Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 175, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 July 1916 — Page 3

WESTERN CANADA AND THE LAND-HUNGRY

It Is Essentially an Agricultural Country. Western Canada is the Mecca of the land-hungry man who wishes to earn a. good living from the soil and save up money to take care of him In his old age without paying 'a fanpy price for the privilege. Western Canada is the great wheat producing section of the North American continent, with an average production of more than 30 bushels to the acre as compared with an average of 17 bushels to the acre In the States. Wheat raising can hardly be made profitable on land that costs from SSO an acre up unless such land will produce a much higher than a 17 bushel average, or unless the,price of the cereal’reaches an excessive fflpire. The initial investment of SSO an acre is more than the average man can afford to make if he expects to raise wheat and to make a success of it. A good homestead of 160 acres can still fee secured free in Western Canada and additional land admirably suited to the raising of wheat can be secured at so low a cost per acre that it can be made extremely profitable. No other part of the world offers such tremendous opportunities at the present time to the ambitious young farmer as the three great provinces of Western Canada. It is worth the while of the landhungry man to cease his depressing search for local cheap land or for land that is not entirely worked out by long cropping and to look outside his own district. Western Canada is a country that should receive the consideration of all such men. The Western Provinces of Manitoba, Saskatchewan and Alberta are essentially agricultural territory. Out of 478 million acres there are 180 million acres of first-class agricultural land actually available for development—a block three and a half times as large as the Jotal land area of Minnesota, and equal to the combined land areas of Minnesota, lowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and Indiana. But whereas the population di the five states mentioned is fifteen million people, the population of Western Canada is only about one and threequarter millions. It has been said that the average yields per acre of wheat in the United States last year was 17 bushels. This average does not, of course, represent the efficiency which may have been reached by individual fanners or by individual states. However, place against this figure the fact that the, 1015 Western Canadian average—the average from nearly twelve million acres —was over 30 bushels. In the case of the Province of Alberta, the average reached 32.84 bushels per acre. There are already a large number of

American farmers in Western Canada, so that the newcomer could never— the fact that the same language is spoken—feel himself in an alien country. There seems, in fact, a tendency to establish little colonies composed of those coming from the same sections. The characteristics of the country, and the climate and season, are very much the same as tn Minnesota or North Dakota. Social conditions bear a family resemblance. Education is free, and is good; its cost being defrayed partly by taxation, partly by grants from the' Canadian Government, from the sales of school lands, of which, when the country was first surveyed, two sections in every township were allocated. Taxation in every rural district, in many towns and cities, is based practically on land values alone, improvements of all kinds being exempted.—Advertisement

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TIME TO GO SLOW

BARGAINS AT THIS SEASON ARE NOT ALWAYS BARGAINS. T 1 I . ' Careful Thought Before Selection Is Always Advisable—Fashions Change So Quickly That Hasty Purchases May Ba Money 111 Spent With the exception of the incoming of a narrower skirt and the introduction of the second empire evening

An Imported Model of Gray Alpaca Trimmed With Rose Satin Ribbon.

gown, the only other forecast for the autumn deals with long skirts that have trains. There is no reliable and authentic forecast as to what the October fashions will be, and no one except the commerclallsts care much about it The majority of women are still

ADVANTAGES OF SHORT SKIRT

So Manifest That Those Who First Frowned on Them Have Been Brought to Admire.

Short dresses are becoming more popular every day. Those who first frowned on them now admire them and say that they are not only sensible but becoming as well as economical. With a short dress a woman has some liberty. She has her hands for free use. She may look round about her without the fear that while she is doing it somebody will put a foot through her two-dollar-a-yard lace and tramp off a couple of yards of it She may get out of a street car without looking back to see if she is clear behind and safe from being dragged along and perhaps maimed for life. She can defy rain and mud. She doesn’t have to go round a wisp of straw lest she take it up on her fringes. She can cross a street without stepping on her dress and falling down in the mud for the nearest policeman to pick her up and all the boys to laugh at and watch to see her do it next time. If she has a pretty foot she can showdt, and if she has a homely foot everybody knew it before, so there will be nothing lost there. The reign of the feather boa has begun again in real earnest. This year they are prettier and finer than ever. Many appear to be made of exceptionally fine feathers, loosely and artistically curled, and in softer and more delicate colorings than of x yore. A dark smoky gray and a very soft amethyst are among the most alluring of these, and mixtures of color are happily absent this year, for plain colors are generally more becoming so near the face than the mottled effects. The newest neck ruffles are neither long nor short, but just a happy me-

DETAILS THAT MAKE EFFECTS

Small Touches Lift Children's Clothing Out of the Domain of Things That Are Ordinary.

Koinetimes is it Just the small touch that is different which will lift the embroidered frock or jumper suit out of the ordinary class. It is well to keep one’s eyes open for Just such details and then make good use of them on the frock or Jumper in the sewing bag. A little girl’s dress made in a longwaisted style has a peplum with scalloped outline put on at the long waist. The peplum falls downward at the sides, but at the front and back it is held upward in bib fashion, after being split and buttonholed, and the ribbon sash passes through these two tabs. Crocheted buttons hold the front and back sections in place. A little boy’s suit of pique has collar and cuffs of rose-colored linen. A dainty edge of pink and white cot* J

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struggling to complete a wardrobe for hot weather, or they are entirely apathetic until the first frost awakens their curiosity and interest There are three months ahead of us in which the thinnest of clothes are acceptable, and, possibly, one can follow one’s fancy anywhere in arranging a wardrobe that is intended purely for the immediate present A word of advice, however, should be given to that class of women who take advantage of sales in order to prepare themselves for the future. This class grows larger and larger every year in America, its size being increased through the persuasiveness of those who have bargains to offer. Next week, clothes will probably be at their minimum prices for the season. In the shops and at the dressmaking places, clothes will be offered at what is called “below cost.” At these sales a wholesale clearance of everything is made by the commercialists, as they do not care to carry stock any longer through the season, and because the prices are tempting and the clothes suit the fashions of the hour, there are hundreds of women who take advantage of these bargains and buy costumes that they think will give them good service when the first frost comes.

The process of buying good clothes at reduced rates at this season is one that appeals to the economist, and on the surface it seems an efficient way to dispose of money, but in truth, it Is one of the most hazardous experiments. It is bne of those instances in which a majority does what only a small minority Is capable of doing. A woman who does not keep herself well advised concerning the changes in clothes runs every chance of putting into her wardrobe that which should never be taken out.

The latest thing in June is apt to be the oldest thing in October. The cloth suit that looks admirable in the shop and which is guaranteed by the persuasive seller as France’s latest production may not give service more than three times during the hot weather, and, when one gleefully takes it from the closet in October with that virtuous feeling of forehandedness, it will present such a pitiable contrast to the new clothes that it can never be worn. x (Copyright, 1916, by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate.)

dium, the ends coming about half way down to the waist and culminating in thick choux of satin ribbon exactly matching the ruffle.

HINT FROM SPAIN

Dame Fashion goes to the ends of the world to procure something new and novel for our girls to sport, and the matador of the Spanish bull ring has furnished her with an Idea for displaying the sailor straw In another mode. The hat Is a smart gray sailor and Is trimmed with fluted grosgrain ribbon in a fashion modeled somewhat after the idol of the bull ring. The broad net ruff and enormous bowed ribbon are recent Introductions and there is great promise of their being worn extensively this summer.

ton is crocheted on these. Small pockets of' the rose linen are applied to the belt and these are topped with the colored crochet Russian Styles for Summer Frocks. Premet has recently created some •smart summer dresses of foulard, surah and linen, which are completed by an extra basque blouse, made much on the lines of the Russian blouse, though not so long, terminating about six inches below the waistline. These blouses are made of transparent fabrics, organdie and crepe georgette and slip on over the dress.

Colored Doilies.

Now<fhat there is such a rage sos bright colors, colored centerpieces and doilies are replacing the all-white ones v&lch have for so long been fashionable for the luncheon table. Cretonne, which is intended for this purpose, may now be bought in the shops.

ALL NEED CHANGE OF DIET

Winter Foods Should Not Be Continued During the Hot Days of the Summer. Change of diet is just as essential to good health, once the warm weather arrives, as a change of clothes. No one would think of dressing in heavy woolens, furs and velvets with the thermometer soaring. Why, then, feed the system during the hot days with the same sort of heavy food which makes up the winter menu?

Too sow housewives realize that the body craves change of diet pnce the warm weather sets in. They go on Serving in May hot soups, steaming meats, heavy desserts, just as though it were the middle of winter and then wonder why their families do not seem to relish their food. - Begin in May to serve summer meals, for warm weather is then here and a change of diet is necessary to good health. Make the first change 1 in the appearance of the table. If you have been in the habit of using cloths use doilies during the summer season, as they give the appearance of coolness and summer comfort. They are, too, a great saving of labor during the warm weather season. It is no idle task to wagh out a big tablecloth once a berry stain mars its pristine beauty, but if a doily becomes soiled how easy it is to take this single piece and dip it into the tub. During the berry and fruit season, when so many spots are apt to appear no matter how careful the diners, this labor-saving scheme should be given consideration. Some housewives go so far as to substitute the paper doilies for the linen ones, throwing them away as they become soiled. These come in so many pretty designs and are so inexpensive that this form of table adornment is both pretty and economical.

SPOTS ON VARNISHED TABLE

Blemishes That Annoy Housewife May Be Eliminated If Proper Methods Are Employed.

The white spots which appear on the top of the table, due to the accidental application of heat from hot dishes need not worry a careful housewife long if she will remember that the original appearance of the varnish may be restored by simply reforming its surface. To do this it is necessary to apply some varnish solvent —not varnish remover —and then allow it to dry. The most easily obtained solvents are alcohol and ammonia. Moisten a bit of clean cloth with the solvent, rub it quickly over the white spot, then let it dry. Permit the moistened cloth to touch the varnish but a few seconds for as soon as the varnish is acted upon by the solvent It will rub off, leaving the wood on the table bare. —L. S. Foltz, Colorado Agricultural College, Fort Collins, Colo.

Cooking Beets.

Wash them. Don’t scrape them. The skin must be intact. This Is an important Item. If broken, the flavor and color goes. 801 l slowly an hour, drain and rub off the skins. _ They may be diced and covered with cream sauce. They’re better with the simple French dressing. Slice them into it while they are hot and they’re delicious. You know the proportion, three or four times as much oil as vinegar and pepper and salt to taste. ,

Making a Mattress Pad.

Make a cover of cheesecloth, measuring It a quarter of a yard all around larger than the mattress. Then spread it on the mattress, padding it thick with cotton, just the size of the mattress. Tie It and leave a quarter of a yard around without any cotton in to tuck In around the mattress. This does away with any clumsiness and does not pull away from the edge.

Cabbage Slaw.

Take a head of cabbage and slice very thin. Wash and put in kettle with just water enough to cover. Simmer slowly until tender, then drain and add enough milk to cover and some salt and pepper to taste. If you have some gravy from a roast, add, but if not add a good-sized piece of butter. Serve very hot.

How to Cook Asparagus.

Cut off the tough stalks, wash the tender parts and tie in bunches again; place in a saucepan and cover with boiling water. It will take from 20 to 80 minutes to cook it. Ten minutes before taking it up add a teaspoonful of salt for each bunch. When done serve on toast with butter sauce, or Just spread with plain butter.

Stowaway Chests.

The upholstered stowaway chest is becoming a regular piece of bedroom furniture, and the newest have tall end pieces that give the chest a settle effect To have a fabric that matches or harmonizes with the other furniture in the room is essential in the covering.

Here's a Trick.

Rub a little butter under the edge of the spout of’the cream pitcher; it will prevent a drop of cream from running down over the pitcher.

Lemon Juice in Salads.

For all salads containing fruits or fish, lemon juice is much to be preferred to vinegar.

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The Lazy Sexton.

Here Is the story of a gravedigger who, after hard toil at a grave, found all his labor In vain owing to the soil slipping and almost filling in the grave again. After Indulging in such language as a church sexton might reasonably use, he got a bright idea. Placing his cap and jacket near the edge of the grave aond hiding bls spade, he forthwith proceeded to hide himself. f

In a few minutes up came a visitor to the graveyard. Seeing the fallenin grave and the cap and jacket, he raised an alarm that the sexton was buried alive. Brawny arms and spades were soon forthcoming, and in a short time the grave was once more dug out, but no sexton was found. Their perplexity gave way to indignation when the sexton emerged from a clump of trees with a pleased grin on his face and thanked them I

Simple Way Out.

She —Now that you’ve got a raise of sixty a month, Tom, we can afford a more expensive flat. He —But we’re very comfortable here. How would It do if I asked the landlord to raise our rent?—Boston Evening Transcript.

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Persuasive Power.

Arthur Williams, president of th* American museum of safety, said to a New York reporter: “Yes, we kill in our industries annually 35,000 people, and we injure 1,500,000. If we were compelled by law t® adopt safeguards, practically all this destruction would be avoided, "But to get us a safeguard law! The man who gets us this law will have to be as persuasive as the Nola Chucky housewife. “An agent, you know, called on this housewife to sell her a cucumber cream for sunburn, and before the fek a low got away the woman sold him a' jar of cucumber cream of her own make.”

Change of Scene.

“Your condition is very serious," said the doctor; “ven,serious indeed. What you need is an entire change of scene.” The patient seemed puzzled. "But, doctor —” he began. "Thereto no but about it,” insisted the physician. "A complete change of scene is the only thing that will cure you. By the way, what is your occupation?” “I’m a scene shifter. —New York Globe.

"I want to sweep the cobwebs from my brain.” “Why not use a vacuum cleaner?" Knlcker—Did the women get a suffrage plank? Becker —No, only a plankette.