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wheat alone. and should make, il he is
a capable farmer enough, out of other
crops, sale OF cattle, dairy and other pro-
ducts. to keep himself and family the
year round besides.
The Third Division.
The third division of this great coun.
try lies to the north of the wheat belt
between 1t and what is known MS the for
est country. As wheat growing implie.
the raising OF all cereals, that can pro6t-
ably be raised in the country, the remain
ing branches OF mixed farming are deirv-
ing and the raising OF farm stock. II
must not be supposed that DIVIDING tho
prairies In this way is saying that any
one portion of the country possesses hat-
ter soil than another, for such IS NOT tba
case-all districts are equally fertile brt
the topography and climatic infi,encas
etc, differ, as we'll as the condiions -,
production. Ranching and grain yrowin.
are carried on quite successfuIlv =, .h;s
northern zone; but it is found more n.os.
able to combine all the featnres =. ~
industry. On account OF the Iand ho:ao
more broken than in the southern d;s.Gas
though the soil Is equally fert;,a An.
are not the same opportunities ~.
sive operations; and while cattla -
il as profitable here as elsewbera S;gat
emit methods have to be adopted 70. 49,
protection, especially in the wintar So
son. SEA
An authority on the subject In. $500.
that agriculture In any country nora.
reaches the minimum OF de-velonnant
til the farmers engage at least $500
tionately In dairying, though ths -
~roundings must always determine .s
tent to which any feature OF the ;nJr~ear
may be prosecuted It is a certa,r.r ~ ~
that of the agricultural posxibir,t;as 81
this portion Of the prairie countrv -
timated by its adaptability to dairv go
Ing, even the most skeptical m,,st .
knowledge they are un-surpassed n :
country In the world. As intimatad 49,
even dairying may be successfuuv !. 49,
on In any corner Of the territor;as h..a
this zone has everything to recommes
1t as the ideal spot for this branch - .nu
business. - MSt
The mining districts Of Br;tish ~.
iumbia. which consume az ;;nsr,.r,.a Il,
OF dairy products, are close at Aand Ga
always afford a good market for buttas
cheese pork, poultry anu eTgs. Whan
IN the future thai country is oyerstnsLs1
Great Britain offers as now a ready ma
for whatever may be produced.
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Special correspondence:
The old Romans used to say that Gaul
was divided into three parts: so is the
Canadian Northwest. Gaul's divisions
were political; those of the Western
Canada's prairies are created by the I'M
erring hand Of nature.
Chiefly because Of the elevation OF the
country, the absence Of large lakes and
rivers, and the operations of the "Chi-
nook or Pacific ocean winds. which
readily cross the Rocky Mountains in
Southern Alberta through gaps and
passes. the southwestern portion Of the
Canadian provinces is regarded as some
what arid, and less fertile than other por-
tions OF the country. Although this has
been a prevailing idea In the past, it has
been left for American settlers, who have
invaded this district within the past two
or three years, to prove that splendid
crops of grain can be grown on the land.
which had hitherto been the feeding
ground for the herds of cattle and bands
of horses that ranged there.
That ranching is carried on most sue
cessfuliy in other portions Of the prairies
West, just as agriculture is to a limited
extent conducted successfully within this
- A0AJ ColdDiAoucu, UuI LAhou
as q whole it constitutes a territory above
all Others most admirably adapted to this
particular industry.
n buffalo, bunch and other grasses
that grow in profusion in this district
and retain their nutritive properties the
year round, and the moderate climate Of
mid-winter rendered such by the Chinook
winds preventing any considerable depth
OF snow at any time, especially fit the
district for the peculiar methods Of the
ranchers-raising his herds the year
round in the open country.
Englishmen and Americans In the
western territories are bringing in their
herds as fast as they can and leasing
OF purchasing land in lots from 1000 to
10000 acres from the Dominion Govern
ment. An idea of the growth of the in
dustry will. however, be gathered from
the fact that in 1890 there were but
41,411 head of cattle shipped and sold
from the ranches, these figures ran to
55.129 in 1900. and to 100000 in 1908.
averaging $40 per head for the owners.
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ms when It Is once done it Is done for all
time. This costs about $3.50 per acre.
After the breaking, blowing and seed
ing, harvesting threshing and marketing
all expenses combined amount to about
$5.23 per acre. that is, il a man likes
everything done it will cost him $5~25
per acre. II he does the work himself
he Is earning wages while producing at
that figure. now as the average yield is
20 bushels. and the average price 60
cents-$12 per acre-the difference be-
tween the result and cost, s6.75, Is the
profit Of grain growing year in and year
out In the great wheat belt Of the Cana
dian prairie country. II a man has a
half section of land and puts half of 1t,
100 acres. under wheat, which Is a very
common occurrence, he makes $1,000 on
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PARlAH or THE SKYLINE.
Coyo<e Always a Tanta1izing Mark for
the Man with a Rifle.


There Is a deal of coyote hunting In
the West that Is not attended by the
niceftes OF the club hunt. Ever since
the frt pioneers pushed Their way
across the great plains the coyote has
been an outlaw, looking for no mercy
al the hand of man. Els predatory
habits have made the animal the bane
OF the ranchman, and his howl has
made him the evaporation of the
camper and the terror Of the tender
foot. Then, too, his habit of skulkinS
tust within rifle range has always
made him a tantalizing target for tile
man with the rifle.
In spite of his unpopularity with all
glasses of men, however, the coyote has
managed to hold his W better than
any other animal in the great West.
The antelope is swifter of foot, may
hap, but not having the cunning of
the coyote, has been lured within rifle
range until practically exterminated III
many States. The ranchman's lust for
fresh meat, the eastern tourists desire
for antlers and elk teeth, and the no
tive who Stays for the market have de-
populated Colorado and several other
States of their best game. The bear.
cougar and bobcat have felt the ain
blighting influence, but the coyote
still figures in the skyline of the aver
age Western picture. Sometimes he is
unwise enough to eat Of poisoned car
cases of cattle. but this Is seldom.
Again, he falls a Victim to a coyote
drive organized by ranchmen and
participated In by townspeople, tender
foots, newspaper correspondents and
amateur photographers. These coyote
drives. are held annually or oftencr
in nearly all Western communities
where the prairie pest flourishes. An
average drive participated in by sew
eral hundred individuals will yield
sometimes as high as twenty coyotes.
and sometimes none at all. A good
deal depends on the wind, and moro
depends on the coyotes cunning and
ability to sprint.-Outing.
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soil and climate in it's favor, and the ten
dency has been to neglect the more labof
ious branches Of husbandry for which {
country Is equally well adapted
Free Homestead Lands.
There is yet a large quantity OF 81
eminent land for homesteading in til
country and as in everything else, 9TH
carly bird catches the worm" Those
who come first are first served. When it
is preferred to purchase railway or other
company lands they can be got at from
SIS per acre up. This section cannot be
better closed than by showing practically
what is made by wheat growing In this
district. The average from the first of
operations Is 20 bushelo per acre. Break
ing the prairie, as first blowing is called.
Is, of course, an exceptional expenditure,
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not 1 word was to be said by the ser-
WANTS.
Presently they arrive Mt tire front door
Of the Hall A sudden fear strikes Ran
Dial ss they come up to the darkened
honee. from which there is not a glimmer
OF nEAt except in the hall.
why, what Is this?" he cxclaims; mo
Bghts-afl the blinds drawn
When the door Is opened he is met
BY Xr. Royston and May, who take him
by the arm, coaxingly. WELL" he says,
np4dfy, how is she?-cnn l see herr
no dear replies May, pityingly;
come into the library"
She Is dead he whispers, MAY?
Ny darling, my Maggie, where is she?
She h not dead! No, nor
Randall" says his uncle, "be a man;
Others have had as hard a fate to bear,
and
"UncIe-May-only one word: Is she
dead!
Yes, dear boy replies his uncle.
throwing his arm round him.
And YES" whispers May, softly,
kneehng before him, and taking his hand.
"Oh, Maggie he says; and then he
looks ut them-sueh a look Of awful woe
such a wistful glance OF agony-that 1t
breaks Mays heart, and brings great
tears to the old mans eyes.
Randall" sobs the gir-"Randal, try
10 bear It, dear, for my sake-for all our
sake3-most OF all, your own!'
Don't, May" he saysE'don't speak
10 me, dear, My heart Is breaking!
What win become Of my life nowT"
II h a solemn scene, this; and pres
emily he asks. Can / see her, uncleT'
The old man locks at May, and she
says. WYATT till tomorrow, dear!"
"Watr' he returns, 6ercely: when I
knrc been booking forward all this time
to see her? Not all hour"
Then they go mp to the death cham
beT, and the attendants leave, and he
looks down on the bride IN her last sleep.
They steal away, Mr.. Royston and
May, and he is alone with her and his
heart. SO the night passes on, and the
morYuw comes, with its sunshine and
shadow. and active life, and we are back
in Brighton once again.
Here are Mrs. Cholmondely and Err
ne-t and she is reading a letter, and
UNuC W bIE II Will ICukcs n Oiu ~ W
presently, and says. Ernest, dear, 1
have tnst had shocking news. The lady
who WINS struck with lightning is our
Maggie; and they want me to so to
tfrem9
Mother exclaims the young man;
and then he gets mp hastily, and says,
EXCUSE me. | shall be back in half an
how And before she can answer, he
h cone.
When he does come back he is very
gynve md silent, and looks out over the
sea . he had done in those old days
brg gone By. when the dead girl had
been all the world to him.
"ShAri I go with you, motherg' he
sayA. with downcast eyes.
no. dear; I shall only take my maid"
And he is relieved. this good fellow, who
had k,-ed her mot wisely. but too well"
So me next link in the chain was
forthcoming, and the history completed,
before the dead girl was laid in her
grave.
CTo be continued,
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The largest mammoth found in ST.
IBERIA measured IT feet long and 10
feet in height. The tusks weighed
800 pounds. The head without the
tusks weighed Ala pounds.
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No man is so insignificant as TO b
sure his example can do no hurt.-
Lesa O.
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CHAPTER XXX.

Randall had been telegraphed for, and
the message was mercifully worded TO
the wretched lover, only pressing him to
come on that night. He caught the ex-
press, fortunately, or he would have had
a special train, so madly anxious and
excited was he. He had heen about all
the day through, buying all sorts of pref
~ things that he thought might be ac-
ceptable to. his b7ide-things that she
could not possibly want, but that would,
at least. show how much he had her al
ways in his thoughts-and he went home
10 his hotel, tired, vet very happy.
a telegram for you, sir" says the
hall porter; ''came this morning, Just
after you went out, sir"
Thank you," he returns, lightly, then
goes up to his room, ~springing up three
stairs at a time, in his happy eagerness
to see what 1t is. "Some commission, =
he thinks, sthey want ME to execute Mt
once" and then he tears open the en-
velope. End stands transfxed.
Miss Duncombe taken I'll: come down
at once"
He stops for nothing, but leaps down
the stairs and ays Get me a cab, quick
-quickr
They reach the station in good time,
with just q few minutes TO spare, and
he gets his ticket. PUSHES through the
gutess anu m impatient TILL they are slow
moving ont of the station, then he
haries his head In his hands. and tries to
Ests{f,
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1903 there were raised 1869, 149 BUSH
els of spring wheat off S37 ,234 acres, an
average of 1904 bushels per acre; of
z4O,662 acres OF oats there were grown
l4.179. 7O5 bushels, an average OF 32.I7
bushels per acre: 69,6G7 acres produced
1,74l,2O0 bushels of barley. 24.65 to the
acre, and 32.341 acres produced 292,S5
bushels OF iaxseed. 9.03 to the acre. Az
but 1,3S3,434 acres, or a little better than
one per cent OF the entire wheat growing
area Of the territories. was under crop.
. little figuring shows 13 per cent Of the
entire country under wheat will raise the
0 .O00,000 that Great Britain annually
requires from outside countries. 1t il a
fairly safe statement to1make that i IL
or 10 years the Canadian ~prairies will be
supplying the entire demands OF the
mother country
BIS xk1 A.
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Nh. Royston had sent the carriage.
and had eiSen strict instructions that
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Ia ths part OK the country wheat Is
king. and here 1t Is raised in the greatest
possible perfection BY q combination Of
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by druggists. in fifty
cent and one dollar
sizes. You may have a
sample bottle by mail
free allen r>r,phl>f tall
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sPRINGTIME.

Once mere thank God, once more.
Sweet skies of sunlit blue
Shine on a world that thrilled anew
Is glad from ocean shore to shore
The blithe song sparrow on the bush.
In Joyful bursts OF song
Proclaims how springtime. looked for
long,
Has come our sallow cheeks to flush
The robin pipes. the bluebird lifts
A voice on every tree
Warbling his minor love-notes three.
He. too. Is one of Springs first gifts
The buds upon the maple swell.
The chestnut and the elm.
Awake in every woodland realm.
Their dreams to one another tell
Even the fir. the somber FIR.
That makes not haste her Joy to show.
Has heard the voice of Spring. and 10!
New life In her begins to stir.
And In the sweetly-smelling woods.
The little sisters OF the Spring.
Newly awake. are listening
To the swift-bursting of the buds
The noisy brooks all Joyous flow.
And gladly now our eyes discern
The tuft of grass. the fronded fern.
And all that greener hastes to grow.
We, too. feel through our pulses run
Something akin to that which nils
The fiower-stems on the many hills.
And glad We turn US to the sun
God's springtimei Oh. the joy divine
OF being in the green world now.
Alive to see. and harken how
Loud pipes the thrasher on the pine!
Moses Teggart. in Springfield (Mass-)
Republican
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BANNER YEAR FOR COAL.
Output Of Anthracite In 1908 Breaks
All Records-Exceeded
100000 Tons.

The year 1903 stands as the high wa
ter mark of prosperity in the anthra-
cite coal trade. according to a report
Of the geological survey. about to be
issued. 1t says that the tonnage of that
year exceeded by more than 5000. 900
tons that Of any previous year. and
that the demand for coal enabled a fair
return to all concerned In the industry.
The consumption of the smaller sizes
Of coal increased 2.46s.694 tons over
1901. despite the opinion expressed at
the close OF the anthracite strike that
bituminous coal had largely supplant-
ed anthracite for steam purposes. The
year showed an increase of Is cents In
the average value per ton at the mines.
The total production was 66,351. .713
tons. valued at s152. .036.44s. The aver
age price per ton was $3.50; number of
men employed. 150.463. and average
number of days each man worked. 2O6.
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FRANCE WILL HELP.
Her Minister at TansIer viii Take
Steps Toward Securing the Release
of Americans Held by Bandits.

Washington, June This cable
gram has been received at the navy
department from Rear Admiral Chad
wick, commanding the South Atlantic
squadron at Tangier:
"The seizure of the American citi-
zen was by insurgent chief so as to
bring pressure on the sultan Of Mo-
rocco to secure the demands of the
tribe. Our sense of the gravity Of the
case is shown by the presence of the
American squadron and win undoubt-
edly cause the earlier yielding by the
sultan of Morocco to the demands Of
the chief, which is the only safe
means of releasing captive"
There is the highest authority for
the statement that an attack on Tan
gier or an expedition against the
brigands will be followed by the i'm
mediate murder of the captives.
Paris, June 1.-Foreign Minister
Delcasse in consequence Of q CON-
munication from the state depart
ment at Washington, has telegraphed
instructions to the French minister al
Tangier to use his utmost endeavors
to obtain the release of Ion Perdicaris
and Cromwell Varley.
American officials are hopeful that
French influence with the Morocco
government, together with the pres
ence Of the American feet at Tangier
will secure an adjustment Of the af-
fair. Reports through French ofncial
channels show that Raisulis' demand
for ransom is 100000
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DECLARES oTHELLo LURID
W. c. T. q. Of Springfield, o., Says
Drama Belongs to Blood-and-
Thunder Glass.

"Othello" is a blood-and-thunder
drama. wild and woolly production, a
dime novel emanation of fevered i'm
agination. At least that is the opinion
OF the w. c. T. U. of Springfield. o. 1t
will probably be a revelation to Shake
spearean students to learn about this,
although some Of them may seek to
controvert It
1t all came about Trough a play to
be presented here called The James
Boys in Missouri" and the billing Of
"othello" by travelling company. The
w. C. T. U. discussed these plays and
denounced "Othello" no less than the
other production. After unburdening
themselves the women appointed q
committee to stop the play.
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nothing so effective as removal from
station There is danger in propinquity
and opportunity. Make occasion for a
prolonged trip abroad"
II was no difficult matter for Mrs.
Vaughn to convince her physician that
an ocean voyage was essential to her
state of health. Christine, though be-
wildered at the suddenness of the jour
ney. saw no hidden motive. They would
be gone but a year. and perhaps an alb
sence would bring Maurice to a realiza-
ton of the pleasure he took in her socie-
ty. In talking to her and cultivating her
voice. In all their discussions on diff
ferent subjects they experienced mutual
interest, but their discussions had never
touched upon personal topics. nor had
he sought to interest her in himself
She had come to his studio that morn
ing to bid him adieu. vaguely hoping
that something-she knew not what
might happen; nothing did. and she half
expected to see him at board ship. but
she found box of flowers and a polite
little note wishing her a bon voyage.
She enjoyed life in Paris to the full.
out WIS quite Teduy 10 EtluIu uOlne al
the end OF the year which was the pro-
posed expiration of their trip. AS the
others in their party wished to continue
their travels. another year found them
still abroad.
These two years had not been idle
ones with Maurice Cramer. He had
finished the composition of an opera that
had been life work with him and 1t had
been successfully put on the stage. The
hit was tremendous and he had now
found himself the lion of New York
drawing rooms. a position he coveted
with only one object In view.
1t was with mingled sensations that
he received a note from Christine one
morning announcing their return and
saying that she would be at the studio
at her old lesson hour. which he had
kept sacred to her memory.
At the appointed hour she entered
As he heard the well-remembered knock
and the opening of the door. he turned
and rose with outstretched hand Hel
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face was slightly flushed. but the dark
eyes looked into his, searchingly, per-
haps, but with the old expression OF
frank kindness.
He stood silent. unconscious that he
still held her hand. She was like and
yet so unlike the Christine of two years
ago. beautiful. striking-looking wo-
man with complexion of the dawn. clear
and delicate; her hair of golden hue. her
eyes deep and dark.
The first slight constraint so often
felt in the renewal Of an intimacy soon
disappeared. They talked Of many
things. reviewing other days. speaking
OF her travels and her coming plans. He
felt her presence leaping like wine to
his brain as they talked. Finally ho
asked her to sing to him.
"You can't criticise my method" she
said. turning over the scattered music
for a selection, for I am the victim OF
many methods. Every place we visited
meant O new master-every master a
new method. l think / was introduced
into the mysteries OF all but one. l
missed the signor in Florence who re-
quired his pupils to recline at full length
while singing His theory was that peo-
pie breathed correctly only when In that
position"
please don't sing" he said with a
shudder. Il don't want to hear such
a cosmopolitan production as your voice
will be capable Of"
1T isn't so bad. You see only fol-
| lowed their instructions during my les
, sons. At home in my pricatice was
loyal to my teacher at home and sang
as he had taught me-"
He was about to commence the ac-
! compartment to her song when there
was a knock at the door. which Maurice
answered. When he returned to the
piano, he brought a note upon which
Christine's eyes fell carelessly; then
recognizing the stationery and crest. she
exclaimed:
why! Isn't that mammals writing?'
"Yes;" he replied. his eyes shining will
triumph and something else. "she has In
vited me to dine at your house tonight
I Christine's eyes sparkled.
Mamma went daffy over music ant
musical celebrities while she was away
When we heard of the triumph you ha'
scored l knew you had found the way q
her heart"
Christine. the way to her heart is bu
a secondary consideration to me. 1t
the way TO your heart l want to hnc
Dear, loved you ever since / gave 20
your first lesson"
Maurice" she said. softly, you foun
/. the way to my heart even then"
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the "one man system" from being
made an act Of the Illinois state leg
islature.
When Chicago, a few years ago, cut
the pay Of firemen. policemen and teach
ers and threatened to close the schools
for lack Of funds. Miss Haley investi-
gated the situation, found that the great
public utility corporations were lodging
their taxes. brought them into court.
compelled them to pay 81. 100000 back
taxes. and added permanently SIS 900. 600
of corporation property to Chicago's tax
roll. The teachers then subscribed a
fund to release Miss Haley from school.
30 that she might devote herself exclu-
sively to public work.