WESTERN CANADA During the early days in the pe riod of the growth of the grain crop in Western Canada, as well as throughout the ripening and garnering period, there is yearly growing an increasing interest throughout the United States, as to the results when harvest is com pleted. These mean much to the thou sands of Americans who have made their homes in some of the three Prov inces that form that vast agricultural domain, and are of considerable interest to the friends they have left behind. The year 1909 is no disappointment The crops of wheat, oats and barley have been har«~«sted and it is now safe to Bpeak oi results. Careful es timates place the yield of spring wheat a,, ..... acre. In this district wheat will avei K-i ■ < V"" Central Farmer Finishing Cutting His 70-Acre Field of Wheat at 30 bushels per acre, winter wheat at over 40 bushels, and oats exceed 50 bushels per acre. Barley also has proved an abundant yield. What will attract the reading public more than volumes of figures will be the fact that those who have been induced through the influence of the Government to ac cept of 160 acres of free grant land; or, by the persuasion of friends to leave their home State of Dakota, Min nesota, lowa, Illinois, Michigan, In diana, Ohio, Nebraska or the other States from which people have gone, have done well. Financially, they are in a better position than many of them ever expected to be, and in the mat ter of health, in social conditions, they have lost nothing. One person who has Just returned from a trip through the Lethbridge Dis trict, where winter wheat has a strong hold with farmers, says: "We saw some mag nificent sights. The crops were, in fact, all that could be desired." In a few years from now these great plains over whose breadth for years roved hundreds of Town thousands of School herds of cat- House J'S " . r. iv-sißsyw.s-. tie, louowmg the millions oi bulfalo that once grazed their grasses, will be a solid grain field covering a territory of over 30,000 square miles, and very little of it. but what will yet be worth from S4O to S6O per acre. Al ready the homestead and pre-emption lands are being well filled. in the district of Calgary, south, east and north, which comprises Nanton, High Kiver and other equally impor tant districts, a correspondent of the Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press says: (Aug. 21) "The grain in this district is going to make some money for the farmers this year. All the crop is now crowding along and is good on both irrigated and unirrigated lands." There are to be found those who speak of a "pioneering" life in west ern Canada, but as one man said, "if | , , - .• ' A Specimen Group of Elevators That May Be Seen in Many Towns in Central Canada this ib pioneering 1 don't for the life of me see what our forefathers had to complain of." He didn't know, though, lor the pioneering of his fore fathers was discomfort and hardship. The opening up and development of western Canada, with its railroad lines to carry one to almost the uttermost part of it, the telegraph line to (lash the news to the outside world, the tel ephone to talk to one's neighbor, the daily and weekly mail service which brings and carries letters to the friends in distant parts; the schools headed by college-bred and highly cer tificated teachers; the churches manned by brilliant divines; the clubs; the social and festJve life; what is Uiere about any of this to give to the man who fcoes there to make his home i lie credit of being a pioneer? Noth i»ig! He might as well be in any of i tie old middle-west States. In other parts of tho world the production of wheat is diminishing today; but as it diminishes Canada's will increase; therefore, it is safe to predict that in a few years from now a large part of the world will be looking to western Can ada for its wheat supply, and espe cially will the United States. In many parts of western Canada it is possible to have a hundred-mile square of wheat, without a break. A writer says; "We were driven west and north of Moose Jaw throug;h 20 miles of dead ripe wheat, acres of stocks and well worked summer-fallows. One of these fields would yield 40 bushels to the acre, and another man had oats that would yield 90 or 100 bushels to the were never better and throughout th« district the people are assured of a most prosperous year." It would be unfair to close this ar ticle without quoting from an expert crop-correspondent regarding the two Battlefords in Central Saskatchewan, on the line of the Canadian Northern Railway. Writing on August 18th of this year, he says: "It is necessary to drive about six or seven miles out of the town of North Battleford in order to see the best crops of the district. This morning I was driven about 20 miles to the north and west of the town and in all the drive did not see a poor crop. I saw one wheat crop which the owner estimates will yield 40 bushels per acre, and I believe it." He then crossed the Sas katchewan river to the South town, or Battleford proper, and continues his report: "Conditions around the old town are as good if not bet ter than those to the north ot the river. This district nas much the best wheat crop prospect of any 1 have inspected this year, consid ering sample and yield. The weath er conditions for the whole season have been ideal and the result is what might easily be termed a bumper crop. A sample sheaf brought in from the farm of George Truscott was shown to me which spoke for itself. This farmer is said to have sixty acres which will yield 45 bushels per acre. In stating an average for the dis trict of South Battleford I would say that the wheat will yield 3G bushels per acre. The oats will yield about 45 and barley 35 bushels per acre." A correspondent summing up a trip over the Canadian Northern Railway, from Dauphin to Battleford. says: "As I Inspected the crops in the va rious districts I found the farmers and other citizens without exception filled with expectant enthusiasm ovei this year's prospects. No district was found which could not boast of fields of 35 bushels per acre wheat, or 60 tc 60 bushels per acre oats, and of 4C bushels per acre of barley.' It is not an unusual thing in many parts of western Canada for a farmer to have 10,000 to 30.000 busbels of wheat. In the Rouleau district it is said that there are several farmers who will have 20,000 bushels of oats any many fields will return one hun dred bushels to the acre. It takes an army or men to handle the Western Canada crop, and it is es timated that 30,000 people have been brought in this year to assist in tht great undertaking; there being excur sions from the outside world nearly eyery day for the past six weeks. CAMERON COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1909. F<D>n° ttHne JHtosttess Cbat on Topics of Kiwis, by a Reeogfrjazed AutborWv "Puzzle" Announcement Party. Quite recently a hostess used puz zle pictures to announce the engage ment of the guest of honor. The club to. which the young couple belonged were invited and as no one suspected the news that was to be revealed, the affair was entirely successful. Tables and puzzles were arranged so that four persons worked together, the hostess explained that when the six tables had completed their puz zles a very interesting story would be woven from the pictures; that a prize would be awarded to tiie one who first guessed the story. The first picture put together showed a boy and girl with a map upon which there wer® two states, Maine and Ohio; the sec ond puzzle revealed a man and a girl dancing with the words "Yale"and "Vassar." Then the third picture was a poser, for it was simply a cut of a White Star liner, the fourtji puzzle was a Pullman train marked "California Limited;" The fifth was a scene in a park, with a couple sitting under the trees, and the sixth was a bride and groom walking up the aisle over which were the initials of the young couple. The prize was a large box of con fetti with which the pair were duly showered. Congratulations followed and every one was delighted. The hostess had painted some of the pic tures. pasted them on thin sheets of wood and a boy friend cut them out on his jig saw. Post cards, advertise ments and magazines furnished the others. A delicious salad of canned aspara gus, sprinkled with grated cheese and mayonnaise with a garnish of stuffed olives cut in halves. Cheese straws were passed with it, and lemonade, in which a bottle of ginger ale was added in the proportion of a bottle to every quart of lemonade. Unique Thimble Party. We belonged to a thimble club of ten members, and once a month one of us gave an afternoon to which each member asked a guest, making a party of 20. At the affair I wish to describe for your department readers the hostess had five tables with the fol lowing stunts to be accomplished: First, to see who could sew on the most buttons in the time alotted; sec ond. to see who could sew on the most lace; third, the best buttonhole in five minutes; fourth, the best patch work square; fifth, the neatest hem in the square of cheese cloth. We played partners, the two best progress ing. We were all given wee baskets with silk bag tops attached and the markers were buttons, hooks and eyes, spools of thread, steel bodkins, etc. There were prizes of needle bocks, scissors and spool cases filled. Farewell Envelope Shower. To a girl who was going away for a prolonged absence, a friend planned and carried out this acceptable show er. Her guests all entered into the spirit of the occasion and made it a success. Each person was asked to bring something in an envelope, as space must be considered when one is going to Europe. It was wonderful the way the envelope scheme devel oped; there was an envelope of denim Dainty Candle Shades A dainty candle shade gives a pret ty finish to table, mantel or dresser, and the new tinted flower shades mounted over colored silk are most attractive. The woman who is clever with her brushes may make no end of pretty things, but these shades may be imitated even by those who know nothing about painting, providing they put the color on in a neat, careful manner. The first step is to trace the design on a piece of water-color paper, then color it, either shading, if one knows how, or using flat washes with pen and ink outline. In the latter case use waterproof ink, going over every line when the paint is dry. This wash and outline work is quite as effective as the more difficult light and shade. In either case use a light brown tor the stems, two shades of green for the leaves, the smaller leaves the lighter, and the centers of the flowers yellow, with the inner petals of the roses deep rose and the ou'er petals deli cate pink. This is mounted over a pink silk shade. The design is planned so that the with strap handles for holding maga zines, letter paper pad, pencil, etc. Then there was a nest of long envel opes tied together filled with all sorts of interesting clippings, anecdotes, ar ticles of interest along the lines that the voyager was especially to study. One envelope contained a wee deck of cards for playing solitaire, an other held courtplaster; one had snap shots of home scenes and near friends; several large envelopes held hand illuminated mottos, and, best of all, a rich bachelor uncle took this way of giving his niece some green backs. The envelope was labeled "Extras." One practical girl brought a set of envelopes marked "For Emergency;" there were buttons on a card, needles, safety pins, a card of beauty pins, hairpins of all sizes and an invisible hair net. It is impossible to enumerate all that this showei brought forth besides the regulai steamer letters. Marking Silver for a Bride. An old custom, which is now a new one, is that of marking a bride's silver with the first initial of the bride groom's first or Christian name, and the bride's two initials, with the Initial of the bridegrooms last name, thus: Supposing the man to be John Smith and the brido "Anna Edgar," the flat silver would all be engraved "J." and "A. E. S." Silver marked this way is shown by a lady who will soon cele brate her fortieth anniversary, and she says it was the custom of the largest eastern jewelers' to mark all wedding silver in this way unless spe cially instructed otherwise. Many brides of to-day seem to prefer their wedding gifts to be marked with the initial which they have every right to expect will be theirs for life. But all bridal linen, both personal and for household use, is marked with the bride's monogram or her Initials. Will all prospective brides take this as a bit of personal information? MADAME MERRI. (Copyright, 1'J09.) .IN^foGUC The rone-pink, so much in vogue, is a most delightful color, when veiled with net or lace. The nowest dancing frocks for girls are being made of puffed malincs over sat 'n slips. Irish crochet buttons and lace ap pear as trimming upon some of the crepe-liUe tissues. Raffia parasols, edged with tiny balls, are a pretty accompaniment for pongee and linen frocks. Thu shirt waist or one-piece morn ing frock with a collar of itself is comirig into its own again. Old blue linen, with tucks and frills of white mull, is very attractive in an}' of the present-day models. There has been a notable increase in the use of printed materials with the advWce of the new foulard rage. The military coat will be prominent in tailored su.'tings this fall. It will be slightly bloa-ied and belted. joining of tlie shade is imperceptible. The tab marked A slips under the cor responding letter on the opposite side, 13 and 13, and C under the letter C. The tabs are to be glued in this manner. Before joining, however, the background of the design is to be cut out with small pointed scissors, leaving a delicate tracery of leaves and flowers. The effect of the silk under the flowers is very pretty. The little shades may be purchased all ready to slip the painted shade over, and the design given is planned to exactly fit them. They come bead-fringed in all colors for 50 cents, the best variety with silk outside and a lining of mica, a thin substance that will not burn. Then there are dainty little separate silk linings of different colors with a silk fringe to match for 15 cents. The pink shades are, perhaps, the most effective with the wild rose de sign, but yellow is also pretty. If a yellow lining is used, then the flowers may be painted yellow. A light greep lining is also pretty under the pink « yellow shade. FALL PAINTING. The majority of property owners are under the impression that spring time is the only painting time. But the fall of the year offers several ad vantages to the painter. One of the most important is that surfaces are almost sure to be dry, and there is no frost or inner moisture to work out after the paint is applied. Pure white lead —the Dutch Boy Painter kind —mixed with pure lin seed oil (tinted as desired) gives a winter coat to a building that is an armor against the severest attacks of the winter rain, sleet, winds and snow. National Lead Company, 1902 Trin ity Bldg., New York city, makers of pure white lead, Dutch Boy Painter trademark, are offering to those in terested a complete painter's outfit, consisting of a blow pipe and lead tester, book of color schemes, etc. State whether you want exterior or Interior decorating. MISSED nr. Aunt—Well, Johnny, I suppose you had a nice sojourn in the country?" Johnny—Um, well, I had lots of nice apples an' peaches an' watermelons an' things, but I guess them sojourn things wasn't ripe yet Itching Piles Permanently Cured by a Jar of Resinol Ointment. About three weeks since I was suf fering agony from itching piles, I got a sample jar of Resinol and after bathing with warm water and apply ing the Resinol, I was in a few days entirely relieved of the itching and believe I am permanently cured. W. W. Evans, Carrollton, Ky. Dodging Work. "It's too hot to do housework," sighed the wife. "I know it is." 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