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Show WESTERN CANADA KEPT THE RAMS APART. Stringent Laws Prevented Mixing of Scotch Three Divisions Affording Great Chances for Settlement-Ranchi- ng, and Mixed Farming. the representations of their country- men who preceded them in settlement. Large Quantity of Free Homestead Lands. There Is yet a large quantity of government land fur homesteading in this country, and as In everything the early bird catches the else, 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 85 per acre up. This section cannot be belter closed than by showing practically what is made by wheat growing In tills district. The average from the first of operations la twenty bushels per acre. Breaking the prairie, as first plowing is called, Is of course, an exceptional expenditure, as when it is onro done. It is done for all time. TMe costs about $3.50 an acre. After the breaking, plowing and seeding, harvesting, threshing and marketing all expenses combined amount to about 85.25 per acre, that Is If a man likes everything dune It will cost him 85.26 per sore. If he does the work himself he la earning wages while producing at that figure. Now, as the average yield Is twenty bushels, and the average price 60 cents 812 per acre the difference betwea the rela the profit of sult and cost, grain growing year In and year out In the great wheat belts of the Canadian prairie country. If a man has a half section of land and puts half of It, 160 acres, under wheat, which is a very common occurrence, he makes 81,080 on wheat alone and ehould make, if he is a capable farmer enough, out of other crops, sale of cattle, dairy and other products, to keep himself and family the year round bolides. The Third Division. The third division of this great country lies to the north of the wheat belt; between it and what la known as the forest country. As wheat growing Implies the raising of all cereals that ran profitably be raised in the country, the remaining branches of 86-7- land. While there are no large lakes or rivers In this whole country there are amorous fast running streams fed S te year round by melting snows In the mountains, furnishing an abundance of the coolest and purest water, the beat for beast as well as man. Englishmen and Americans in the western territories are bringing In their herds as fast as they can and leasing or purchasing land In lots from 1,000 to 20,000 acres from the Dominion government An idea of the growth of the industry will, however, be gathered from the fact that In 1899 there were but 41,471 head of cattle hipped and sold from the ranches. These figures ran to 55,129 In 1900, and to 160,000 In 1902, averaging 40 per head for the owners. But It takes a great many ranchers and a large number of cattle to cover an tree of 200,000,000 acres, the area available for ranching In the Canadian North- Amateur Golfers. The action of tin- - executive committee of the United' States Golf Association in voting to award a medal to Walter J. Travis ss a reward for Ms his having won the British teur golf championship indicates that the golfing Milons are satisfied with his amateur standing. At tae same meeting, It Is said, the amateur standing of several prominent players waa discussed, and while the members of the committee felt that in some cases there were reasonable grounds for doubt they could take no action unless definite charges were made. This loaves the matter where It hae always stood, and the only result likely la grumbling on the part of soma of the professionals and unsupported Insinuations on the part of some of the amateurs. If the probe were Inserted deep enough It might cut Into the standing of a number of golfers who under a strict Interpretation of the rules are not simon pure amateurs. It Is to be hoped the grumblers will either make specific charges or keep quiet. Chicago Tribune. Lake and with his Butte park lish a three-cit- y circuit. The millionaire has one of the strings of harness horses In the estab- young finest North- west Other Northwest cities will bo asked to Join the Clark circuit Sensational Tims In 2:16 Pace. Favorites won In all the races at the Columbus Driving Park July 15. The track was very fast and the 2:16 pace, every heat of which was a race, was characterised by sensational speed performances. China Maid won the first two heats in driving finishes, the time for the first being 2:06 and for the second 2:05. Baron Grattan, the Geers entry, took the third heat In 2:08. The first heat of this race, 2:06, Is a new worlds record for a green pacer In a first winning heat Change in Whist Laws. One important change In the laws of whist was made at the fourteenth congress. When a player falls to follow suit bis partner may, as the triek la turned and quitted, inquire whether the player so renouncing has any of the suit led In order to prevent For the M. and M. Stakes. All the spring and early summer a revoke. Heretofore any remark by there has been much gossip as to the partner In auch a case established whether Geers would start Alexander the revoke. The new law waa unor Stanley Dillon In the 810,000 M. doubtedly suggested by bridge." and M. at Detroit He named both, Wafdner Wins at Niagara. made all the early payments on both, At July 16, I and as both showed at Memphis in their work, in May, that they were H. Waidner of Chicago defeated R. G. better than 2:10 horses, curiosity ns Hunt of California in the finals of to which he would start was keen. the slnglea In the Canadian tennis There was no doubt In my mind, championship. Beals Wright and Edhowever, that unless Alexander prov- gar Leonard of Boston won the doable ed far the best Stanley would bo the championship by defeating Waidner selection. He Is owned In Detroit and Hunt in three straight acts. and there was a tacit agreement between Geers end his owner that he Flanagan Breaks Weight Record. John Flanagan of the Greater New would start If good. Bo 1 waa not sur-Nlsgara-on-the-I-ak- END OF FAMOUS e, THREE-YEAR-OL- It la not at all necessary that large Investment should he made at the outset 0,667 acres produced 1,741.L09 bushels of barley 34.65 to the acre, and 22,431 acres produced mixed farming are dairying and the lalslng of farm slock. It must not bo supposed that dividing the pralrlei In this way Is saying that any one portion of the country possesses better soil than another, for euch le not all districts are equally fertile, but the topography and climatic Influences. etc., differ, as well as the conditions for production. Ranching and grain growing are carried on quite aueceasfully In thla northern sons; but it Is found more profitable to combine all the features of the Industry. An authority on the subject has stated that agriculture In any country never reaches the maximum of development nntil the farmers engage at In least proportionately dairying, though the lurrnunfiinga must always determine the extent to which any feature of the industry may be prosecuted. Dairying. In the territories creameries and rheese factories are to a isrge extent under government control, and aa such are working welL In Manitoba they are largely a matter of private enterprise, and from the reporta from that province they must be giving absolute satisfaction to the patrons and' promoters. If a settler's farm la not specially adapted to extensive cropping, or If seasons or other conditions are against the proper development of large crops, he has always plenty of pasture and an abundance of native bay for winter feed. A small sum of money buys a couple of cows, and be can soon be in possession of a fine herd of dairy cattle, and the same may be said of swine and poultry. Markets. The mining districts of British Columbia, which consume an Immense lot of dairy products, are close st hand, and always afford a good market for butter, cheese, pork, poultry and eggs. When In the future that 293,853 bashels of flax seed, 9.03 to the sere. As hut 1,383,434 acres, or a little better than one per cent of the entire wheat growing area of the territorial was under crop, n little figuring shows that 13 per cent of the entire country sader wheat will raise the 200,000,000 that Great Britain annually requires from the outside countries. It Is a fairly safe statement to make that In twelve or fifteen years the Canadian prairies will be supplying the entire demands of the mother ecu Throughout this entire belt there is ry. an enormous length of railway mile-aybranches are radiating In every direction from the trunks until they scarcely leave a grain field more than six or seven miles from n road, and they are all required, for In the fall and early winter the sight of the (rains passing to and from the elevators at the railway denote makes the entire country look like one hive of Industry. In 18S0 there were but few white sett km in the entire country, connected with the outalde of tlni-Hudson Bay Company's posts, and scarcely a dollar's worth of anything outside of buffalo hides exported till U83, twenty years ago, and now the country has a whito population of over a million, the Immigration of 1903 128,364, 40 per cent of the num-pbeing Americans brought over by e, c atf Idil m tho relations between the Scotch an 4 English were bad Indeed. The king objected to any business dealings between the Scotch and their southern neighbors To his subjects ha thought nothing could result therefrom but evlL To preserve them, therefore, from any approach to amity and Intercourse with the hated southron, ho actually decreed "outlawry against those who should desire, even In that time of peace, to smooth down the differences which divided the two peoples. Against Englishmen visiting Scotland without leave the law was especially severe, nor was any Scot man to be allowed to become security or guaranty for an Englishman under any circumstances whatever, uniter he wished to be accused of high treason. Even legitimate trade was for bidden. No Scotsman was to supply tbe English garrisons In Berwyck or Roxburgh with ony victual, fewal or uther supportatlon under the pain of treason, while no intermarriage was to be allowed between the Scottls and English, that men's affection be ns led away fro their air klnrlk. PRICES The Clayton Musle Co. (Success one to D. O. Calders Sons) Inaugurate Great Cut Price Sale. ACCOUNT OF AND EXTEN8IVE ALTERATIONS Over a Hundred Pianos, Organs, and Best and Most Reliable Makes WIH Bt Sold Off. Piano-Player- PROFITS SACRIFICED COST NOT CONSIDERED Sales Begin August 10th, Continues Two Weeks Only, It Will Pay te Call Early or Write for Prlcee and Easy Term The necessity for more flow space to accommodate our large and increasing business; the importance of a recital hall In connection with present and contemplated studio quarters has been foreseen for some time. Theae extensive alterations will Still More Evidence. mean tho cutting away of division Bay City, 111., Auguat 8 (Special). walla, adding a new atory, installing Mr. K. F. Henley of this city adds his elevator service and the complete of tha entire building, and evidence to that published almost dally that a sure cure for Rheuma- we are compelled to clear out a large tism is now before the American peo- portion of our stock by August 26th which time the work wfil be ple and that that cure Is Dodd's Kid- at started. ney Pills. Mr. Henley had Acute Be we will take our lose f profit Rheumatism. He has used Dodds now, and give It to the purchasing Kidney Pills. He says of tho result: public rather than in damaged pianos, "After suffering for sixteen years retarded work, etc., etc. with Rhanmatlsm and naing numerBeginning Monday morning, Auous medicines for Rheumatism and gust 8. at 8:30 sharp, we will offer more medicine prescribed by doo-tor- our entire stock of pianos, organs and a at the most I at hut tried Dodd's Kidney automatic Pills with the result that I got more remarkable discounts from tbe lowest beatflt from them than all the others obtainable retail prtees. Best end Most Rellabls Planes. put together. Here are Steinway, Kimball and "Dodd's Kidney Pills were the only thing to give me relief, and I recom- Mason ft Hamlin planoa, Betsy, Whitney planoa, mend them to all suffering from Chickering and Knabe, Heller and Melville Clark Acute Rheumatism.'' Kranlch Hlnze and ft Bach, Rheumatism Is caused by Urie Acid pianos, Smith ft Barnes pianos, and other In the blood. Healthy kidneys take makes. The majority of thla all the Uric Acid out of the blood. stock la brandgreat new. Some of tbe InkidFills make Dodds Kidney healthy struments are a little shopworn or neys. exchanged pianos, and some are 1903 models and manufacturers' samples WHERE EAGLES BUILD NESTSk that wli be closed out regardless of cost. All marked In plain figures, Inaccessible Spots Always Selected one price to all and that price the lowest ever heard of on good Inatrn-mentfor the Home. A writer who has studied the habits Pianos to Meet Your Pries, of eagles among the Scottish hills sayi It scarcely matters how little one that the birds construct their eyries toward the end of March and the eggs, feels like putting In an Instrument, which number two or three, are laid we believe that If prompt action Is , taken, you will find what you want In April. Eagles aeem to prefer for here at a and on terms that will nesting alts some ancient pine with a meet yourprice quick approval. southern position and wide outlook or Here are upright pianos In a ledge on a cliff, hut this writer no- plain but splendid cases, various good pretty ticed that they sometimes build thelf makes, worth from 8250 up to 8350, eyries on quite small rocks, whers to dose at 8125, 81G0, 8187, 8200 and they can be got at without much diffi- 8227. . Terms: The prices we quote are culty, while all around are Immense precipices where mans foot has nev- based on cash, but we extend to on er trod. It has been said that tha and all our easy payment plan nt no eagles will fearlessly attack any one advance In price, 810 to 850 down, 85, per month buys attempting to rob Its eggs and young; 87, 88, 810 inandthe815 house at this sale. but this Is probably much less often any piano cabinet grand Elegant upright the esse than Is generally supposed. in all the fancy light and dark When one of a pair of eagles Is trap- - pianos wood cases, consisting of some of the ped or shot the remaining bird has highest class and best makes that often great difficulty la finding a mats sell regularly for 8375, 8400 and 8450, and may haunt Its nesting site for up to 8000, to close at 8238, 8263, 829S several years by Itself. While soaring to 8387. round and round their eyrie the eagles Terms: 815 to 825 cask, 87 to 81 utter musical note somewhat similar per month, or all cash. to the cry of a wild goose. Used Upright Pianos at Naif Price. We have a number of used upright Grain-EatinSongsters. as nice and good aa pianos, Fine voices, it is said are seldom new, thatsome we will close st half price. found In a country where fish or ment One 8300 at 875. One 8271 diet prevails. Those Italians who eat upright at upright 890. Two- 8350 uprights the most fish (those of Naples and at 8115 each. One 8600 upright el Genoa) have few fine singers among 8200. One 8400 upright at 8165, sad them. The sweet voices ere found in others at same ratio of dlacounL tho Irish wemea of the country, and Easy terms on tho above. 86 to IT not of the towns. Norway Is not a monthly, up. Good Organa at Great Bargains. country of singers, because they eat too much fish; hut Sweden is a counQuite a number of fine organa will try of grain and song. Carnivorous be closed out at this sals at factory birds sing. birds croak; grain-eatinprices. Our organs are the beet of makes, Kimballs, Ebteys, Mason ft OLD FASHIONED. Hamlins and others. Good 885, 8100, 8125 end 8150 organs reduced to 848, 853 and 867 ifo. Used organa for 810, But Still In ths Fashion. It la an aver new and interesting 815, 820 to all832, In good condition, right story to hear how one can bo entirely guaranteed Terms on organs, 84 to 87 cash. 88 made over by change of food. to 85 or more or all cash. "For two years I was troubled with Write ua about monthly, these. what my physician said was the old Square Pianos at Half Price. fashioned dyspepsia. number of square pianos to dose Thers was nothing I could eat but at A815 to 835 up. Payments 83 to 85 20 or 20 minutes later I would be spitor cash. monthly, ting my food up In quantities until I Attend this great sale If you need would be very faint and weak. This anything In the musical line. It le went ont from day to day until I waa aa opportunity that may never occur terribly wasted away and without any again. CLAYTON MUSIC CO proepect of being helped. 109 South Main 8L, "One day I was advised by an old Salt Lake City, Utah. and cream lady to try Grape-Nut- s Joseph J. Daynes, Jr., Manager. leaving off all fatty food. I had 'no would do confidence that Grape-Nut- s Slow Spanish Train Service. all she said for me aa I had tried so in Spain are certainly alow. Trains without many things any help. But It was so simple I thought I would A rate of ten aor twelve miles an hour la considered good average of speed give It a trial she Insisted so. y travelers. When tho "Well 1 its some for breakfast aud for every-daofficials wish to show visiting pretty soon the lady called to see her Spanish what foreigners they really can accomas me she called and naked 'patient' plish In the way of rapidity, they offer If I had tried her advice. madly Glad you did child, do you feel express trains which dash serosa tha landscape at an average some better?' rat of fifteen or eighteen miles aa "'No,' I said, 'I do not know as I hour. In one way this proves aa do, tha only difference I can sea la I for the traveler sees a great have no sour stomach and oome to vantage more scenery for his money than think of it I haven't spit np your four deal If were rushed past It swiftly. he teaspoons of Grape-Nut- s yet "Nor did I ever have any trouble Good Husbands Both. then or any other with Grape-Nuttime for this food always stays down Two colored women were overheard and my stomach digests It perfectly; boasting of the many lovable traits I soon got strong and well again and and manly traits of their husbands. bless that old lady every time I see "Gawge sutalniy Is a good man to me," her. aid Mrs. Jackson, with feeling In her "Once an Invalid of 98 pounds I now vole. "Ah have nevah been without weigh 125 pounds and feel strong and a days wash sence Ah mahled dat Is well and It due entirely and only to me all ths washla'a Ah man. He having found the proper food In can do." gits "Well, Ah haa Hits to ny Grape-Nuts.- " Name gives my Postum lash Ears," declared Mrs. Johnson, Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Get the little book, "Tho Road to with satisfaction; "when Ezra gits trunk ht gits drunk Ilk a perfee gam Wellville la each pkg. piano-player- J the-cas- 150,-000,0- AND ORGAN end English, a. west Many men commenced with mall capital and email herds, end have worked themselves Into large herds and great wealth. There Is still In the country plenty of room for thoee who desire to go end do likewise. ' The 8econd Part. The second part of the Canadian prairies embraces the great wheat growing belt of the country, which Is easily a half larger than any other la the world. It Includes about acres. As it Is comparatively free of broken land, large lakes and rivers, about 125,000,000 acres of It can be brought under the plow. Placing a farmer on every half section (820 teres) It can comfortably locate 800,000 farmers, or 4,000,000 of an The terriagricultural community. torial governments reports show that la 1902 there were raised 16,629,149 bushels of spring wheat off 837,234 acres, an average of 19.86 bushels per eere; off 440,662 acres of oata tnere were grown 14,179,705 bushels, an average of 22.17 bushels per acre; PIAW la the time of Jamas n. of Seotland Wheat-Growin- g The old Romani used to say that Gaul wua divided Into three parti ; ao la the Canadian North West Gaul'a divisions were toll tics!; thoee of the Western Canada prairies are created by (he unerring hand of nature. The First Division. Chiefly became of the elevation of the country, the absence of large lakes and rivers, and the operations of the "Chinook" or Iacllic ocean wlnde. which rcailily cross the Rocky in- Alberta Southern mountains through gaps and passes, the southwestern portion of the Canadian provinces Is regarded as somewhat arid, and less fertile than other portion! of the country. Although this has been a prevailing idea In the paet. It has been left for American settlers, who have Invaded this district within the past two or thiee years, to prove that splendid DEEP COT III I way to the finish, winning easily by two lengths from 8L Valentine. As the field swung Into the stretch Highball was seen to falter, and Odom at once pulled him up and dismounted. After several attempts to walk him off the track a man held the broken leg while a half doxen others pushed him to the infield, where his leg was strapped up ao it could not reach the ground. He was then led to his stable. Later In the evening he was chloroformed and shot Highball, the American Derby winner, and one of the best of the f broke his leg at the ankle during the running of the Seagate gtakes at Brighton Beach, Jnly 11 Only three faced the starter for the Seagate stakes, with Highball favorits at 11 to 20. Highball showed In front to the first turn, when he bore out, and Odom had to hit him over the head to keep him in. Knight Errant then assumed the lead and showed the 3-- ear-old- s, prised when It was announced that he York Irish A. A the American chamhad finally been chosen and Alexan- pion In throwing the fifty six pound der declared out. J. L. Hervey in weight, has made a new world's reo-or- d in hurling the missile with "unChicago Record-HeralHis distance limited run and follow. was 40 feet 2 inches, or 21 Inches betMore Honors for Billings. C. K. G. Billings, the gas magnate ter than the old record. and horseman, apparently Is after Maher In the Infant Class. nil the laurels in the amateur harness Peter Maher and Jack Williams world. At Cleveland. Jnly 16. he put bout at Philadelanother feather In his cap when he started a won the pacing honors to pole with phia, July 14, but it lasted less than Maher was knocked Prince Direct and Hontas Crook, two rounds. when that team paced a mile In 2:13. down four times In the first round mile, but had and In the second was so wobbly and It was a Hontas Crook not tired during the so badly used up that the police last quarter the mile would have stoppeJ the bout been close to 2:10. It was a wonderNew Half Mile Auto Record. ful performance, and now Billings At Anderson, Ind., July 18, Jed Newowns the fastest trotting team to pole, with the Monk and Equity, and has kirk established a new auto record the pacing honors for amateurs with for a half mile. He waa driving William Plcken's 999 Ford car. and made 2:13. The former the distance In 1:15 record of 1:16 for the distance was World's Teur ss a Bonus. Should the New York National held by the famous Barney Oldfield. league club win the pennant lc that Travia Wine from Douglas. organisation thla season the team At Rye, N. Y., July 16, Welter J. will be taken on a trip around the world. Such Is the plan of John T. Travis, amateur golf champion of the Plans United States and Great Britain, beat Brush, owner of the Giants. for the proposed trip have been prac- Findlay S. Douglas of the Nassau tically completed for, thongh the rea- Country Club in the final round for son Is not yet ended, nor the pennant the first cup at the Apawamla Club actually won. McGraw's bunch feels tournament by 2 up and 1 to play. confident of Its ability to take down the flag. Besides this, the trip is of- Aehe le English Rowing Champion. The Wingfield sculls, representing fered by Brush as an extra Induce-meto his men to extend themselves the amateur rowing championship of to the limit of their ability in the raco England, were won by St George Aehe of the Thames Rowing club. F. for the championship. S. Kelly, Ixmdon Rowing club, the holder, did not defend tho title. Clark to Own a Circuit W. A. Clark, Jr., son of the Montana is planning a Rorky Garrett Doei Some Good Shooting. In the second day of the Grand mountain racing circuit of hlR owu. according to announcement made up- Western handicap tournament the fear on the return of Mr. Clark from tho lure was the shooting of J. W. GarOverland trotting meet nt Denver. rett of Colorado Springs, who scored Mr. Clarks plans to purchase tho 196 out of a possible 200. Ha broke Overland Park, secure a park la Salt 111 targets before making a miss. -- six-roun- d 2-- 5. nt country la overstocked Great Britain offers ss now a ready market for Taken whatever may be produced. for all In nil, the Canadian Northwest is the country for the man acquainted with, or willing to learn any branch of farming. In the Industry, with a few years of care and enterprise, he can soon consider himself and his family In easy and comfortable multi-millionair- g - g s |