THE FARMER IN WESTERN CANADA. The Quality of No. 1 Hard Wheat Cannot Be Beaten. The Canadian West in the past five or ten years lias given a sot back to the theory that large cities are the backbone of a country and a nation's j best asset. Here we have a country i ■where no city exceeds 100,000, and , where only one conies within easy | distance of that figure according to the census just taken and where no j other city reaches a population ex- | ceeding IS,OOO. The places with a j population over 5,000 can be counted upon the fingers of one hand, and yet the prosperity that prevails is some- i ■thing unprecedented in the history of all countries past or present. The reason for this marvelous prosperity is not hard to seek. The j large majority of the 810,000 people who inhabit Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta, have gone onto the farm, and have betaken themselves to the task of not only feeding and clothing themselves, but of raising food for others less happily circumstanced. The crop of 190G, although not ab- j normal, is an eye-opener to many who previously had given little thought to the subject. Ninety million bushels of wheat at 70 cents per bushel —$(13,000,- ■ 000; 70,000,000 bushels of oats at 30 1 cents per bushel—s22,Boo,ooo; 17,000,- 000 bushels of barley at 40 cents per bushel—s6,Boo,ooo; makes a total of $92,000,000. This is altogether outside the root products; dairy produce, and tho returns from the cattle trade: the beet sugar industry and the various other by-products of mixed farming. When such returns are obtainable from the soil it is not to be wondered at that many aro leaving tho congest ed districts of tho to tr.ko upon themselves the life of the prairie farm and the labor of the housbandman. With the construction of additional railroads now avenues, for agricultur al enterprise are opening up, and im proved opportunities are offered to tho eettler who understands prairie farm ing, and is willing to do his part in building up the new country. This is the theme that Mr. J. .T. Hill, the veteran railroad builder in tho West, has laid before the people in a eeries of addresses which he has given at various points during the past few months, and, having been for so long identified with the devel opment of the West, there are few men better qualified than he to ex press an opinion upon it. Take care of the country, says he, and the cities will take care of themselves. The farmers of the Western Statc3 and the Canadian West, are more prosperous than ever before, and when it comes to measuring up re sults, tho Canadian appears to have somewhat, the better of it. His land Is cheaper in fact, the government continues to give freo homesteads to settlers, and the returns per acre are heavier when the crop is harvested. Farming land in the Western States runs from s(',o to $l5O an acre and up, whereas equally good soil may bo pur chased in Canada for $S to sls per acre, within easy reach of a shipping point, and much of this is available for free liomesteading. The quality of the Canadian No. 1 hard wheat can sot be beaten, and the returns to the acre are several bushels better than on this side of the line; the soil and ■climate of that country being peculiar ly adapted to wheat growing. 1 The fact is evidently appreciated by the large number of American farmers who have in the past two or three years settled in the Canadian \Vest. The agents of the Canadian Government, whose address will be found elsewhere, advise us that for the fiscal year 190-1-5, the records ehow that 43,543 Americans settled in •Canada, and in 1905-6 the number Cached 57,796. From all of which, it appears that at present, there is a good thing in farming in Western Canada, and that the American farm er is not slow to avail himself of it. Depew Writes Reminiscences. While Senator Chauncey M. Depew was enjoying his long rest at Ardsiey on-the-Hudson he did a good deal of work on his reminiscences. He is not sure that they will ever be published, his idea being that they might be of Interest to his son. In his fifty years of public life Mr. Depew has known a great many prominent personages and his reminiscences can hardly fail to be exceedingly readable. BOY'S HEAD ONE SOLID SORE. Hair All Came Out—Under Doctor Three Months and No Better— Cuticura Works Wonders. Mr. A. C. Barnett, proprietor of a general store in Avard, Oklahoma, tells in the following grateful letter how Cuticura cured his son of a ter rible eczema "My little boy had ec zema. His head was one solid sore, all over his scalp; his hair all came out, and he suffered .very much. I had a physician treat him, but at the end of three months he was no bet er. I remembered that tho Cuticura Remedies had cured me, and after giving him tw- bottles of Cuticura :Resolvent, according to directions, and using Cuticura Soap and Oint ment on him daily, his eczema left him, his hair grew again, and he has never had any eczema since. We use the Cuticura Soap and Ointment, and they keep our skin soft and healthy. I cheerfully recommend tho Cuticura Remedies for all cases of eczema. A. C. Barnett, Mar. 30, 1905." Natives Steal Many Sheep. A farmer at Winburg, Orange River Colony, alleges that in his district alone 24,000 sheep are stolen annually by the natives. On this basis he calcu lates that 300,000 sheep are stolen tiirousUout tlie colony every year. V * CHEAP HOUSE OF PIANO BOXES How They Can Easily Be Converted Into Serviceable Chicken House. Piano boxes can easily be procured at a low cost and cheaply converted into good houses for small flocks. The cut shows two stylos of houses. The one at the right of the picture is made of two boxes set back to back. The top and back of each are taken off and will give enough material to close in the ends and roof, also the floor. The top of one can be cut Piano Box Poultry House. down for a door and the houses should be set t'ne distance apart of the width of the door. In the other end place a window, or the same may be putin the front. To make the house warmer cover with roofing paper. This makes an ideal colony house for 10 hens, or individual brooder house. Another plan of construction is showu at tho left of the cut. This is a small r house, built of one box. The front i,; removed and extended in height. For brooder house for small chicks the plan may be reversed, says the Farm and Home, and the front of tho house made the height of the back of the box. Two small sash and a door complete the arrangement. KEEPING OUT MITES. How the Poultry Raiser Can Keep His Hen House Clean. The successful poultry raiser has learned how to keep out mites. It j may well be doubted if any successful i poultry raiser can be found whose houses are teeming with mites. Among the ways of keeping off the i mites are the following: Have a house that is light and large enough for the flock, and see | to if that it is well ventilated. Have the roosts, nests, dropping boards and all fixtures removable, so they can be cleaned perfectly, easily ! and often. Do not permit, filth of any kind to accumulate in this house, but make sure that it is cleaned often. The advice given by some is to 1 treat the house once in two weeks to I a dusting with air-slaked lime and sul j phur. The boxes for the sitting hens ! should be washed in kerosene or | crude petroleum before being used j in the hatching operations The straw in such boxes should be burned after | the hen is through sitting. | Lastly, watch the entire poultry es ! tablisliment to make sure that mites I do not get a start. i Hay for Poultry. The suggestion that hay makes a j good winter food for poultry would have been ridiculed a few years ago, but experiments have proved that clover hay is now almost a necessary portion of a hen's cold weather diet j Clover hay for fowls should be cut very fine, not over half an inch in length, steamed and scalded and fed once a day. A small quantity of corn meal and bran sprinkled over the cut hay will improve it. One reason clover is such an excellent food for hens is that it is rich in lime, a substance the hens require in providing the shells for eggs. It is about equal to corn as a flesh producer and contains near ly 30 times as much lime. It is plenti ful on ail farms and requires but little time in preparation. After the green food is gone it will keep the hens in laying condition and increase the pro duction of eggs. Poultry and Bee Notes. Carelessness in handling poultry will ruin the finest flock in a short time. Nitrogen may be the costliest or the cheapest element of fertility, as you like it.—C. E. T. Paint the poultry house and have it an addition to the looks of the farm rather than something that detracts from the appearances. Scratchivity is a virtue to be en couraged in the hen because upon it largely depends layity, and that is what most of us want. If a cellar stands too near the freez ing point for the bees, bring the tem perature up by making the cellar closer; but there will be better venti lation and better air by bringing the temperature up at such times by means of as mall fire. Our, Domestic Turkey. While there are differences of opin ion regarding the origin of our domes tic turkey, it is currently believed that it came directly from the wild turkey of the United States and Canada. One writer expresses the opinion that the original variety imported into Eng land in 1520 came from a variety that formerly existed in the West Indies and was afterwards exterminated by the natives. This is guesswork. There is apparently no good reason forgo ing out of the way to hunt for any other origin than that currently ac cepted. What is known as the domes tic turkey crosses freely with the wild variety, thus establishing a close rela tionship as having existed in the past CAMERGN COUNTY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER I;;, 1906 TEN YEARS OF PAIN. Unable to Do Even Housework Be cause of Kidney Troubles. Mrs. Margaret Emmerich, of Clinton street, Napoleon, 0., says: "For fif teen years I was a mf \ great sufferer from kidney troubles. My «r v> bark pained me ter . ||. " ribly. Every turn ' or move caused s ' iar P shooting 1 ■'' pains. My eyesight ' ' was poor, dark ' spots appeared be fore me. and I had dizzy spells. For ten years I could not do housework, and for two years did not get out of tho house. The kidney secretions were irregular, and doctors were not helping me. Doan's Kidney Pills brought me quick relief, and finally cured me. They saved my life." Sold by all dealers. 50 cents a bos. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Hammocks in Sleeping Car 9. In Nova Scotia the experiment has been tried of running a train with hammocks instead of the usual bunks in the sleeping cars. It was a great success. Mrs, Winslow'M Soothing Syrup. For children i- 8o!"4«mm the mtriiti, iPtluccrt In. tluiiiiuution *llu>s pain, cures wind colic. 25 ut bottle. A man without a wife is a balloon without an anchor. ITTNAM FADKI.nss DYFS color more goods, brighter colors, with losa work tliuu others. Almost any one can bo a power for ivil —but it takes a man among men to bo a power for good. National Puro Food and Drugs Act. The Garfield Remedies meet with the highest requirements of the new Law. Take Garfield Tea for constipation. About the only difference between a family jar and a family row is that the jar is a trifle smaller. Keep in Good Health. There are many thousands of peo plo all over tho world who can at tribute their Rood health to taking one of two Brandreth's Pills every night. These pills cleanse the stomach and bowels, stimulate the kidneys and liver and purify the blood. They are tho same fine laxative tonic pills your grandparents used, and being purely vegetable they are adapted to children and old people, as well as those in the vigor of manhood and womanhood. Brandreth's Pilis have been in use for over a century and are for sale everywhere, plain or sugar-coated. Lord Rothschild's Tart Reply. Lord Rothschild, who is taking a prominent part in the commission which is considering as to the best territory for Jewish colonization, is the wealthiest member of the wealth iest and most famous banking house in the world. Ilis monetary and social influence suggest the monarch rather than the financier. There is a story that Jay Gould once called upon him on business. Lord Rothschild sent out word that he was too busy to see the caller. Mr. Gould, not accustomed to being denied audience by anyone, sent back rather a tart repetition of his re quest. After an interval the attendant returned with this reply from Lord Rothschild: "Tell Mr. Gould that Eu rope is not for sale." To Represent Italy and Spain. The two great Catholic countries of Europe, Italy and Spain, are sending new ambassadors to the court of St. James. The marquis di San Giuliano, who will represent Italy, is compara tively a young man. He comes of an old Sicilian family of Norman descent, and is highly cultured, having traveled extensively with good results. He is an enthusiastic student of Dante, and is president of the Italian Geographical society. Senor Villa Urattia, the new Spanish ambassador, accompanied King Alfonso to London on the mo mentous occasion that ended in his en gagement to Princess Ena, and won golden opinions for his tact and cour tesy during that visit. NEW YEARS CALLS. A New Drink to Replace the Old-Time "Apple-Jack." Twenty-five years ago tho custom of making New Year's calls was a de lightful one for all concerned, until some of the boys got more "egg-nog" or "apple-jack" than they could suc cessfully carry. Then the ladies tried to be charit able and the gentlemen tried to be as chivalrous as ever and stand up at the same time. If anyone thinks there has not been considerable improvement made in the last quarter of a century in the use of alcoohlic beverages, let him stop to consider, among other things, the fact that the old custom of New Year's calls and the genteel tippling is nearly obsolete. Tho custom of calling on one's friends, however, at the beginning of the new year, is a good habit, and an other good habit to start at that time is the use of well-made Postum in stead of coffee or spirits. A Staten Island doctor has a sen sible daughter who has set Postum before her guests as a good thing to drink at Yule Tide, and a good way to begin the New Year. Her father writes: "My daughter and I have used Postum for some time past, and wo feel sure it contains wholesome food material. "I shall not only recommend it to my patients, but my daughter will bo most pleased to give a demonstration of Postum to our Christmas and New Year's callers." Read "The Road to .Well-Ule" lAfc.-S3» "Jlicrs'B ajV99.fr", SKETCH OF THE LIFE OF LYDIA E. PINKHAM And a True Story of How the Vegetable Compound Had Its Birth and How the "Panic of *73" Caused it to be Offered for Public Sale in Drug Stores. This remarkable woman, whose maiden name was Estes, was born iu Lynn, Mass., February 9th, 1810, com ing from a good old Quaker family. For some years she taught school, and became known as a woman of an alert m^€A^SSSBSrM and investigating mind, an earnest seeker after knowledge, and above all, possessed of a wonderfully sympa thetic nature. In 1543 she married Isaac Pinkham, a builder and real e.state operator, and their early married life was marked by prosperity and happiness. They had four children, three sons and a daughter. In those good old fashioned days it was common for mothers to make their own home medicines from roots and herbs, nature's own remedies— calling in a physician only in specially urgent cases. By tradition and ex perience many of them gained a won derful knowledge of the curative prop erties of the various roots and herbs. Mrs. Pinkham took a great interest in the study of roots and herbs, their characteristics and power over disease. She maintained that just as nature so bountifully provides in the harvest fields and orchards vegetable foods of all kinds; so, if we but take the pains to find them, in the roots and herbs of the field there are remedies ex pressly designed to cure the various ills and weaknesses of the body, and it was licr pleasure to search these out, and prepare simple and effective medi cines for her own family and friends. _ Chief of these was a rare combina tion of the choicest medicinal roots and herbs found best adapted for the cure of the ills and weaknesses pecu liar to the female sex, and Lydia E. 1 'ink ham's friends and neighbors learned that her compound relieved and cured and it became quite popular among them. All this so far was done freely, with out money and without price, as a labor of love. But in 1873 the financial crisis struck Lyn n. Its length and severity were too much for the large real estate interests of the Pinkham family, as this class of business suffered most from fearful depression, so when the Centen nial year dawned it found their prop erty swept away. Some other source of income had to be found. At this point Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was made known to the world. The three sons and the daughter, with their mother, combined forces to I NO MORE MUSTARD PLASTERS TO BLISTER. THE SCIENTIFIC AND MODERN EXTERNAL COUNTER-IKKITANT. CAPISICUM VASELINE EXTRACT OF THE CAYENNE PEPPER PLANT A OUICK, SURE. SAFE AND ALWAYS READY CURE FOR PAIN.—PRICE C St, L D F^ S 4I^ TU3ES " AT ALL DRUGGISTS AND DEALERS. OR BY MAIL ON RECEIPT OF 15c. IN FOSTACE STAMPS. DON'T WAIT TILL THE PAIN COMES KEEP A TUBE HANDY. A substitute for and superior to mustard or any other plaster, and will not blister the most delicate skin. The pain-allaying and curative qualities of the article are wonderful. It will stop the toothache at once, and relieve Headache and Sciatica. We recommend it as the best and safest external counter-irritant known, also as an external remedy for pains In the chest and stomach and all Rheumatic, Neuralgic and Gouty complaints, A trial will prove what we claim for it, and it will be found to be invaluable in the household and for children. Once used no family will be without it. Many people say "it is the best of all your preparations." Accept no preparation of vaseline unless the same carries our label, as otherwise it is not genuine. SEND YOUR ADDRESS AND WE WILL MAIL OUR VASE LINE PAMPHLET WHICH WILL INTEREST YOU. CHESEBROUGH MFG. CO. 17 STATE STREET. NEW YORK CITY *■——Hiw ■■■■ ■■■MBWMMWMniiaai t II iiium \imimm\tmmmaaaßaammn Epmeliite jjp pi STOVE POLISH LL ATTER A Positive jgeZysS^ CURE FOR fCjf/AMBAIW\ QATAR R Sf MSM'M Ely's Cream Balm is quickly absorbed. Gives Relicl at Once. A.— It cloanaos, soothes, lieals and protects the diseased membrane. It cures Catarrh and drivesaway aCold in the Head quickly. Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell. Full fiizo 50 cts. at Druggists or by mail; Trial eizn 10 cts. by mail. Ely Brothers, 5G Warren Street. New York. K.—C (1906—49) 2155. restore tlio family fortune. They argued that the medicine which was so good for their woman friends and neighbors was equally good for the women of the whole world. Tho Pinkhams had no money, and little credit. Their first laboratory was the kitchen, where roots and herbs were steeped on the stove, gradually filling a gross of bottles. Then came tho question of selling it, for always before they had given it awdy freely. They hired a job printer to run oft' some pamphlets setting forth the merits oi the medi cine, now called Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, and these were distributed by the Pinkhara sons in Boston, New York, and Brooklyn. The wonderful curative properties of the medicine were, to a great extent, self-advertising, for whoever used it recommended it to others, and the de mand gradually increased. In 1577, by combined efforts the fam ily had saved enough money to com mence newspaper ad /ertising and from that time the growth and success cf the enterprise were assured, until to day Lydia E. Pinkham and her Vege table Compound have become house hold words everywhere, and many tons of roots and herbs are used annu ally in its manufacture. Lydia E. Pinkham herself did'not live to see the great success of this work. She passed to her reward years ago, but not till she had provided means for continuing her work as effectively as she could have done it herself. During her long and eventful expe rience she was ever methodical in her work and she was always careful to pre serve a record of every case that came to her attention. The case of every sick woman who applied to her for advice— and there were thousands—received careful study, and the details, includ ing symptoms, treatment and results were recorded for future reference, and to-day these records, together with hundreds of thousands made since, are available to sick women the world over, and represent a vast collabora tion of information regarding the treatment of woman's ills, which for authenticity and accuracy can hardly be equaled in any library in the world. With Lydia E. Pinkham worked her daughter-in-law, the present Mrs. Pinkham. She was carefully instructed in all her hard-won knowledge, and for years she assisted her in her vast correspondence. To her hands naturally fell the direction of the work when its origina tor passed away. For nearly twenty five years she has continued it, and nothing in the work shows when the first Lydia E. Pinkham dropped her pen, and the present Mrs. Pinkham, now the mother of a large family, took it up. With women assistants, some as capable as herself, the present Mrs. Pinkham continues this great work,and probably from the office of no other person have so many Women been ad vised how to regain health. Sick wo men, this advice is "Yours for Health" freely given if you only write to ask for it. Such is the history of Lydia E. Pink ham's Vegetable Compound; made from simple roots and herbs; the one great medicine for women's ailments, and the fitting monument to the noble woman whose name it bears. of this paper de- IllvilJl/ullu siring to buy any ——■» thing advertised in its columns should insist upon having what they ask lor, refusing all substi tutes cr imitations. L, ■[ I P&TFNTQ THERE'S MONEY IN fl B K 1 B»Ni B U SMALL INVENTIONS ■ an well as lurffe. Rend for freo booklet. M MILO B. HTEVENS «fc CO., IKM) 14th Btroet. ■ Wanhlnprton, D. Hr&nchea at Chicago, ■ Cleveland and Detroit. Established 18M. 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Will last longer, look L- ttsr and go farther than any other paint. A > your dealer for Huffalo A. L. O. T> .cady- Mix».d Paints. Folders containing vj'i uhlo information and chart o? 50 beautiful shades on ret}: -t. i'orsalo by Hardware and I'aiut Dealers everywhere. BcfTaio Oil Paint Q Vanish Co. Box 103; Bafia'o, M. Y. BEST IN THE WORLD W.L.Douglas s'4 Gilt Edga lira carinotbeequalledatanypficef 112: W. !.. lioii'ilas' Job- I ( I:'/' *' >'} \ bint? House is tha most 1/ I *• \ eouiplet'?iuthlßeountry El I / ,»? J 1 Xcndflr Catalog \\ // 1 Mmi's to Women's Shoes, S4.CO to $1.60. Mitres' & Children's Shoes, $2.25 to SI.OO. Try W, IJ, Douglns Womeu'H, IMtissen and Children*** felioe*; for fctyle, lit and wear they exeel other makes, j If I could take yen into my largo ; factories at Brockton, Mass.,and show I you how carefully W.L. Douglas shoes are mads, you would tlien understand why they hold their shape, fit better, wear longer, and are of greater value than any other make. Wherever you live, you caa oT>tnln W. L. Douglas shoes. His nameand price is stomped on the bottom, which protects you against hieh prices and inferior shoes. Take no substl* tats. Ask your dealer for W. L. Douglas »hoc« and insist ujion having them. fait Color tueleti used; they will not wear brassy. Write for illustrated Catalog of i-'al! Styles. W. L. UOUULAS. Dept. li. Brockton. Masa. You CANNOT all inflamed, ulcerated and catarrhal con ditions of the mucous membrane such as nasal catarrh, uterine catarrh caused by feminine ills, sore throat, sore mouth or inflamed eyes by simply dosing the stomach. But you surely can cure these stubborn affections by local treatment with Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic which destroys the disease germs,checks discharges, stops pain, and heals the» inflammation and soreness. .Vaxtine represents the most successful local treatment for feminine ills ever produced. Thousands of women testify to this fact. 50 cents at druggists. Send for Free Trial Box THE K. PAXTON CO.. Boston. Mas*. OPPORTUNITY TO JOIN THE NAVY Ages 21 to 35 for mechanics, and 17 to 25 for apprentice seamen; good opportunity for advancement to the right men; applicants must be American citizens of good character and physique. Rations, lodging, medical attendance and first outfit of clothing free; pay sl6 to S7O a month, according to ratings. Call or write U. S. NAVY RECRUITING STA TION, West 6th Street and Superior Afnit, CLEVELAND, 0., and U. S. NAVY RECRUITING STATION, P. 0. Building, BUFFALO, N. Y. Canadian Government PSSJBSjJI Free Farms I J ° ve f 200,000 American LSni&D \ farmers who have *et- V* j* tied in Canada during? y p /» £2 the past few years ten!»- fy to the fact that Cntm- L j H< beyond question* the greatest farming land iu the world. OVER NINETY MILLION BUSHELS of wheat from the harvest of 1906 means good money to the farmers of Western Canada when the world has to be fed. Cattle Raising, Dairy, ing and Mixed Farming are also profitable call ings. Coal, wood and water ill churches and schools convenient; markets easy of access. Taxes low. For advice and information address the Super intendent of Immigration, Ottawa, Canada, ot any authorized Canadian Government Aprenl. H. M. WILLIAMS, Law Building, Toledo, Ohio. CASfMOURFUR no matter where you are. If you trap or buy H fur write to-day for our new plan to make ex- B P.VbqT#' CORRTf HIDE tFIIHCO..CORBY.Pi| 7
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