Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 147, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 June 1918 — Page 2

EXPERT’S TRIBUTE 10 WESTERN CANADA 5011 That there is good reason for the wonderful crops of grain grown in Western Canada, which have made thousands of former residents of the United States wealthy, is not always given the thought that it deserves is quite apparent. But that there must be a reason is quite evident. Probably more than- one —but the one that requires emphasis—-is that the soil is of the nature that will produce good crops. It was not long since that the farmer selected his land in the most haphazard way. He need not do so today. He will select it on the soil analysis plan. Soil from Western Canada was submitted to Prof. Stevens, soil physicist of the State College of Washington, at Pullman, Wash. His report should no doubt further encourage settlement In Western Canada. It reads as follows: " “We have analyzed this sample and find that it runs high in lime, very high in potash, phosphorus and in nitrogen ; that it has a splendid supply of organic matter and is in the best of physical condition. There is nothing wrong with this soil from the standpoint of crop production, and I am satisfied that it will give splendid results wherever put under cultivation.” It is soil like this properly worked, and on scientific lines, as is the rule today, that gives the opportunity to quote the experiences of farmers who have increased their incomes from SSOO to $30,000 in two seasons, and whose story would read as follows: “I have threshed altogether 7,000 bushels of No. 1 Northern wheat from 200 acres, which went from 24 to 50 per acre —sod breaking 24, spring plowing 36, back setting 56 bushels—the average being 35 bushels per acre.” The newspaper giving an account of this man’s experience says: “When he disposed of his 1,600 acres from north of Brooks, Alta, to four Oak Harbor men, he was worth $30,000. Two years ago he came here with SSOO and a few horses.” It is the soil of Western Canada, and the knowledge of what it will do that brings to Canada the hundreds of settlers that are daily arriving at the border. A growing enthusiasm for the fertile prairie lands of Western Canada is spreading all over the continent. This enthusiasm is the recognition of the fact that sufficient food could be produced on these prairie lands to feed the world. From the south, east and'west, hundreds of men, too old for military service, are pouring into Western Canada to take up land or to work on the farms. A great many of the incoming settlers have arrived at such central points as Calgary, Edmonton, and Lethbridge, Alberta, and at Regina, Moose Jaw, and Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Judging from the bulk of their household effects, the number of their horses and cattle, and the quantity of implements they are bringing with them, most of the new arrivals also seem well blessed with the world’s goods. Reports from North Portal, Saskatchewan ; Coutts, Alberta, and Kings- i gate, British Columbia —the principal • gateways into Western Canada from I the United States —indicate that the > present influx of farmers is in such ; volume as has not been witnessed for many years. From Vancouver, British Columbia, people are going to the . prairies for summer farm work, many with the intention of taking up land themselves at the end of the summer. - The influence of this tide of farmer settlers on greater food production will be more readily appreciated when it is -considered that the average settler lakes up at least twice as much land as he has hitherto been farming—and land which, acre for acre, produces better and larger crops.—Advertisement.

Some women are kept so busy deciding what men not to inarry that they have no time to marry at all.

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DEATH RATE IN BELGIUM IS HIGH

Under German Occupation, 111 Treatment and Poor Food Kill Thousands. WORSE THAN AN EPIDEMIC Mortality in Civil Life Greater Than on Battlefield —Situation Can Only Be Worse, Says Legation— One Execution Daily. Washington.—The existing death rate in Belgium is as high as at the time of the most terrible epidemics and greater than that on the, battle field, due to the extremities to which German occupation has reduced the country. In addition, at least one Belgian dally is executed by the German authorities, according to a statement made public by the Belgian legation. The statement came from Havre and read as follows: “Not taking into account the losses on the field of battle Belgium has suffered heavily in Its civilian population through the Invasion and occupation of Its territory by the Germans. “1. Civilians killed during the invasion, August-September, 1914 —Although we are not’ yet in possession of a complete list of the civilians killed by the Germans during those fateful days, we know the number of victims to be well over 5,000. For the following provinces we have approximate estimates: Namur, more than 1.800; Luxembourg about 1,200; Liege, more than 1,000; Brabant, 897; Hainaut, about 300. Most of these victims fell In the towns where, under pretext of the existence of sharpshooters, German fury knew no limits. Dinant counted 606 victims; Andenne, more than 200; Tamlnes, more than 400; Louvain, 210; Aerschot, about 150; Namur, about 75. Deportees’ Death Rate High. “2. Among the deportees the mortality resulting from privations, 111 treatment, underfeeding, etc., exceeds largely the normal percentage of deaths. Some, too, have met death on the battle fields, where the Germans forced them to do auxiliary work. If we possess ample information about individual places and undeniable testimony on the broken health of the returned deportees in general, we are, however, unable to quote figures. “3. The electrified wire which makes the Belgians prisoners in their own country accounts for a great number of victims, especially among young people, who try to escape in order to Join the army, or among couriers, who try to smuggle news in or out of Belgium. In less than a year, between August, 1916, and July, 1917, 160 persons were electrocuted. Since then the average number of victims has increased, owing to'the strengthening of the guards and the putting up of new wires. “4. The deatli penalty? pronounced by the German military courts for crimes of patriotism, levies a heavy toll on the population. It is estimated that each day one Belgian at least suffers the supreme penalty. “The unsatisfactory food situation, due to the requisition of the homegrown foodstuffs and the sinking of many relief ships, the use of unsuitable substitutes, the lack of fuel, as a result of the exploitation by Germany for her own consumption, and for exportation, of the Belgian coal fields, has dangerously increased the death rate. “Deaths from hunger and cold are not unusual, but it is mostly indirectly that the underfeeding of the population causes numerous premature leaths, for, through lack Of physical strength, many people are subject to rickets or pretuberculosis, and so become unable to resist slight illness which, under normal conditions, would not prove fatal. As to the bad effect of unsuitable substitutes, it will suf-

U. S. ENGINEERS EXTEND TRENCH LINES

American engineers are doing splendid work in extending and perfecting the trench system in the American sector in France. Demolished walls and ruined buildings are considered especially valuable for the establishment of intermediate depots and posts. This American engineer Is converting a tunlel into a post command by the quick methods known to army constructors.

, J the RENSSELAER DAILY REPUBLICAN, RENSSELAER, IND.

fice to recall the diseases contracted by the deportees through the use of raw rutabagas and the paralysis of the brain and of the marrow or the special kind of jaundice provoked by the use of lupin seeds as a substitute for coffee berries. White Plague Prevalent. “The death rate all over Belgium, but especially in the large towns, is as high as at the time of the most terrible epidemics. A Brussels paper, appearing with the consent of the German censorship, admits that ‘there are more civilian dead from lack of sufficient food than Belgian soldiers fallen on the battlefield.’ On the other hand, a report on the ‘Work of the War Orphans’ in Belgium shows that in 1917 there were fewer orphans of soldiers fallen in the war than of civilians killed during the same period and of deportees dead in consequence of their deportation. “Cardiac affections and cerebral hemorrhages account for the greater part of the deaths, tuberculosis, especially under the form of tubercular meningitis, for almost as many. Typhoid lever, caused by the occupying army, has occasionally levied a heavy toll on the civilian population. “The situation in 1918 can only grow worse; it is undeniable that the physical standard of the nation is lowering dangerously, and that the effects of the German occupation on the health of the people will make themselves felt for a long time after the war.”

SCRATCHED RASPUTIN’S FACE

Mlle. Vera Smirnova is known to every Russian who has been in Petrograd within the last five years. Her marvelous contralto voice had won for her the most enviable position in court life. She was the lioness of the most exclusive set of all of Russia, and she .was the idol of the peasants of that ill-fated country. Her rendition of the Russian gypsy songs endeared her to all. Traveling in the set she did, she was bound to come, sooner or later, to the notice of that famed mystic of all mystics—Raspufin, the Holy One of Russia. For a long time the ma&sjvho dominated Russia even more than the czar himself, had cast covetous eyes on the charming singer. Finally, the mo-

Famine Stalks in Petrograd

Hams at S3OO Each, Eggs 75 Cents Each, Are Examples *of Food Scarcity. BRITISH COLONY SUFFERING Its 500 Members Appeal to Foreign Office to Send Supplies—Relatives Rob Each Other of Food. London. — A. dispatch to the London Times from Petrograd says: “The famine in Petrograd is becoming positively alarming. There is practically no food in the markets or in the shops. Two-thirds, if not more, of the latter are permanently closed for want of goods of all kinds besides food stuffs. There is no flour, no sugar, no potatoes, cheese, or milk, no grain or groats, and very little meat. All is under control unless accidentally or privately obtained. The principal necessaries of life have to be got when possible through friends and chance acquaintances at enormous cost if you have money to pay for them, or as meager rations, doled out by the au-

ment he had long wished lur cmne during an entertainment held in the home of a grand duchess. On the plea that be desired to. talk with her on spiritual things, she went with him into the conservatory. When she realized his plans, she forgot that she was the guest of the grand duchess, forgot what the result might be, forgot her surroundings completely and almost’tore into shreds the face of the Holy One. When Rasputin was questioned as to the cause of his scars, he replied that he had been wrestling with the spirits of evil controlling the fair Mile. Vera. , Prince Youssoupov and his wife. Princess Irene, were the intimate -friends of Mlle. Smirnova. Nqturally she told her story of the encounter with Rasputin to them. The prince.

already worked up to a pitch over a similar insult by Rasputin to Princess Irene, vowed that within 48 hours she would be revenged. Almost to the minute the body of Rasputin was found. Mlle. Smirnova is now in this country, where she is helping to swell the coffers of the Red Cross fund by singing her loved gypsy songs to the people of her own country, in the language they understand.

thorities, and absolutely inadequate for subsistence. The present ration of indigestible black bread, half baked, with as much moisture as possible left in it to increase its weight, is oneeighth of a pound per day, and often that is not forthcoming on account of the hopeless disorder and universal thieving habit. Rob Without Compunction. “Relatives and dependents rob one another of food without compunction. . Hunger has no conscience. If a morsel of anything is left on the plate for later consumption it will disappear as soon as you turn your back. Every scraphas to be put under lock and key after each meal. In my own case, the house committee which receives flour from the town authorities for distribution to us tenants could not account for nine poods (324 pounds) of flour, so .that we all had to go without any bread for two days. “In spite of special commissions and stringent measures against hoarding and speculation, profiteering goes on to a great extent among all classes. In fact, food is a far more valuable commodity than paper money and secretly circulates instead of it. All conversation indoors and out is about food and how to get ft Half the working day is wasted in pursuit of sufficient to eat

“As an illustration of how far disorganization and greed can go, .1 may mention the fact that no fewer than fifteen carloads of rotten hares were recently brought into town and several attempts made to foist them on the municipal executives; but they were finally rejected and condemned. Good Imres are being sold at £2 10 shillings apiece (nearly $12.50, according to the rate of exchange before the war.) Hams at S3OO Each. “Prices of other articles are quite fabulous. Hams are offered at £4O and £6O each. Butter costs 42 shillings a : pound; cheese, 3 shillings a pound; ; white flour, 30 shillings a pound; eggs, 3 shillings apiece; carrots, 5 shillings a pound; potatoes, 6 shillings a pound. With the exception of occasional limited sales most of these articles can only be obtained privately. “In these circumstances the British community in Petrograd, which is now reduced perhaps to about 500 persons who are unable for various reasons to leave Russia, felt obliged to induce . the British consul and the incumbent of the English church to wire to London for a few edible supplies to help s tide over this serious crisis. I am j told that a telegram to this effect has ■ been sent to the foreign office, but so far no assistance is forthcoming. We do not want luxuries, but a few cases of crushed oats, for example, some sugar, margarine, and flour, would be a god-send. “There has been no essential improvement of Internal affairs here. On the contrary, the situation in many respects has been going from bad to wprae.”

CURIOUS CUSTOMS OF INDIA

Dancing Girls Married to idols Representing Gods, Is One of the Oddities. Parrots are taught in India to spend a large portion of their time in repeating the names of gods, and such a spokesman brings a good price, especially among business men, who imagine that by owning such a parrot -their spiritual treasures are accumulating while they attend to their usual occupations. Many of the dancing girls in India belonging to the temples are called the wives of the gods. At an early age they are united in wedlock to the images worshiped in the temples. , This strange matrimonial connection is formed in compliance with the wishes of the parents, who believe it to be a highly meritorious act to present a beautiful daughter in marriage to a senseless idol. The only foreigner who ever saw the inside of the great temple of Juggernaut was an English officer, who succeeded in gaining admission by painting and dressing himself like a native. When the Brahmins discovered that i their holy place had been thus deI filed they became so enraged that all the English residing at the seation were obliged to flee for their lives. Suspecting their pursuers to be more desirous of gratifying their avarice than their revenge, they strewed silver money by the way, and while the natives stopped to pick it up they gained time and succeeded in reach--1 ing a place of safety.

NOT REALLY HEROIC ACTION

Mr. Snlbbles Expelled Burglar All Right, but Had Not Much Credit Coming to Him. Mr. Snibbles got out of bed and slipped on his shoes. “This must stop,” he muttered irritably to his wife. ‘Tm going downstairs to teach that young man to keep away from my house in the future.” • “John,” cried his wife, "stop! Don’t ' »> go „ But before she could say more he had slipped out of the door. She heard him steal downstairs to the drawing room; she heard sounds of a struggle and of the breaking of glass; she heard him drag his adversary to the hall and kick him down the front steps. Then when he returned she flung herself upon him and clung to him admiringly. “What’s the matter?” he demanded. “Don’t you know?” she answered. “That was a burglar!” “Great Scott!” he gasped, turning pale. "Why didn’t you tell me before? I thought it was Ethel’s sweetheart.” —Harper’s Magazine.

Japanese Greeting.

Nothing is more amusing than to watch two acquaintances saluting in the streets of a Japanese town. As they come in sight of each other they slacken their pace and approach with downcast eyes and averted face, as if neither was worthy of beholding the other; then they bow so as to bring the facp on a level with the knees, on which the palms of the hands are pressed. A succession of hissing sounds is next heard, made by drawing the breath between the closed teeth, interspersed with complimentary phrases uttered with great volubility, each trying to outdo the other. At last the climax is reached and each endeavors to give precedence to the other. For perhaps a full minute the polite contest continues; then the ceremony abrutly ends, as if the difculty were capable of none but a brusque solution, and the two pass on hurriedly, with a look of extreme relief. The Japanese gentleman who has many acquaintances must require an hour to walk the length of a block on a city street.

The Eternal Feminine.

The South African 'natives in Boerland still preserve their old customs, and one of the most curious is that of carrying off a girl for a wife. The sustom is called “ukutwala,” and the girl, though not indisposed to accept the man, causes every obstacle to be placed in his way. The suitor watches his opportunity (after first placing so many head of cattle in the kraal of the girl’s father) and eventually carries away the girl by main force. The heartrending cries of the bride, as she is carried away, are something pitiful—a cry that pierces the heart of a Christian, but his pity subsides when he learns that in native language it means: “Don’t take me, but don’t let any ■ one help me, because I want to go!’’

Pure Fiction.

“We enjoyed your visit so much.” “Say, Central, I’ve been waiting 20 minutes.” “My wife and I never had a word with each other.” “I never wore a hat that cost less than $85.” “I’ve had only one drink today.” “I never put myself out for company.” . _ \ . ■ “We did not have a fly in use house all summer.” “I've got to meet a customer tonight.” “We never have trouble keeping servants.” “I was reared tn luxury and refinement.” "When the baby came their happiness was complete.-Smart Set.

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Queer Happening.

“Meat prices in France keep soaring higher and higher,” Said Novelist Edith Wharton. “Cold boiled ham, for instance, now costs $2 a pound. “I know a French woman who visited her butcher’s the other day with a basketful of wooden skewers. She plumped the skewers down on the counter and said: “‘I return these. Give me their weight in beef, please.’ “ ‘Wh—what?’ gasped the butcher. “ ‘They were weighed to me as beef,’ the woman explained, ‘and I pjaid for them as beef. So, naturally, now that I bring them back I demand their full value as beef.’ ”

Father’s Generosity.

“How are you getting along, my son?” asked the father visiting the camp at Yaphank. “All right, father,” replied the private. “Treat you well, do they?” “Oh, yes; first rate.” “Let you smoke?” “Certainly they do.” “Well, come and have a cigar with me.” “I must ask the captain, father.” “Why, certainly; but I didn’t know he smoked. Ask the general to come along, too and have one!”

Circulating Medium.

“She takes only boarders who are blue-blooded.” “How does she make sure that they are?” “She bleeds them.”

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