fall grain should see to it that they put the disks and harrows to work, es- pecially those who own and operate arid farms. Just as soon as the soil is dry enough to work without clog- ging put on the disk, set it at the second notch, put a weight on it be- sides the boy driver and disk it lengthwise. Have a team with a har- row behind the disk and work the ground down well. Then turn cross- wise with the disk and harrow and work it all over again. If the alfalfa is thin this work will thicken it and if weedy will destroy the weeds. After this is done, make a frame eight to ten feet long and fill it with good long brush, then put a ‘heavy plank upon it for the boy to run it over the field to break up all the lumps and to fine the surface soil. This conserves the moisture also, which will save one or all waterings on irrigated land and make hay that is worth much more than alfalfa that has been jirrigated. Some people ad- vocate sowing a little seed upon alfal- fa fields that are thin but this is only to throw away the seed as it will not grow. My advice with such thin crops is to plow them up and sow a grain upon the land two or three seasons, then re-sow to alfalfa by plowing the land eight inches deep in the fall. Disk, harrow and level the land early in the following spring, sow the seed with a drill two inches deep with one-half bushel of oats and - eight pounds of alfalfa seed, then as soon as the oats are in the milk mow the field close to the ground and get a |THE PLAGUE OF FLIES! gots of this species, ranging in size from those just out of the egg to half These flies are not so obtrusive indoors and do not gen- erally bother the person or get into cooked food. Larger yet, and comparatively more rare, is the “blue-bottle,” fly;” a dull blue, stout, bristly species which makes a loud buzzing noise and is more annoying from that cause than from almost any other. larvae or maggots of this species de- velop chiefly in decaying animal mat- A dead mouse will support a dozen; a dead rat will mature a large grown or more. All these flies are actually scaven- gers, hence they have a function and the best way to deal with them is to remove the cause for their existence. Allow no decaying matter in or close to the house, and keep all garbage receptacles so tightly covered that the flies cannot get at the contents to Flies do not like the dark, and will fly out of a small lighted opening, if the remainder of the room~be dark- They are attracted by food odors, hence are most numerous in kitchens and dining-rooms. Give them no chance to get food and they will not stay long; hence in parlors and sitting-rooms kept darkened and free from’food particles, flies are rarely Besides these larger species which may be kept out by care and screens, there are often found, especially in late summer and early fall, very small flies, with bright red eyes. the so-called “pommace they are attracted to and develop in fermenting fruit juices of all kinds. A basket of over-ripe grapes, or an apple or pear, beginning to decay, at- tract a swarm from the surroundings at very short notice, and with the dis-| appearance of the material that at- tracted them the flies also disappear. fine crop of feed, one that will give In the opinion of Field and Farm, alfalfa would pay farmers much better if it were plowed up and resown every six or seven years. Al ways have one field sown one year before plowing the other up, so as to be sure of haying feed for the com- The next work after the alfalfa fields are well worked over is to run the harrows over the winter wheat both ways so as to break up the baked surface and kill all young weeds as soon as they appear. allows the fresh air to. get to the roots to give them fresh life and vigor, but be careful before starting the harrow that the teeth are turned Simple Poultry Houses.—Poultry houses that are simple of construction are the best poultry houses. fancy poultry houses that are all cut up with partitions ‘and other inside methods of division are more trouble to take care of than the plain houses. We have visited poultry houses which their owners were very proud and which seemed to contain a dem- onstration of every suggestion that had ever been made as to fixtures in That such houses are of little ,service every experienced poultryman knows. ward the simple and away from the complex we will obtain better sults than in any other way. poultry houses. If we work to- a Profitable In growing buckwheat F have usually expected to thresh 12 to 18 bushels buckwheat to the acre. I regard this It is a great aid in subsiding land, says a writer in Or- ange Judd Farmer. Generally, buck- heat is grown on new breaking; reak the land about six inches deep, cultivate well with a spring-tooth har- row, the more the better. bags about the right amount of seed} “Bah!” 4 “Settled it! Why, my boy, I gave you to the acre. I put it in with a disk a profitable crop. OLD SOUTH AMERICAN ANIMALS. Ferocious, Big Frogs—Huge Rats anda Toothless Curiosity. i Many curious animals haunt the marshy parts of South America north of the’ pampas. Frogs big and fero- cious (the ceratophyrs) given to mak- ing vicious. springs when closely ap- proached; the capybara, a cavy “con- tented with the bulk of a sheep;” the huge coypu rat and the swarthy pig- like tapir are frequently seen. Along the forest margins troops of peccaries are often met with, occa- sionally the jaguar, sometimes the pu- ma, likewise that toothless curiosity the great ant bear, long in claw, long nosed and remarkably long tongued. Very plentiful too are those “little knights in scal yarmour,” the quaint, waddling armadilloes; long toed ja- eanas pace about upon the floating leaves. William James, the famous psychol- ogist of Harvard, said: “The oldest, the most momentous associations oft- entimes attach themselves to the most trifling things. “Thus at a dinner that I once at- tended the hostess said to a sour-faced man on her left: ‘May I help you to some of the boiled rice, Mr. Smith?’ i “‘Rice? No, thank you; no rice for me,’ Smith answered, vehemently. ‘It is associated with the worst mistake of my life.””"—Rochester Herald. e+ Signing Pledge Illegal. The clergyman recorded complacent- ly the twenty-seventh New Year pledge taking: “Excellent work. A glorious, day,” he said. “And yet do you know that there was once a time when all this A familiar object is the great jabirn, | sort of thing was criminal?” a stork with a preference for the deso-| “No!” late lagoons, where it may often be “Yes. It was in India, at the begin- on one leg and} "ing of the English occupation. Medi- prc aioreencren ig cal men believed in those days that a white man could not live in India with- cut drinking. They thought he needed DOVE-KILLING IN GEORGIA. Lalf a pint of whisky, or its equivalent, v y. And they insisted on his One Party of Hunters Killed 6,000 in al tive it’ : ‘ f Few Hours. “Temperance societies, total absti- The biggest dove shoot of the year} nence and the signing of the pledge were in this section and one of the biggest} things forbidden in India. Such things ever held was pulled off yesterday on} were thought injurious to the white one of Ira Cook’s plantations in Lee }*man’s health out there. Hence to go county. in for them was to be arrested, fined, imprisoned, banished. A field several hundred acres in ex-| "TE today in India total abstinence tent had been baited daily for a period] ;.. ancouraged, for it has been found of several weeks and sportsmen at-| that the abstainer stands the heat far tended from Albany, Leesburg and sev-| better than does the man who drinks.” eral other points. There were between] —Philadelphia Bulletin. 125 and 150 gunners in the field when fe hare te the birds began flying, just after dawn, Bad Scares. and. it is probable that more than| 4+ q ginner given a few nights ago} 6,000 doves were killed. Speaker Cannon, Representative Taw- In spite of the great slaugi€er the} rey and many others. were discussing birds appear to be as plentiful as they] the times in their lives that they had have ever been. A number of ladies] really been scared. “Uncle Joe” told participated in yesterday’s shoot. of an experience on the prairies of Tili- A big bird shoot was given by J. M. nois in the early days and said he Stevens and J. T. Holder at Stevens’ guessed that was the occasion when a Sate he was more frightened than on any farm, four miles south of Lumpkin, in other. 200-acre level field to-day. Birds} «possibly ‘so,” said Tawney; “but if were plenitful and between 1,000 and] you were ever any worse’ scared than 1,500 were killed. Sixty guns were on] you were the other night when I raked the field. The hunt was followed by a] in that juicy jackpot with a bobtail barbecue and bird roast. I don’t see how you survived to tell about it.” A irl “That’s so, and I must say no one mena airs f but an expert on appropriations could “Yes,” said she defiantly, “I admit|)..ve turned the trick so cleverly,” re- that I kissed him.” torted the speaker.—Washington Cor- “Did he put up much of a struggle?” | -espondence New York World. inquired her best girl friend. ++ ri RR ER a, Proposing to a Widow. He—Would you think me very—I mean, would it be bad taste on my part—— She (hastily)—Not a bit. He—But you don’t know-—you can’t know—what I was going to say. I was going to say, would it be very imperti- uont of me if I— She (tenderly)—I think I do know, Harry, and I can assure you that I should not resent it in the least. He—Ah, but it was something much more serious than you imagine—some- thing about—— She (looking down) — Something about your future life? He—No; not quite so serious as that. Something about my present life. She—That’s what I meant—the sec- ond half of your present life. He—Oh, I'm only twenty-seven, you know She—I know; but when a man con- templates a great change in his life—— He—You did know, then? She—Months ago, dearest. I read it in your eyes the first day we met. He—By Jove! Then—why, I've done Who'll Compel It? “It has been decided that babies must pay fare on the trans-Atlantic steamers.” “S’pose a baby declines?” PATENTS. List of Patents Issued Last Week to Northwestern Inventors. Reported by Lothrop & Johnson, patent lawyers, 911 Pioneer Press building, St. Paul, Minn.: A. W. Cale," Alberta, Minn., portable lavatory; J. J. Conrad, Luverne, Minn., corn plow shovel; F. B. Gulzow, Flandreau, S. D., concrete mixer; G. O. Helvig, Daw- son, Minn., car door; L. S. Linder, Mankato, Minn., hen’s nest.; I. B. Par- sons, Bathgate, N. D., washboiler; P. O. Peterson, Winona, S. D., gate fastener. Evolution in Literature. Fried—How’'d you come to write that “best seller?” The Modern Lit’ry Gent—First I was} it! struck by a thought. I epigramized the She (weeping a little)—Harry, you thought, sketched the epigram, play-|have swept me off my feet! ized the sketch, novelized the play and He—My love! I know I was bru- advertised the novel. lustrated Bits.| tally frank, but don’t cry. : She—You men! How irresistible you It Cures While You Walk. — rn hs Allen’s eae red is ota e eee ot te ot, sweating, callous, and swollen, aching ; feet. Sold by all Druggists. Price 25¢. Don’t Arroener SEDes accept any substitute. Trial package FREE. Mrs. Drew’s husband had bought an Address Allen S. Olmsted, Roy, N. Y¥. | automobile, and its commanding merits formed the sole topic of Mrs. Drew’s Hanging Pictures Dangerous. Br ekeA greats fe - saan “ . You just ou; to take a ride in it, roost dial adh eS puck Mrs mail ea said to a neighbor wide publicity,” said an insurance maN|yho, as she knew, had no automobile. yesterday, “that there is a common] “It’s almost noiseless, it never gets out belief on the part of the public that]! order, has all the modern tne cne is more liable to accidents while] 0") a’. «rocking chair. It's a Highfy- traveling than when living the sim-| )jppinger, with patent sparker attach- ple life in the gonfines of his home. |ment. By the way, what kind of a ma- “As a matter of cold fact, statistics} chine do you use?” show that accident insurance com-| “Light-running Lockstitch, with hem- panies pay more losses to people who} ™¢e"- tucker and _buttonhole attach- get injured in their own homes or on|™ent-’—Philadelphia Ledger. their premises than they do to people hurt in railway accidents. Insurance companies pay more money to people who get hurt hanging pictures or tak- ing stoves apart than they do to the victims of head-on collisions. It sounds strange, but it’s the truth.” tet No Matter. Alfred Edwards of Santa Barbara, cashier of the Commercial bank and a well-known Elk, arrived at the Jeffer- son yesterday with his boy. While he was showing the youngster the sights along Van Ness avenue something happened to the elevator. On the door of the cage had been hung the usual sign, “Not running.” “Jack,” directed the watchful father, when they returned to the hotel office, “before you go out to see your grand- mother, you must have your shoes re- polished, and right now you'd better take the key and go up to our room, it’s on the top floor, remember, and get yourself a. handkerchief.” The sign had just caught the boy’s eye. “Do I have to go, papa?” he whined. “It’s ‘not running.’” “That doesn’t make any difference., I want you always to keep one in your pocket.”—San Francisco Chronicle. +++ An Annuity. ‘ ‘ ’ Shortly after Congressman Maddox of Georgia had turned over part of his law practice to his son, the’young man came into the office with a flushed, triumphant face. “Pap,” he began, “you know that Wilkins case you've been trying for the last ten years?” The congressman nodded. “Well,”.said the young man, “T’ve set- tled it?” “Settled it!” ejaculated his father. DEEP CRACKS FROM ECZEMA Could. Lay Slate-Pencil in One—Hands ° in Dreadful State—Permanent Cure in Cuticura. “I had eczema on my hands for about seven years and during that time I had used several so-called rem- edies, together with physicians’ and druggists’ prescriptions. The disease was so bad on my hands that I could lay a slate-pencil in one of the cracks and a rule placed across the hand would not touch the pencil. I kept using remedy after remedy, and while some gave partial relief, none relieved as much as did the first box of Cuti- cura Ointment. I made a purchase of Cuticura Soap and Ointment and my hands were perfectly cured after twa boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap were used. W. H. Dean, Newark, Del., Mar. 28, 1907.” “AU Regular. “Yes; the duke loves me for myself alone.” “But he does. \Hére are affidavits to that effect, duly drawn up and wit- nessed by his solicitor.” that case as an annuity!"—Woman’s Home Companion. > Active and Bright, Th TORIES WORTH WHILE [| ment. ples of Barley yielding 173 ete. And if you send 14c we will add a pack- age of new farm seed never before seen by you. John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse. Wis. K. & W. U. S. DIP, Dip, wash or spray, 1 gal. 75c; 3 gal. $: A REMARKABLE MAN. evar Almost a Centenarian. Shepard Kollock, of 44 Wallace St. Red Bank, N. J., is a remarkable man at the age of 98. For 40 years he was a victim of kidney troubles and doctors said he would never be cured. “I was trying everything,” says Mr. Kollock, “but my\ back was lame and weak, and every exertion sent a sharp twinge through me. several times each night and the kid- ney secretions contained a heavy sedi- Recently I began using Doan’s Kidney Pills, with fine results. They, have given me entire relief.” Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a box. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. A La Kipling. He prates to-day of pike and shard; Writes warlike stuff. I fear me that the gentle bard Is getting rough. Billion Dollar Grass. Most remarkable grass of the century. Good for three rousing crops annually. One Iowa farmer on 100 acres sold $3,- 800.00 worth of seed and had 300 tons of hay besides. It is immense. Do try it. For 10c AND THIS NOTICE send to the John A. Salzer Seed Co., La Crosse, Wis., to Pay postage, ete., and. they will mail you the y i catalog published in America with sam- Billion Dollar Grass, Macaroni Wheat. the sly miller mixer, Sainfoin the dry soil luxuriator. Victoria Rape, the 20c a ton green food protarry Silver King uu. per acre, etc., etc., only original seed Real Drama. “Why are you clapping your hands, me good man?” asked the cook. “I was trying, madam,” answered Yorick Handout, “to give that cup of cawfee an encor 160 ACRES NORTH DAKOTA LAND FREE. Will locate, if you buy the adjoining quar- ter D. J. McMahon, Endicott Bld., St. Paul. In Arid Georgia. “Case of apoplexy; a bad stroke.” “What brought it on?” “Man asked him if whisky was good to rub a hoss with.” WE PAY TOP PRICES FOR CREAM. Cash every day. Write for prices and tags. MILLER & HOLMES, St. Paul, Minn. After a sick man recovers and again able to eat, the. first thing he wants is sausage. PILES CURED IN 6 TO 14 DAYS. PAZO OINTMENT is guaranteed to cure any case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles in 6 to ld days or money refunded. 50c. The Requirements. “An actor needs imagination, scope, breadth, temperament—” “Well?” “And a fur-lined overcoat.” The Best and Cheapest, 1 GALLON MAKES 100 GALLONS. gals. $3. Write for 32 page booklet: Ship us your Hides, Furs, Pelts, Wool etc. N. W. Hide & Fur Co., Minneaplois, Minn. Accidents will happen and a girl might just as well get used to having her heart broken once in a while. Garfield Tea—a simple and satisfactory laxative! Composed of Herbs, it regulates liver and kidneys, overcomes constipation and brings Good Health. It isn’t until a man lives to learn that he really learns to live. _STANDS FOR PAINT QUALITY: Se MADE BY THE. OLD DUTCH: ./g BROCESS. Money Making Possibiliti For the farmer, truck gardener, stockman and merchant were never better than they are today in the Dakotas and Montana along the new line to the Pacific Coast. Mild climate; ample rainfall; pro- ductive soil; good crops; convenient markets; cheap fuel. More stores, hotels and other in- dustries are needed in the grov ing, new towns on the new line of the Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway Trains are now operated on this new line to Lombard, Montana— 93 miles east of Butte—with con- nections for Moore, Lewistown and other points in the Judith Basin. Daily service between St. Paul and Minneapolis and Miles City; daily except Sunday service beyond. Send for free descriptive books and maps regarding this new coun- try—they will interest you. F. A. MILLER, General Passenger Agent, Chicago. I had to get up WASH AND DISINFECTAN®