The Bon Homme County independent. [volume] (Tabor, S.D.) 1904-1913, 1908-11-26
DOWN MISSOURI WAY.
Canada's Respect for Law and Order
tho subject for Favorable
Commeuf.


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 Is
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
as follows:
Reverence and respect for law is n
dominant characteristic Of the Cana
dian people. Wherever one goes in
Canada, whether east or west, the law
Is supreme. The law is Obeyed because
it is law, seemingly, and not because
violation carries a penalty. Canada
enforces the law and makes every law
effective. No 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 ho scarce
ly ever exercises. Canada gives nothing
to the support Of the English govern
ment or the English king. She gives
England the advantage in trade regu-
receives the protection Of the British
nrmy ana navy. Canada enjoys the pro
lection without sharing in the ex-
pense.
The sale Of liquor Is strictly regu.
lated. None but hotelkeepers may OBJ
tain license to vend the stuff, and be-
fore q license can be secured an appli-
cant must prove good character and
provide 20 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
ern Canada, the editor Of the Laurel
(Neb.) Advocate of Sept. II. says; II
have often thought that the reason
that the characters of Charles Dick
n are so impressed upon the minds
Of his readers is because he dwells
upon them so long and describes them
80 minutely that by the time one has
waded through his long drawn ont
stories they are so burned into his
brain that he can never forget them.
1t was this way with the Canadian
wheat fields. Had we only seen q few
the memory Of them might have worn
away in time, but a long drawn out
experience such as we had Is sure to
leave an i~neffaceable impression. |
Never while we live shall we forget
the Canadian wheat fields. They call
1t the granary Of the British Empire
int we don't blame 'em. Nobody who
has seen their wheat fields can wonder
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 av-
erage has been away above twenty
per acre. Oats and barley |
have also done well, and the profits, |
the prices OF grains being high. have |
the entire cost Of the farms OF |
many a farmer. There is now 100 !
acres Of land given away, In addition
TO the 160 acres that the homesteader
may purchase at $500 an acre. Par
Of this as well as the lowest
rates will be given by the Ca
madam government agent.