Jasper Weekly Courier, Volume 57, Number 40, Jasper, Dubois County, 9 July 1915 — Page 3

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BOUNTIFUL PROMISE FROM WESTERN CANADA

Average Increase of Acreage in Wheat Over 22 Per Cent.

Wheat Acreage Province, ' Increase. Saskatchewan 25 per cent Alberta 32 per cont Manitoba 15 per cent Average for prairies, . . .22 per cont Saskatchewan. The growth of the crop during the past -week was very satisfactory. Rain fell in many places during the early part of the week, followed by wanner weather, which has been most beneficial to the grain. Breaking and summer-fallowing wore well under way, and conditions generally were most promising. Tho following reports-have been received by the department from the various centers: Denholm A little rain needed in the northern part to

start late grain; remainder of district

Plenty of moisture. Davidson Ideal

growing weather; a few farmers har

rowiiiK grain to conserve moisturo ly

breaking crust formed since last rain.

North Battleford to Prince AlbertGood growing weather; crops looking

well. Slight damage near North Bat

tloford from cutworms; recent rains

beneficial. Kindcrsloy Crops looking fino and prospects good; plenty of

moisture, with prospects of more rain. Every slough in this country is full. Prince Alhort Crops In fair condition, though cutworms and light frosts have done damage In some sections. Have had modorato quantity of rain. Owing to prompt marketing of the harvest of 3 914, the farmers were en

abled to dovoto moro timo than usual to cultivation in the autumn, under conditions which were decidedly favorable, and that, combined with the opportunities for soil preparation presented by an early spring this year, has resulted in tho seeding of a wheat aroa estimated at twenty-five per cent greater than last year. Areas sown to oats and flax may be less than last year, because of the concentration upon tho cereal in greater demand for oxporL Wheat seeding wan completed oight days earlier than tho average, under almost ideal conditions. Alberta. "Prospects excellent. Abundant moisture throughout the province, following rain. Area thirty to thlrty-fivo per cent greater. Crop generally two weeks earlier."

Attention is drawn to tho fact that

the land has not been in such fine con

dltion to work for years; neither has there been as much moisturo as there was last autumn. This was protected

during the winter by a little more than

hasten the germination of the recently sown wheat, and will prevent the soil from drifting off tho later sown crop. The area sown In wheat is fully 15 per cent greater than last year. To sum up tho agricultural situation

generally, the Department of Agricul

ture says: "The area Is larger than

usual, tho land has been well prepared,

and the wheat hag been sown at the

right time; not so early as to run the risk of being killed off by frost, but

sufficiently early to Insure its ripening

in the fall." Advertisement.

SHINE NOT NEW

As Far Back as 1758 Inventors

Had the Idea.

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Frenchman Was th First to Ap

proach the Subject Wi1h Anything Like Practical Model, Though It Failed.

Wrong Diagnosis. One of the promlent clubs of thin

city gave a contract for the decoration

of their building in bonor of the visit of tho fleet, and tho decorator con-

nnvnt Hu Irlnn Hint the Word "WOl-

como" spelled out in signal fiags would

be an appropriate and beautiful design

for the front wall, over the entrance. He asked a naval officer for directions, and, following the code which said

officer wrote out for him, a very inter

esting result was obtained. Judge of

the surprise of the contractor when an

army officer, happening by, asked: "Do

you know what you have written?

"Why, welcome," stammered the

decorator.

"Not by a. long shot!" said the army

nfflnnp "Ynn bjLve un there, 'To

h with tho army.' "Life.

The first submarine was built in

1758. An interesting parallel lies be

tween the histories of the aeroplane and tho submarine, both accepted as

intensely modern inventions of mili

tary science, but both the fruits of

BOOKS

OF THE PAST

Most of Us Can Remember Sun(day School Favorites,

Watch Your Colts

t.'nr r.ntfh Cold nn iM&timiM?r. nna at tfo Urs nmnkm oi

Mich ailment, lve mall dose of that on4ttm umy tnuKt used In existence. SrOUN'8 DISTKMPKIl COMPOUND W cent and tl a bottle f and 110 tho Iokmb of any drlt, toriHM dealer, or dcllrercd Ut SI'OHX IN KIM CA I . Chemist Hud lUusUrJuloifliitJt. Ooalmtt, lud., V. H. A

Heroes of Most of Them Were Impossibly Good, but Their Infitt- , ence as a General Thing Wa for the Beit.

Do you remember the book yon used to draw from the Sunday school library how many years ago was it? Those pious stories of impossible boys who died young, witb a picture on the front page showing Little Willie being

Imnortant to Mothers

Examine carefully every bottle of

CASTORIA, a safe and sure remedy for

infants and children, and eee that it

Bears the Signature of

In Uso For Over 30 Yean.

Children Cry for Fletcher Castori Resembled Dining Car. Jim Sullivan, typical American tramp, carried a kitchen cabinet under his coat, and when arrested in Red Wing, Minn., the following things were

found: Eight large, raw potatoes,

weighing seven pounds; one quart bot-

tlo of sweet milk, one ten-cent loaf of wheat broad, ono-half dozen tea biscuits, one-half dozon rolls, fresh; two one-pound packages of grouud coffee, two aluminum salt and pepper shakers, glass cruet filled with vinegar, ono

raw onion and two Japanese paper

napkins.

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Making It Even.

"1 hear the high-school girls made their own graduation gowns this year "Yes, but they made up for It by Bcribbling their commencement essays out of the encyclopedia." Drink Deniion't Coffet. Always pure and delicious. Ertcore. "I'm glad wo didn't got any duplicates' said the bride as they inspected the wedding gifts. "I wouldn't mind if somebody would duplicate that check your father gave us," replied the bridegroom.

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Conflicting. "What is the matter with the par

son and the doctor that they cannot

agree?" "The parson says the doctor Is so contrary. Just as soon as he gets a man properly prepared for the next world the doctor goes to work and cures him."

There may bo a lot of credit datj a man's wife, but she usually demands'

cash.

Million of particular women now and recommend Red Crow Ball Blue. AU roccrg. A dr. If you want to study human natura don't patronizo a correspondence school. Watch your neighbor.

Good Reason. "Why is the policeman looking at your wall so suspiciously?" "I suppose he noticed it was covered with a vino that is something of a porch climber "

Drink Denlson'a Coffee. Always pure and delicious. Interesting Comparison. "It beats ail how luck does play fa

vorites." remarked Farmer Corntossel.

"I jes' been to see Ezra Hankins."

"How's he gettin' along since he hurt

his foot?"

"Tin's mirtv clum. The doctor

charged him a hundred dollars fur cuttin' his foot off.' An' when the railroad cut Uncle Jako's foot tjie com

pany paid him six hundred in cash.

Maybe these great corporations ain't

as graspin' as some people says.

ATwiivs sure to nloase. Red Cross Ball

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the average snowfall, wn.cn remaineu Blue. All grocers sell it. Adv.

on tho land, not being removed by the

cht nook winds, as is usually tho Sad Part of the Allegation.

rMiq There never has been a more "Every darn fool in tins town tninKs

fpolinc than exists today, ho could run a newspaper better than

tnrtirtrc hv the information received I can!" grumbled tho editor of the

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from various parts of the province. We Torpldvine Tocsin anu uuarumu ui tu

fool justified in saying that tho crop Hearthstone, the price wnereoi was

never went in under more favorable a dollar a year anu uie ume iu buu-

tfrmrmstancos: weather splendid and scribe now.

ten nnrtieularlv well worked. "Ey-yah!" replied Mortimer Morose.

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n.n- t W i Tin nnrnn tm will "And U10 WOl'St OL 11 IS, 11 gUUU luany

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centuries or striving anu eAjiuiimcin. v.u 0....-

In both devices the one obstacle of his weeping friends.' men, at a which for so many hundreds of years later period, the books of E P. Roe

prevented success was tho problem or were siamiaru ounuay ncuun. i uio

motive power. This is shown as par- was a senum

ticularly truo since the installation of bodied some glimmering oi huuiuhu

a modern gasoline motor in the old His lirst attempt was 10 write uuhslLangley cellular "plane," proving the ly religious novel, and "Barriers

principles of the early Inventor were isuniuu Away, ei. i . uUV,

correct. a Sunday scnooi ciasKic. j uih waa

Thus we lind that the underwater Quickly followed uy tnosc irmy upint-

boat built by a Frenchman named ue - .w.

Son in the early seventeenth century or ix)st ami &aveu, ami vnuniue ui was a complete success except that it a Chestnut Burr." would not run. ßy tnls Uine tne author found ficThe De Son' vessel, built at. Rotter- tion paid so well that he dropped the dam, was 72 feet in length, with a "Rov." and went in for pure fiction. maximum height of 12 feet and beam It was pure, and it might be called flcof 8 feet, tapering to points at the end, tion, but it was awful slush. Closely being not unlike the modern sub- rivaling Roe was "Pansy,' and her marino in many of its lines. boolcs had a tremendous vogue back De Son designed his boat to operate Jn tho eighties but none of them ever tinder water with a clockwork motor Held a marker to the Elsie books, and to hold an air supply for the crew There was a heroine who would Bufllcicnt for three hours. The clock- have delighted the orthodox soul work was supposed to turn a large of Hilly Sunday. At the early age of paddle wheel and propel the boat for eight she was a walking concordance, eight hours on one winding. and her manner of shooting texts of This quaint submarine was armed Scripture at the unsaved was disconwith iron pointed at the ends, with certing to say the least. A lovely child, which to ram ships and crush their though, was little Elsie. She refused

10 ten siones on ounuuy lu ui intxy-

Shocklng and Inexcusable Waste. "The plaintiff in a recent suit for divorce," related the simp, "declared that he awoke in the night to find his bed soaked with alcohol and his wifo hunting for a match!" "Ar-r-r-r!" grumbled DeLeary M. Trimmins, "that was a heck of a way to waste alcohol, wasn't it?" Kansas City Star. His Excuse. In his Savannah camp Bill Donovan, baseball manager, had a dusky hued waiter at the hotel by tho name of Sutton. Bill had to reproach Sut

ton more than once for a lack of agiJ-

ity in arriving with the food. Sutton

promised to improve. One morning

ho brought In a consignment of grid dlecakes that had gono cold.

"What do you mean," said Bill, "by

bringing me in cold cakes?"

"Well, I tell you, boss," said Sutton,

4T brung them cakes in so fast for you

that I guess they hit a draft."

Nothing interests women more than

a man who refuses to explain things.

Can't Be Done. "Mrs. Giddy has invited all the members of tho sewing circle to a lunohuon

and matinee party.

"Doesn't she know they havo been

gossiping about her something aw

ful?"

"Of course she doeH. That's Ihm

reason sues trying iu Kquuiu ui-circle."

Too Lite. Senator Konyon, congratulated at a

June wedding in Fort Dodgo on hla

eloquence, smiled and said: "Well, let us admit frankly that tho gift of tho gab is. after all, a good thing. "For ray part, 1 have novcr found silence goldon except at a wedding or a funeral when it's too late to suy anything." Victims of the Drug Habit. According to a recent estinmto of the United States public health sorrice, the number of persons in thia country who are victims of Urn drug habit is about 70,000, and the number, of doses of narcotic drugs consumed1 by them annually Is about 850,000 000 This estimate is based on Hgurefl collected in tho state of Tennessee whero under recently enacted antarcotla law 1,403 permits were issued iu nix months to persons petitioning for the privilege of using narcotic drugs, and the consumption of such drugs amounted to 8,1 ffS 200 average doses.

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bo greatly increased, it is pleasing to loam that, despite the high price of toed, tho receipts of milk and cream at the dairies continue to keep up, and that the output of the creameries has increased in quantity. One of the most encouraging things in last year's work was the increase of practically thirty per cent in the out-

of 'em could!" Kansas City Star.

Blissful Ideal.

"I hope," said the applicant for sum

mer board, "that you have no mosqui

toes, and that thero will be chicken

and fresh vegetables always on the

table, and that the nights are invari

ably cool?"

hulls under water.

De Son had unlimited faith in his

vessel and expressed it in the follow

ing flow of ancient press agency, as

translated. from an old Dutch print:

"The inventor of this ship will un

dertake to destroy in a single day a

hundred vessels, and such destruction

could not be prevented by fire, storm,

mates unless they would listen to Belshazzar's feast or that classic about tho children in the flery furnace. They took those or nothing. Monday or any other day was all right for fairy stories, but on Sunday, never. It was too bad that Elsie didn't die young, but there was too much money

in her. sne went tnrougn tweniy-

I iron f

put of cream and buttor south of Cal- parmer Cornto;self what place are

EWy. vmi lnnlcln' fur? Heaven?"

Manitoba. Owing to the exceptionally early liar

vest last year and lavoraoio tan

vfthftr. a much larger acreage of

land was prepared than usual, and

partly for tho same reason and the

prospects of high prices for all kinds

rourt own dkuggist willtellyoü ivv Murin Kv ltomody for Red. Weak. Watery

Byes and Granulated ByolldK: No 8martlnjc: Just Kye comfort.. Write for Hook of tho Bye by mall Froo. Murine- Hyo Heuiedy Co . Cblcayo

Estimating the Probabilities. "My daughter is having her voice

of grain, farmers took more pains in trained." said Mr. Cumrox

the preparation of land, so that tho

ypring opened up with 1,235,000 acres

of fully prepared land above the pre

vious year. Seeding was general by

the 7th of April, some days in advance

of the average. Since that time the

close succession. She is dead now.

Sometimes death is robbed of its horrors. Elsie was a shining mark for . . 1 n

years. It s a pity ner enu was so long

postponed. Schenectady Union Star,

Is she a soprano or a contralto?"

"I dunno. I suppose she'll decide to be whichever costs the most."

More Important. "Fino feathers do not make fine

weathwr has been exceptionally favor- birds," said the ready-made philoso-

able for the sowing of wheat, and the pher.

farmers have taken full advantage o'f "No," replied Mr. Growcher; their

Much of the crop is now above the responsibilities are greater. They are

t arface. There has been a very gen-1 depended on to make fine human beoral and liberal rainfall; this will ings."

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bad weather or the force of the waves, eight awful volumes her girlhood, her saving only that the Almighty should wifehoodf her wid0whood, and Elsie otherwise will it. Vain would it be ag randmother quiclily followed in

ior snips lying in uuruur lu ue i valued as safe, for the inventor could reach anywhere unless prevented by betrayal. None but him could control the craft. Therefore it may truly be called the lightning of the sea. Its power shall be proved by a trip to the East Indies irf six weeks or to France and back in a day, for fast as a bird llieth can one travel in this boat." However, 'when the boat was launched it refused to move. The torque of the clock motor was not able to turn the paddle wheel propeller in

GLASS AS BUILDING MATERIAL

Architects in Increasing Number Are

Favoring Structures Composed of Transparent Colors.

Not a few architects are recommend-

Crisp little bits of Indian Corn, rolled thin as paper, and toasted to a golden brown.

u-ninr fiHhmifrTi thf nir tnst had been iioub ouu apt lucut uuuu-

TAmmtcim mSs oe made of glass bricks. They

But from this seed of thought today

the world has submarines which can

run nine knots an hour under the sea

many hours and which have a cruising

range of nearly 3,000 miles.

If s a Picnic Getting Ready for a Picnic you choose Spanish Oliv Pickles Sweet Relish Ham Loaf Veal Loaf Chicken Loaf Fruit Prcrves Jellies Apple Butter

Ainchcon

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Ready to Serve

Food Products

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The Puritan Fallacy.

A modern young poet named Con

rad Aiken is versifying about a

steamer trip on Long Island sound, and he finds the night full of "Beauty

so keen it seemed it must have sinned

I ' it is odd to encounter at this

late day so perfect an expression of the great Puritan fallacy, the notion

that loveliness and sensitiveness are more apt to be wrong, and somberness

and hardness right; that joy in life is

closelv allied to wickedness, and that

i srid snirit is almost necessarily

righteous. This doctrine is part of want glass instead of brick or stone the once general creed that life on this because it gives more light and is earth is less a spiritual experience easily kept clean. The blocks should

than the carrviner out of a hard tech- be made of good size.

nical contract and that creed is They should be made of pleasing wron. the New England frame of color tints and be impervious to the

mind has contributed some great weather. They can be worked in be-

qualities to our national character, but Uveen pilasters, domes and friezes, has failed to see clearly that the beau- Set under the veranda this glass should tv of the earth is anvthins more than have a smooth upper side with prisms

a temptation to the human soul. This on the lower face that would direct

failure has had the most serious con- plenty of light into tne rooms.

sequences in discrediting religious

faith and in imnosinc hypocrisy upon Why Should He?

morals. It is part of the real business We never heard of a man who tried r riov to cViniro nff thesr dusts of to free nimself of a manslaughter

doctrine and to see this world for what charge by pleading guilty to murder,

it is. a home for the heart and soul of but an up-state man tried to prove he

man, "serviceable for the life that now wasn't crazy the otner day ny claim

is; not. it may T)e, without promise of ing he was in love. Aiuwaukee jour-

Toasties Have a sweetness and tasty goodness distinctively their own And all the way from raw material to your table not a human hand touches die food clean and pure as snowflakes from the skies Ready to eat right from the package with cream and sugar or crushed fruit, Post Toasties are wonderfully delicious. Sold by Grocers Everywhere

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