The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1898-07-21

/ informed that it is the universal Gus
tom at every private dinner party to
begin the program of toasts by
drinking TO the health of their
beloved queen. Such reverence for
the chief executive OF the nationiin her
official capacity is lesson which the
average American very much needs to
learn.
At the conclusion of the banquet the
electric cars took us to the special
train awaiting US atthe Canadian Paci
lie depot, the party of 185 crowding
the sleeping cars to their utmost ca
pacity, and at 4 o'clock Satur :
day morning we began our journey
across the continent. After a two
hours ride we stopped for breakfast
at Portage la Prairie, a beautiful lit
tie city of 4, 800 people, situated in the
midst of a beautiful and fertile farm
ing country of which it is the market
town. The citizens had provided car
riages and Immediately after breakfast
took us for thirteen mile drive among
the magnificent farms of that locality
Another two-hour's ride brought US
to Brandon, a railroad divisional
point, with a population of $500. Its
location on rising ground is most ad-
mirable. Here we were again treated
to carriage, visiting the experiment.
al farm and Indian school where 120
intelligent looking boys and girls are
being trained in the useful arts of
home and farm. =
At Griswold, a few miles farther on,
we were entertained for few moments
by a number of little girls singing
Hail Columbia and ringing address
from aresident member of the province
al parliament. Here, too, we saw des
cendants of the Sioux Indians who took
part in the uprising and massacre of
1862, familiar to old settlers of Sank
| Centre.
The next stop was for lunch at Ver-
din, a hustling little village, where the
ladies of the Presbyterian church
served one of the best meals of the en-
tire trip-and everywhere we had the
finest service obtainable. The editor
of the local paper made strong point
when he said, in the course of his re-
marks, ''Manitoba has what Minneso-
ia and the United States can never
have-free farms for millions. For
hundreds of miles on each side of the
Canadian Pacific railroad level and
fertile prairies invite the hand of man
to make them blossom into waving
fields of grain as beautiful as ever the
sun shone on-a glorious country for
poor man who wants a chance to
make home for himself and family.
These stops had delayed us some
what SO that we were unable to stop
for drive at Indian Head to the in
dustrial school, but we had an oppor-
tunity to hear at the station band of
Indian boys play some of our national
airs with a spirit and accuracy which
called forth resounding cheers from
the excursionists. By this time We
had learned the words of ''God Save
the Queen" and at every stop sang
that song, then verse of America
and; gave our special yell: "Rah!
Rah! Rah! Wales and his ma! Edi-
tors! Editors! Minnesota
We reached Regina, the queen city
of the northwest territories, at IL
o'clock, several hours late, and re-
paired Immediately TO large store
building where tables were laden with
a bounteous repast. An orchestra dis
coursed sweet music the meanwhile,
| their rendition of American national
airs and folk songs being greeted
with cheers and applause, while the en-
tire company joined in the chorus of
the "Star Spangled Banner" and
"Hail Columbia" When our vora-
| cious appetites had been somewhat APP
peased, and toasts drunk to the queen
and president, the acknowledgements
of the territories favored US with an
teloquent address, dwelling upon the
wonderful extent and resources of
Canada and the common interests of
Canada and the United States.
Regina is the capital of thefour north
west Canadian territories, Alberta,
Athabasca, Assiniboia and Saskatch-
evan, and head quarters for the
MOUNTED POLICE, magnificent mil
itary organization of 800 menwho look
alter the Indians and preserve order
generally throughout western Canada.
They are magnificent specimens of
young manhood and the Indians and
lawless element have most whole
some respect for them. Indians, in
particular, who have done wrong,
make no attempt to escape from these
mounted police, realizing that they
are sure to be caught ultimately and
that their certain punishment will be
all the heavier if they cause addition
al trouble by trying to escape. When
on duty they wear blue trousers, a
bright red coat and a little visorless
cap resting on the right ear, with a
hand nl16al. Tho nh ami r,,,,r E,1.,