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Show THE IMPRESSIONS OF A WOMAN. What a Woman Saya About Western Canada. Although many men have written to this paper regarding the prospects of Western Canada and its great possibilities, it may not be uninteresting to give the experience of a woman settler, written to Mr. M. V. Mclnnes, the agent of the government at Detroit, Mich. If the reader wishes to get further Information regarding Western Canada it may be obtained by writing any of the agents of the Government whose name is attached to the advertisement appearing elsewhere In this paper. The following Is the letter referred to: HiJldown, Alberta, Feb. 5, 03. Dear Sir I have been here now nearly live years, and thought I would write you a woman's impression of Western Canada in Alberta. There re several ranchers in this district who, In addition to taking care of their cattle, carry on farming as well; their herds of cattle number from 100 Jo 200 or 300 head, and live out all ylnter without any shelter than the poplar bluffs, and they come In In the spring in good order. Most of the ranchers feed their cattle part of the time, about this time of the year, but have seen the finest fat cattle I ever jaw that never got a peck of grain-o- nly fattened on the grass. You see I have learned to talk farm since I tame here farming Is the great business here. I know several in this district who never worked a day on the farm till they came here, and have done well and are getting well off. I think this will be the garden of the Northwest some day, and that day not very far distant There has been great change since we came here, and there will be a greater change in the next five years. The winters are all anyone could wish for. We have very little snow, and the climate is fine and healthy. Last summer was wet, but not to an exteut to damage crops, which were a large average yield and the hay was Immense and farmers wore a broad smile accordingly. We have good schools, the government pays 70 per cent of the expense of education, which Is great boon in a new country. Of course churches of different denominations follow the settlcraenta. Summer picnics and winter coui.t.iJ n.e ell well attended, and as much, or more, enjoyed as In the East ' Who would not prefer the pure air of this climate with its broad acres of fine farms, its rippling streams, its beautiful lakes. Its millions of wild flowers, Its groves of wild fruit of txqulslte flavor, Its streams and lakes teeming with fish and Its prairies and bluffs with game, to the crowded and jtiff state of society In the East. I would like to go home for visit some time, but not to go there to live, even If presented with the best farm In Michigan. Beautiful Alberta, I will never leave It And my verdict Is only repetition of all who have settled In this country. This year 1 believe will add many thousands to our population. And If the young men, and old mer Iso, knew how easy they could make home free of all Incumbrance In this country, thousands more would have settled here. I would sooner have 16? acres nere than any farm where I came from in Michigan, but the people In the East are coming to knowledge of this country, and as they do, they will come West In thousands. All winter peonio Lave been arriving lu Alberta, and I suppose in other parti s well, which Is nnusual, so we exgreat rush when the weather pect gets warmer. We have no coal famine here. Coal ran be bought In the towns for t2 to $3, according to distance from the mines, nd many haul their own coal from the mines, getting it there for SO cents to dollar ton. Very truly yours, Mrs. John McLachlan. (Signed) . GOT THE WRONG BIRD. Irascible Diner Understood Why tho Chicken Was Tough. The irascible gentleman had ordered chicken. But when he got it he wasn't satisfied some people never are. Walter" he yelled, "bring charge of dynamite and hatchet nd an extra double ateam power coke hammer. This chicken' got to be carved, even If It Is mad of steel. The waiter was desolate. Very sorry, sir, said he. "but that always was a peculiar bird. It even objected to be killed, though we do everything with the greatest of kindness. But this bird, sir, cturlly flew away, and we bad to hoot it, air yes, shoot Itl It flew on to the top of a house, and " "Say no more," said the Irascible customer. "I see It all now; you hot at It and brought down the weathercock by mistake. John, my friend, all Is forgiven. liar-veyire- d tween a man and his God, and a man should be honest with his God. Elder Reuben G. Miller of Emery semi-annuSEVENTY-THIRstake, and Elders W, C. Parkinson of MEETING LARGELY ATTENDED. the Hyrum stake and Thomas E. Barrett of Fremont stake gave encouragof officers In their respecPresident Smith Advises Followers to ing reports stakes. tive Get Out of Debt and Prepare for Elder J. Golden Kimball was the Future Period of Depression-Se- cret closing speaker at the morning sesSocieties and Labor sion, and created somewhat of a senUnions Censured. sation by telling the people how they could popularized the church, this beat were present ing the abolition of the missionary sysFully 10,000 people seventy-thirtem and the prohibition of Temple of the session the opening semi-annuconference of tho marriages. In order to make the church popular among the people of Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-daSaints, which convened In the taber- the earth, he said, the church Bhould nacle In Salt I ake City Saturday morn- cease sending out missionaries to ing, April 4th, members from all parts preach the gospel among the nations. of the state, and many from neighbor- And for the same reason, the practice of going Into the Temple for the puring states being present. and of the address morning pose of receiving endowments The opening session was delivered by President Jo- marrying for time and eternity should seph F. Smith, the head of the church. be abolished. These two Innovations During the course of his remarks, would increase tbe popularity of the President Smith said: "I desire to Mormon faith among the people of mention one or two subjects which I the earth, he safd. The afternoon session was Interdeem worthy of the attention of the Saints. In this time of prosperity it spersed with selections by the choir and by quartettes and selections from Is highly proper that the Latter-dathe Among Saints should get out of debt. We may individual members. e look now for a period of depression at speakers were any time. And one of the best ways Reed Smoot, who spoke to the multito pay our debts to our business asso- tude of cleanliness, and Prof. Tanner, ciates Is to first meet our obligations who spoke of the educational work beto God. Pay your tithing and be ing done by the church. Other speakblessed. That Is just what I mean." ers addressed the assemblage on tbe President Smith then took up hia ether workings of various stakes, and tbe subject that of labor. He urged that financial and other conditions of vamore attention should be given to the rious settlements of the Latter-da- y Saints. manual training of tbe boys of Zion. At the evening session of the confer"The vast majority of these profesIn the Tabernacle the reports of ence worthless. said "are sional men," he, of the various the leecheB the are upon politic. body superintendents They Some of us have an Idea that It Is de- stake Sunday schools were heard, after grading for our daughters to learn to which President Joseph F. Smith decook. They are now taught to play livered himself of a short . address the piano and sing and spend their upon the evils that beset the youths time in idle, useless pleasures In so- and younger people of Salt Lake. Elder J. M. Tanner, who handles the ciety. We stuff the heads of our children with fables and fairy tales In- business part of the Sunday school stead of teaching them useful labor." work, reported some Improvements In President Seymour B. Young of the the schools. He said there had been seventies regretted that too much time numerous meeting houses constructed was being spent in educating the head and the old ones were rapidly being fitand not enough in training the hand. ted up and Improved upon. The schools and colleges, he declared, Closing Session. were Incomplete, because they lacked President Smith, In bis closing adthe facilities of teaching the mechani- dress to the Saints, scored the enecal arts. mies of the church In a vigorous manPresident Jesse M. Smith of the ner, and denounced the crusade Snowflake stake of Arizona Invited the against Reed Smoot In the recent senSaints to come to that state, where, atorial While he did not campaign. be said, the Mormons had built up mention Apostle Smoot by name, he communities where the spades were referred to the fight against the churcn bright and the barns were full. when he wanted to become a reprePresident E. D. Woolley of the Ka-na-b sentative In the nation's congress, and stake reported that there was not made It plain that he directed his a saloon in tho settlement over which criticism to those who were opposed he presided. to the seating of Mr. Smoot In the President Byron Sessions of the Big United States senate. Horn stake In Wyoming reported that I want to t- - 1 you," said he, "that everybody was prosperous In his dis- there are no m ire loyal people on the trict and that there was not a mort- face of the earth than the Latter-dagage on a farm In that section. Saints. Nowhere will you find people At the afternoon session Elder B. II. more true to the best interests of Roberts spoke in favor of labor unions, their country and government thaa saying: "I admit that sometimes these we. I tell you that we will be a factor unions go too far In their demands, In bringing good to this nation ant and have Incorporated within them- will help it to b ome the best anJ selves features t':at are not good, hut grandest nation h the world. if our young men would fellow the "We have been maligned, mistreattrades they must recognize the ed and misrepresented, but not by the ' unions." nation. It was by the lying, hypocritElder Joseph A. Merrill, late of the ical, sneaking, cowardly wolves In Samoan mission, .reported progress in sheep's clothing that go through the the Islands over which be has presid- world seeking to stir up strife and ed, while Elder Sylvester Q. Cannon, trouble for the righteous. They seek who has lately returned from The to bring the wrath and ire of the naNetherlands mission, reported the tion down upon us and our church. work of the church prospering In that The government would have protectcountry. ed us had It not been for these conPresident Charles Kelly, of the Box hounds that go about lying Elder stake, said he was thankful temptible about us. If we have not been HeJ there was not a single secret organi- about of late as well as from time Imsation In his stake, and declared that memorial. 1 do not know what lying "these trades unions are but secret Is. Some men seem to be born liars. orders, and they should be shunned by I believe with President Wllfonl the young men of Zion." Woodruff that some men are sent Into the world to lie, and they fulfill their Sunday Sessions. mission." Three sessions were held in the TabPresident John R. Winder, who ernacle Sunday, at each session the the opening address of the great meeting place being crowded to session, took occasion to rebuke the young people of the church for fall-In- g Its utmost capacity. to have their ceremonies For the first time In the history of performed In the marriage and warned temple, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-da- y them against marrying Gentiles. President Lewis Anderson of the Saints a United States senator ocSouth stake reported that In cupied a seat among the twelve apos- spite ofSanpeto the pest of grasshoppers the In tles and his ecrleslsstlcal rapacity people had been forced to contend addressed the vast assemblage. Apos- with, they had been faithful In the tle and Senator Reed Smoot spoke to payment of their tithing. A, Waddams, president of the people of the virtues of cleanli- theThomas Hawaiian colony In Skull valley, ness and was heard with rapt atten- stated that Ills people were thriving. Elder Joseph MoMurrin said tion. that President Lund was the first to ad- Utah had beronie too small for the were dress the congregation at the morning Mormon people, and they spreading forth into other states and session. He commended the Saints for countries to bal'd their communities the Increased tithing which has poured President William A. Hyde of the Into the coffers of the church Porntolio stake stated that his community wus beset with many difficuthe past year, tut said there it still lties because of room for much Improvement. He ar- he felt that the the outside world, but day of their triumph gued that there was something wrong was near at hand. President David Cameron of the with a man who would not pay his Pnngultch stake In "Dixie" reported the of tiththat saying tithing, paying the work doing well In that section of ing Is not compulsory, but a mntter be the state. IN CONFERENCE SAINTS D al d y y Senator-and-Apostl- y One tor the Conajctor. Here Is a man for "Bub" Yrccland to take note of for promotion: The passenger, when approached for his fare, said: "I have paid It. The conductor remonstrated politely. "I beg your pardon, but you did not pay It to me." ho said, "and I am in charge ol this car." The passenger replied, drawing himself well up: "Do I look Bryan Will Stump Eastern States. like a man who would beat a street William J. Bryan haa notified hla railroad ifut of 5 cents?" "No, air, New York friends tfiat he will be In you do not, when I am the conductor. None of your aort has ever beaten the eaat In May and that be will deit yet The II cents waa promptly liver a series of addresses on political produced. New York Pros. subjects In the states of New York, Escurlal an Immense Palace. The distance through all tho rooms tn the Spanish palace of the Escurlal may be estimated at 120 English miles. To walk through all these would take four day. Chriatiar Slain by Albanians. newspaper states that the All Mans, during the nights of Satur and Sunday Inst, massaered the Ch ,tlan Inhabitants of Ohkrlda, where outbreak of Bul,arfani recently ' Connecticut, Rhode Island, Manfathu-setta- reported. A tlnee daya' engn;;em New Jersey and Maryland, saya br tween a Turkish force, icn iioiu the Brooklyn Eagle. The first of these by German oIT.eers, rd a laud of addreses will probably be delivered 8urg"hta. under the rommand of at the Academy of Music In Brooklyn. Man don Ian levl-p- . Captain Ftoyan It seema now likely that hla Brooklyn ? 'J''rred slxty Hv,. mite north speech will I. the only one Mr. Bryan .bulo.dra. The band suITered be will deliver lu the state of New Yoik. , lossr 1. A I I , i CLOSE TO THE PEOPLE. THE INVENTOR OF VALENTINES. Spinster Who First Cut Fancy Paper Hearts. Miss Esther Howland of Worcester, Mass., Invented the modern valentine in 1849. She never married, and died She was a about ten years ago. Mount of Holyoke seminary, graduate and her father had a small book store and bindery. Wishing to add a new feature of the business, she took stiff letter paper, scalloped and fringed holes In the edges, cut the corners, glued on colored pictures that came with raisins, tea, etc., put around the pictures borders of the lace paper that was used on tbe InNew England heart-shape- d side edges of fancy boxes, and a little verse on them. The valentines found a ready sale; business men In New York and elsewhere began to order them for the next year, and it soon appeared that Miss Howland had developed a real business. Lawson Withdraws Promise. Because the inhabitants of Scituate, near Boston, refused to hear a letter read from Thomas W. Lawson expressing his views on liquor license at a town meeting he has reconsidered hla promise to give the place a 50,000 soldiers monument. Ask Your Dealer For Allens Foot-EasA powder. It rest the feet. Curee Coroe, Bunion, Swollen.Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Nails. Allene Sweating Feet and Ingrowing shoes Foot-Eas- e make new or tight easy. At all Druggist and btaoe store, 25 cents. Ao cent no substitute. (Sample mailed Faaa Address Allen 6. Olmsted. Leltoy, N. V. bend-painte- d Dosn'a Kidney Pills hsve leaped Into Public favor beesase the people can WTitaJ to the makers and secure a trial free. Thus has been builded the trexteu? and largest sale known to any Kidney medicine in the world. Aching backs are eased, flip, back a Curticb, O. 1 hid such severe pln In yiy back that 1 could not walk. I used the sam- loin pains overcome. Swelling oi' ple of Doan' Kidney Pill with such good re- limbs and dropsy signs vanish. , mit I tent to Toledo for another box, and They correct urine with brick dust they cured me. Sar ah E. Cottrell, Cur- ment, high colored, pain in IT passing tice, O. bling, frequency, bed wetting. (w Falmouth, Va. I suffered over twelve Kidney Pills remove calculi and gn month with pain in the small of my back. Relieve heart palpitation, aleeplesuK Medicine and plasters pave only temporary headache, nervousness, dizziness. relief. Doan Kidney Pill cured me. F. & ND FOR SPRING KIDNEY Brown, Falmouth, Ya. " loti L FREE-CRA- Elpht month go I severe pain in my back. The sample box of Doan Kiduey Pill helped me so much I purchased two boxes ; am on my secdoes not bother me as it heart ond box. My used to and 1 feel well. Sarah E. BradlET, No. 877 Elm Street, West Haven, Conn. West Haven, Cons. took I took the sample of Houston, Tex. Doan Kidney Pill with such great benefit I bought a box at our druggist. Used over half and atopped, became my urine which before had only come dribbling, now became o free. 1 bad medicine enough. I had lum- bago and the pill rid me of it. I should have written sooner, but you know how soon a well person foigeta about being sick. Mr. C. H. Hoencu, No. 2319 McKeuny Ave., Houston, Tex. 1 -j- twtait-f'Ac L--- Co.. Buffalo, N. Y FoSTia-Maau- Please send me by mail, without trial box Doan's Kidney Fills. s vu -- - Kama. Post-offic- e - State nil to (Cut out coupon on dotted Him sad FuMer.Hiiburu Co., Ruffvlo, N. T.) Medical Advice Free Strictly CeafldeaUg o. Anxious to Help Rockefeller. Report that John D. Rockefeller bad said he would pay a million dollars for a new stomach, or a healthy digestive apparatus, has resulted in deluging the Standard Oil millionaire with thousands of letters. or Ohio, City or Toledo, ( Lucas County. f11, Frank J. Cheney makes oath that he is the senior of the firm of F. J. Cheney A Co., doing partner buainesa io the City of Toledo, County and State aforesaid, and that aaid firm will pay the aum of ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for each and every eaae of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use of Hall's Catarrh Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY. Sworn to before me and subscribed in my presence, this feth day of December, A. D. 1886. A. W. GLEASON, rcB4f 1 Notary Public. Halra Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acts directly on the blood and mucous surfaces of tbe system Send for testimonials free. F. J. CHENEY A CO., Toledo, Ohio, Sold by Druggists, 75c. Hall' a Family Pills are the beat Psoriasis, Scalled Head, Milk Crust, Tetter, Ringworm, etc. feTATS Speedily, Permanently and Economically Cured,' when All Else Fails, by 7 OF ORIGIN NUNS HEADDRESS. First Placed on Pretty Head by Gallant French King. Very few persons, says a French paper, know the origin of the headdress which so many nuns wear, and which hides so much of their faces. !t was formerly the custom for convents to send nuns to the various cities and towns for the purpose of collecting alms, and as a rule two nuns, one old and the other young, went to each place. They wore small caps, and were popularly known as "Swallows of Lent." On a certain Ash Wednesday two of them succeeded In obtaining admission to the king's palace In Paris, and though the monarch and his courtiers were at dinner, they did not hesitate to solicit alms from them. Ono of the nuns was very pretty, and the young nobles who were feasting cast such bold glances at her that she blushed with shame, whereupon tbe king rose from the table, and, taking his napkin, folded It In two and placed In on her head In such a manner that it concealed her blushes. Ever since that day. It is said, this kind of headdress has been worn by nuns. Prlncs Writes Ballet Music. Ever since Frederick the Great, the house of Hohenzollern has been conspicuous for Its devotion to music. The latest Instance Is Prince Joachim Albrcht of Prussia, the second son of the regent of Brunswick, who has Just completed the music for a apectacular ballet entitled "The Mir acle of Spring." PRIZE3 TO COOKS. In Cash to Bs Distributed. Between now and July 1st, family cooka, whether employes or tbe mistress of the household, will be following the plan laid down for Improve ment In cooks In a contest for 735 cash prizes ranging from $200.00 to $5.00 offered by tha Postum Cereal Co., Ltd. Tbe wlnnera must show Improvement In general cookery as clearly stated In the rules for the test No one has to buy or pay anything whatever. It la simply an earnest effort on the part of Mr. Post to stimulate tbe household cook to more careful and skillful cookery. To have light, sweet bread and cakes instead of heavy, sour and Indigestible things. To have no more meats. To greasy, burned or drled-ou- t have properly made Coffee, Postum and tea. To have delicate and digestible, toothsome desserts and a table, clean, tasty and a pleasure to look upon. And so $7,500.00 In actual money will be spent to encourage the cooks of the And you country to Letter effort housekeepers, pleaso forever abandon the term "hired girl." Teach your cook tbe dignity of her profession, call her the cook. If her duties Include other services, well and good, hut don't detract from her professional title hy calling her the "hired girl." That term doesn't fit a good rook. A certificate bearing the large seal of the Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., will go to each of the 735 winners In this contest These certificates or diplomas will be as valuable to the holders as a doctor's sheepskin is lo him. A postal card to tho Cookery Dept. No, 349 of the hlg pure food factories of the Postum Cereal Co,, Ltd., at Battle Creek, Mich., will bring a sheet of plainly printed rule for the $7,500,000 ioroi The agonizing, itching, and burning Have of the skin, as in have eczema ; the frightful scaling, as in psoriasis ; the loss of sfong t fnd ti hair, and crusting of the scalp, as in scalled head ; the Dbesyo Mere facial disfigurements, as in. pimples and ringworm; the c iTiey awful suffering of infants, and anxiety of worn-ou- t parents, T 'ey hi as in milk crust, tetter and salt rheum, all demand a sd ins iet, remedy of almost superhuman virtues to successfully cope coming with them. That Cuticura Soap, Ointment, and Resolvent li t of are such stands proven beyond all doubt No statement is made regarding theni that is not justified by the strongest, evidence. 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