Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1908-11-27
DOWN. MISSOURI A
o~asaaa's Respect for Law and OrAss
the Subject for Favorable

Comment.
Those who have visited Canada are
always impressed with the strict OBJ
servanc that Is given to the laws Of
the country, and the order that 10
preserved everywhere. The editor Of
the Gazette OF, Fulton, New, recently
paid Il visit TO western Canada. lie
was SO impressed with the conditions
that he saw everywhere that on his
return home he was inspired to write
~ follows:
Reverence and respect for law Is a
dominant characteristic Of b Cana
dian people. Wherever n goes In
Canada, whether east or west, the law
Is supreme. The law Is obeyed because
1t is law, seemingly, and not because
violation carries a penalty. Canada
enforces the law and makes every law
effective. Ne country Is more free
than Canada. In name Canada Is a
dependency of the British crown. In
fact, it is almost a third republic. All
its taxes are voted, collected and eX-
pended by the Dominion and the pro-
vinces. The nominal head Of the gov
eminent Is the governor general, APP
pointed by the English crown. Prac-
tically his only authority Is to veto
the acts Of parliament, which he scarce
~ eve. exercises. Canada gives nothing
to the support Of the English govern
ment or the English king. She gives
England the advantage in trade reSu-
lations and tariff laws, and In return
receives the protection Of the British
aruIy ana navy. Canada enjoys the pro-
lection without sharing In the ex-
pense.
The sale Of liquor is strictly rcgu'
lated. None bat hotelkeepers may OBJ
tain license t. vend the stuff, and be-
fore Il license can be secured an appli-
cum must prove good character ana
provide 20 reoms in his tavern Tor The
accommodates of guests. The bar
rooms close at 7 o'clock Saturday
evening Ind remain closed until Mon
day morning. The schools and churches
In western Canada excite admiration.
Though new, western Canada is not
Goddess. The finest buildings In every
town are the churches. Next come
the school hsases."
Turning to the wheat Iields Of west
ern Canada, the editor Of the Laurel
(Neb.) Advocate Of Sept. II, says: Il
have often thought that the reason
that the characters Of Charles Dick
ems are % suppressed upon the minds
Of his readers Is because he dwells
upon them 80 long and describes them
20 minuteF that by the time one has
waded through his long drawn out
stories they are so burned into his
brain that he can never forget them.
1T wa, t1ls way with the Canadian
wheat fields. Had WI only seen a few
the PemcYy Of them might have worn
way In ttne, but a long drawn out
experience seeh as we had is sure to
leavr an Aeffaceable impression,
Never while we live shall we forget
the Canadian wheat fields. They call
1T the grmary OF the British Empire
and we don't blame 'em. Nobody who
has seen their wheat fields can wonder
Mt their enthusiasm"
It is werth while to record that
these fields have now beer harvested,
and In many cases yields as high as
forty and Atty bushels per acre have
been marketed, while the general nv
erage has been away above twenty
bushels per acre. Oats and barley
have also dene well, and the profits.
Tie lrnGs OF grains being high have
paid the entire cost Of the farms Of
many a farI1er. There is now 1GO
acres Of had given away, in addition
to the 100 acres that the ho~mesteadcr
may purchase at $500 an acre. Par
ticulars Of this rs well MS the lowest
railway RATES Will be given by the Ca
gsvernmeat agent.