The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1908-11-26
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cANApA's RESPECT FOR LAW
AND ORDER THE SUBJECT
FOR FAVORABLE COMMENT.

Those who have visited Canada are
always impressed with the strict OBJ
servance that is given to the laws
of the country, and the order that ID
preserved everywhere. The editor Of
the Gazette, Of Fulton, New, recently
paid visit to Western Canada. He
was so impressed with the conditions
that he saw everywhere, that on his
return home he was inspired to write
rs follows: Reverence and respect
tor law is dominant characteristic
Of the Canadian people. Wherever
one goes in Canada, whether east or
west, the law is supreme. The law 10
obeyed because 1t is law, seemingly,
and not because violation carries q
penalty. Canada enforces the law and
makes every law effective. No coun.
try is more free than Canada. In name
Canada is a dependency of the Brit.
lsh Crown. In fact, it Is almost q
third republic. All it's taxes are voted,
collected and expended by the Domin.
lon and the provinces. The nominal
head Of the Government is the Gov.
ernor General, appointed by the Eng.
fish Crown. Practically his only au.
thority is to veto the acts of parliar
ment, which he scarcely ever exer.
cises. Canada gives nothing to the
support Of the English government or
the English king. She gives England
the advantage in trade regulations and
tariff laws, and in return receives the
protection Of the British army and
navy. Canada enjoys the protection
without sharing in the expense.
"The sale Of liquor is strictly regu.
lated. None but hotel-keepers may
obtain license to vend the stun, and
before license can be secured an ap::
plicant must prove good character and
provide twenty rooms in his tavern
for the accommodation of guests. The
bar-rooms close at z o'clock Saturday
evening and 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 houses"
Turning to the wheat fields of West.
srn Canada, the editor Of the Laurel
(Neb.) Advocate Of Sept. 18th says:
I have often thought that the
reason that the characters of Charles
Dickens are SO impressed upon the
minds Of his readers is because he
dwells upon them SO long and de-
Bcribes them so infinitely 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. It was this way with the Cana
dian wheat fields. Had we only seen
few the memory of them might
have worn away in time, but a long
drawn out experience such az we had
Is sure to leave an unefiaceable i'm.
preston. Never while we live shall
we forget the Canadian wheat fields.
They call 1t the granary of the Brit.
lsh Empire, and we don't blame 'em.
Nobody who has seen these wheat
fields can wonder at their enthusiasm
1t is worth while to record that these
fields have now been harvested. and
In many cases yields as high as forty
and fifty bushels per acre have been
marketed, while the general average
has been away above 20 bushels per.
acre. Oats and barley have also
done well, and the profits. the pricea
Of grains being high, have paid the
entire cost of the farms of many a
farmer. There is now 100 acres Of
land given away. in addition to the
100 acres that the homesteader may
purchase at $500 an acre. Particu.
lars Of this as well as the lowest rail.
way rates will be given by the Cana
dian Government Agent.