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t ' r ^ 1 / . < ' * " , * * % * v ^ r - T . V 1 " i^ jft& *?|7v '*?*** x,.-^^' -C m?S v':5Ti\ * £\", *;£^~ ^^38F*?7 ^ r r<p>-*;^1, .^nv *? • r->*.^«^i*^**»% ^ 3PEACE TERMS REJECTED t?V4K BY INSURGENT LEADERS $.-V fcj' t e " ' , i&r.; Mr fa % ¥ i-><- mmmmmm Rebels Frankly Admit They Are Not Satisfied With Conditions Laid Down by Government Of­ ficials at Havana. Wavana.--The prospect of establish­ ing peace in Cuba without American Intervention looks almost hopeless. ' The rebel leaders everywhere are dis­ playing sittbbornness and frankly say they can not accept the peace terms 1 ©ffered by the government. The pas­ sive attitude of the government, under the threat of American annexation, : ias greatly strengthened the military position of the insurgents. Annexa­ tion by America is more than ever the <fery of tike commercial interests of liavana. \ . „• , • At a meeting, of rebel leaders held • ih the town hall of ftejucal it was de­ cided after a number of violent vipeeches had been delivered not to iccept the peace propositions of the '"government.' . A member of the cabinet who de­ clines to have his name, used said that out American intervention.: he saw no possible way for peace with- Intervention Only Remedy. "Too many cooks are spoiling the broth," said the cabinet members. "Everybody who wants to is getting passes and going out to visit the in­ surgents.. In my opinion there will be no peace until the Americans inter­ vene." All accounts agree that there easily are 3,000 insurgents a few miles south­ east of Havana and rumors are in cir­ culation that they will enter the city leaders, who hitherto have had every reason for anticipating arrest, are cir­ culating openly in Havana again and even conferring "with members of the government with regard to peace, and that such insurgents in the field as have been consulted, while they ex­ press themselves as agreeable to set­ tling matters peaceably, at the same time assume an independent attitude which can not be said to bode particu­ larly well for a prompt settlement *»f existing difficulties. In the meanwhile Cienfuegos is in a state of siege, communication by tele­ graph being severed not only in the direction of Havana, but to Santiago as well. It is known that Cienfuegos had hot been attacked up to midnight Sunday, but what has transpired since that time is not known here. British Interests Suffering. The announcement from Washing­ ton that American vessels of war will protect British as well as Ameri­ can interests is taken as applying es­ pecially to Cienfuegos, where the Eng­ lish-owned Cuban Central railroad has been obliged to suspend operations and has suffered -considerable damage to its property. The Western railroad, also a British enterprise, is not suf­ fering special damage except in the vicinity*of Havana. Oyster Bay, N. Y„ Sept. 15.--Presi­ dent Roosevelt Friday night addressed demands their presence there illus­ trates the alarm with which the gov* ernment view's the situation in Cuba. It was for the purpose of preparing to meet the worst that President Roosevelt, who has been keeping his hand at the helm in the Cuban mat­ ter, called Secretary of War Taft from his vacation, and summoned Secretary of the- Navy Bonaparte and Acting Secretary of State Bacon to Oyster Bay for a conference. , Will Hasten Peace. Washington.--The president's deci­ sion to send Secretary Taft and As­ sistant Secretary of State Bacon to Cuba was not unexpected, although official and diplomatic circles recog­ nize in It a move calculated to hasten the solution of the problem. The real object of Secretary Taft's mission to Cuba, of course, cannot be explained by anyone in Washington. In official circles, however, the belief is expressed that President Roosevelt MAROONED ON BEACH HUNDREDS IN PERIL Of LIVE3 > .#URINQ STORM. . T - BREAKERS COVER LAND Storm on Atlantic Coast Cause* Sea to Submerge Cottages at Resort •fid Cut Off Escape fnthft Water's Fury. .&%.'• UNITED STATES CRUISER DES MOINES. ik- American Warship Sent to Key West, Where It Will Be Held in Readiness in Case of Trouble in Cuba. peaceably If tfcey are not molested, jbut that they will fight if they meet •Iwith resistance. All visitors to insur­ gents' camps* in Havana province re- lturn with this, impression, but it is be­ lieved no attempt will be made against Wr.. Havana until the arrival of-Pino Guer- i ra's force, which now is variously re- ,ffi ported to be from 20 to 40 miles dis- *;.•* tant. '0> v The general impression is that the ff -': presence in Havana harbor of the GEN. JOSE MIGUEL GOMEZ. 'American cruiser Denver will not act as a deterrent to such a movement, the auxiliary cruiser Dixie having gone to Ciehfuegos and the cruiser Des Moines having gone to bring to Cuba Secretary of War Taft and As­ sistant Secretary of State Bacon. The only results thus far of Presi- to the Cuban people what practically is an ultimatum.. He declared that a permanent peace must at once be arranged in the island or else the United States will inter­ vene by armed force under the author­ ity of the Piatt amendment. " This was its obvious and clear cut intent of a letter diplomatically ad­ dressed to Senor Quesada, the Cuban minister, who is now in Lisbon, but which, the president in the body of the letter states, really is intended for the Cuban government and the Cuban people. In accordance with this spe­ cific purpose the president says has directed the letter's "immediate pub­ lication." President Roosevelt declares in this letter that the present Cuban govern­ ment, by its own acts and admissions has proven itself incapable of main­ taining order throughout the island. It has failed to protect the lives and property either of its own citizens or foreign residents of the islands. This condition of anarchy, the presi­ dent insists, must end. The present civil war must cease and arrange­ ments be made for an immediate and permanent peace. Taft Goes to Havana. In order that arrangements for such peace may be made the president is sending Secretary of War Taft and As­ sistant Secretary of State Bacon to Havana. It will be their duty to see that the necessary arrangements are carHed out. To meet any unexpected crisis that may arise before peace can be re­ stored President Roosevelt has ar­ ranged for the immediate dispatch to Havana of six cruisers and 2,000 ma­ rines. Most of them, it is expected, will be in Havana by Monday cr Tues­ day. The decision to have a force of 2,- 000 fighting men ready to set foot on PRESIDENT PALMA. desires to secure from absolutely de­ pendable sources information that will establish clearly the fact that Presi­ dent Palma either does or does not in his administration represent a ma­ jority of Cuban people. Duties of Emissaries. It is believed that it will be for Sec­ retary" Taft and Acting Secretary Ba­ con to determine for themselves whether, in their opinion, the best interests of the island are represented by the revolutionary forces or wheth­ er, In the interest of order and public weal and the future welfare of Cuba, the Palma government should be sus­ tained. Of course, this is merely the expression of belief in Washington. While it is not the purpose of the United States government, for the present at least, to do anything which could actually be construed as inter* vening in Cuba, it is nevertheless, re­ garded as a fact that the action of the government in sending a force of marines to Havana will be used by the Palma partisans to impress the insur­ gents with the belief that President Palma has both the moral and phys­ ical support of the United States. To Protect American Interests. The statement is emphasized by of­ ficials here that the landing of ma­ rines from United States warships will be merely for the purpose of af­ fording protection to American lives and property when it becomes ap­ parent, as it did to Commander Col- well of the cruiser Denver, that the Cuban government is unable to af­ ford the required protection. While Wilmington, N. C.--For six or eight hours upward of 200 men, women and children were cut off from the main­ land in imminent peril, while cottage, hotel and railroad property was dam­ aged to the extent of from $8,000 to $10,000 by a fierce northeast storm which swept Wrightsville beach nine miles east of Wilmington early Mon­ day. The storm ̂ reached the zenith of its fury between six and seven o'clock in the morning. It came without warning, and hundreds of cottages at the beach received their first intimation of danger upon awakening to find breakers sweeping clear across the beach to the sound, and rolling high up OIL the mainland, two miles, beyond. * _ * A trolley car kept at the beach in. case of emergency, took abjout *'25. early risers across the sound on the; trestle by which it is reached, and; four other cars responded, ff-om the. city to a telephone message and brought others across while the waves swept the trestle. Those left at the beach were afraid, to cross the trestle, which gave way Immediately after the last car reached the mainland. The storm increased in fury until noon, when the rescue work was be­ gun by a number of anxious ones. They sent surf boats across the channel at great risk, brining first the women and children, and later the men, the last of the number being brought over at five o'clock in the afternoon. Sheriff Frank H. Steadman was among those caught at the beach, and at once swore in a number of deputies, who closed the barrooms and patrolled the beach to prevent looting of the places there. PLANS FOR FEDERATION TOLD Seal of American Labor Body May -----Adorn Union Made Goods.--"-- Washington.--The regular quarterly meeting of #the executive council of the American Federation of Labor be­ gan Monday. President Gompers reported on the question of a universal label for all of the international organizations, or for the use of the seal of the American Federation of Labor as a universal de­ sign and part of the various union labels issued by the affiliated organiza­ tions. A number of organizations were reported favorably disposed and a large number opposed to the surrender of their right to issue their own label without any other design. The report will be submitted to the federation convention at Minneapolis in Novem­ ber. NOTED BRITISH ADMIRAL DEAD dent Palma's order for the suspension «>£ hostilities have been that liberal Cuban soli at any time the situation PINO GUERRA. (Principal Leader of Insurrectionist Forces.) * such admission is a confession weakness on the part of the Cuban government, it will nevertheless, doubtless have the effect at least of deferring an attack tippn Havana. To Observe Neutrality. The entire Incident, it is pointed out, was In keeping with the presi­ dent's determination to preserve strict neutrality, aud It Is the purpose to do no more than protect American inter­ ests and afford an asylum to officials of the Palma government if requested to do so, until the Cuban congress, which assembled to-day, asks & for American intervention. It will then be time to meet that issue, but for the present the purpose of an American armed force in Cuban waters is to afford to American Inter­ ests that degree of safety which the Cuban government seems unable to give. Commander Who 8tood by Dewey in Manila Bay Passes Away. Gibraltar.--Rear Admiral Sir Ed­ ward Chichester, who commanded the British squadron at Manila during the Spanish-American war, died here Mon­ day of pneumonia, after an illness of a few dayB. Sir Ed ward's wife has ar­ rived here from England. Rear Admiral Chichester was chief of the sea transport service during the South African war. It was Sir Edward Chichester who, according to report, stood by the Americaons in Manila bay at a time when friction between Admiral Dewey and the German naval commander then seemed likely to lead to serious consequences. INDIANA MINER8 WIN STRIKE Vandalia Coal Company Grant* De­ mands and Reinstate Men. Terre Haute, Ind.--As the result of overtures made Monday by the offi­ cials of the Vandalia Coal company to the district officials of the miners of Indiana, the strilie at the mines of the coal company, which Involved 3,000 men, has been declared off, and the miners returned to work. The coal company made Its proposition through General Manager John Hewitt and grants all the demands of the miners. Hotel Robber Shot Dead* Wichita, Kan.--An attempt was to rob the Hamilton hotel Thursday. Joseph Fitzpatrick, one of the robbers. Is dfad, and John Mor­ gan Is under arrest. In Hutchinson, suspected of being his accomplice. Standard Oil Magnate Dead. New York. -- A dispatch re­ ceived here announces the death ^of Daniel O'Day, the Standard Oil capi­ talist, at Bouen^ France. " Mr. O'Day was 62yyears old. f: • Sri',. o Corbin Favors Canteen. it Washington.--Lieut. Gen. Henry C. Corbin, commanding the northern di­ vision of the army, in a report to the military secretary, contributes his disapproval $f*the legislative prohibi­ tion against the sale of beer ana light •wines in the post exchanges. Weighs 400, Dies at Age of 76. Fairfield, 111---Michael Croughan, aged 75, I* dead. He weighed 400 pound# and spent most tff his time sit­ ting fa * chair , miwle especially for him. • • California Town Destroyed. Tiburon, Cal., Sept. 14.--^-Fire Thurs­ day destroyed the entire business dis- trict. Only the utmost efforts of mem' bers of the Twenty-second United States infantry and the state fire tug saved the residence portion. Two hun­ dred people are homeless. ^ Colorado Democrats Rename Adams. Denver.--Alva Adams, of Pueblo, was nominated by the Democratic state convention for governor by ac­ clamation. Thirty-Two Mules Burned. East St. Louis, 111.--Fire destroyed the sales stables of James Bluff Thurs­ day, incinerating 32 mules, badly damaged Goldberg's furnishing store and communicated to the St. Clair ho­ tel in which were 30 guests. Peru Pays Root Honor, Lima, Peru.--A festival was held at the unlverclty, and Secretary Root was elected an honorary member of the Institution. In the afternoon Min­ ister Dudley gave a garden party at the American legation. Earthquakes in Sicily. Palermo.--For several days slight earthquake shocks have been fell here and in several other parts of Sicily. At Travia several houses were badly damaged, the inhabitants being panic stricken. Injured In Hotel Fire. Ottawa, Ont.--The Gilmour hotel on Bank street was destroyed by fire late Friday night. Many of the guests jumped from windows and were seri­ ously injured. Buying Horses for Cuba. ' Fort Worth, Tex.--An agent of the Cuban government is ? here buying horses for cavalry mmints and they are being sent forward at the rate of a carload a day. The horses are of the pony type and are a cheap grade. y Visible Supply of Cotton. New Orleans.--Secretary Hester's statement of the world's visible sup­ ply of cotton shows a total of 1,751,661 bales, against 1,741,249 last week. Of this the total American cotton is 919,- 661 against 872,249 last week. Must Deport Coolies. Washington.--Chinese laborers ta­ ken to Panama for work on the isth­ mian canal will be required to be de­ ported at the conclusion of their serv­ ice. To insure their deportation the Panama government will require the contractors who furnish the Chinese laborers to give a bond of $50,000 for the flrat 2,500 Chinamen and $20 each for laborers in any number in excess Of 2,500. • Daughter of Confederacy Dead. St. Louis.---Mrs. Marion Wallace Vail, daughter of the confederacy and civil war nurse, is dead. She was ban­ ished from St. Louis by Gen. Leigh- ton for releasing confederates during her work In the prisons. The Age of Machinery. We live In the age of machinery. The thinking, directing mi ad become# daily of more account, while mere brawn falls correspondingly in value from day to day. That eccentric phil­ osopher, Elbert Hubbard, says in one of his essays, "where a machine will do better work than the human hand, we prefer to let the machine do the work." • • . It has been but a few years since the cotton gin, the "spinning Jenny*' and the power loom displaced the ihand picker, the spinning wheel and jthe hand loom; since the reaper and Ibinder, the rake and tedder, the( mow­ ing machine took the place of the old cradle, scythe, pitchfork and hand rake; since the friction match su­ perseded the flint £nd tinder; since the modern paint factory replaced the slab and muller, the paint pot and paddle. In every case where machinery has been introduced to replace hand labor, the laborers have resisted the change; and as the weavers, the sempstresses and the farm laborers protested against new-fangled looms, sewing ma­ chines and agricultural implements, so in recent times compositors have protested against type-setting ma­ chines, glass blowers against bottle blowing machines, and painters against ready mixed paints. And as in the case of these short-sighted classes of an earlier day, so with their Imitators of to-day, the protest will be in vain. It is a protest against civ­ ilization, against the common weal, against their own welfare. - The history of all mechanical im­ provements shows that workmen are the first to be benefited by them. The invention of the sewing machine, instead of throwing thousands of wom­ en out of employment, increased the demand to such an extent that thou­ sands of women have been employed, at better wages, for shorter hours and easier work where hundreds before worked in laborious misery to eke out a pitiable existence. It was so with spinning and weaving machin­ ery, with agricultural implements--in fact, it is so with every notable im­ provement. The multiplication ol books in the last decade is a direct result of the invention of linotype machinery and fast presses. . The mixed paint industry, in which carefully designed paints for house painting are prepared on a large scale by special machinery, is another im­ provement of the same type. The cheapness and general excellence ol these products has so stimulated the onsumption of paint that the de­ mand for the services of painters has correspondingly multiplied.. Before the advent of these goods a well-paint­ ed house was noticeable from ita rarity, whereas to-day an Ill-painted house is conspicuous. Nevertheless, the painters, as a rule, following the example set by the weavers, the sempstresses and the farm laborers of old, almost to a man, oppose the improvement. It Is a real improvement, however, and simply be­ cause of that fact the sale of such products has increased until during the present year it will fall not far short of 90,000,000 or 100,000,000 gal­ lons. Hindsight Is always better than foresight, and most of us who deplore the short-sightedness of our ancestors would do well to see that we do not in t.um furnish "terrible examples" to our posterity. P. G. FINDS VIRTUE IN OLD, CLOTHES. Manchuria at Honolulu. Honolulu.--The steamer Manchuria came into this harbor Monday. Capt. Metcalf thinks that the vessel can be repaired here in ten days so that she will be able to go to San Francisco under her own steam. Milwaukee Manufacturer Killed. Milwaukee.--Walter Poppert, aged 85 years, son of the president of the North Milwaukee Manufacturing com­ pany, was ihstantly killed Monday by an engine on the Chicago, Milwaukee ft St. Paul railroad. Declares Against Fusion. Syracuse, N. Y.--An address to the Democrats of the state has been Is­ sued by the committee appointed by the recently held Albany Democratic conference. The address declares ptrongly against fusion. Men's Garments Shaped to the Figure by Age Catch Artist!* Eye. To the eye of the artist the gar­ ments of the modern man are only tolerable when age has adapted them somewhat to the lines of the figure; to the average artist a new Buit of clothes is an abomination. "It is not only that new clothes are more ugly than old," said a knight of the palette who discussed the ques­ tion; "to my mind no one can be prop­ erly easy or graceful in them. "I never feel that I properly, know a man until I have met him wearing an old suit. Certainly no man can possi­ bly be his natural self in evening dress. "I have noticed again and again how different the same people are when wearing different clothes. I went, for instance, to a large family gathering some time ago, and for some reason everybody had donAed full evening dress. What a differ­ ence it made! We were all on terms of intimate friendship, but somehow the clothes brought in an element of coldness and formality. We all felt it--even the women, although, of course, the fair sex are not easily per suaded of the merits of well-worn gar ments. But no man who has discov­ ered the ease and comfort of them will readily give them up. As for the artistic side of modern clothes, it only comes when they have mellowed by use!" ' WELL PEOPLE TOO . ' *• Wise Doctor Gives Postum to Con valescents. A wise doctor tries to give nature its best chance by saving the little strength of the already exhausted pa­ tient, and building up wasted energy with simple but powerful nourish ment. "Five years ago," writes a doctor, "I commenced to use Postum . in my own family Instead of coffee. I was so well pleased with the results that I had two grocers place it In stock, guaranteeing Its sale. "I then commenced to recommend It to my patients In place of coffee, as a nutritious beverage. .The conse­ quence is, every store in town is now selling it, as it has become a house­ hold necessity in many homes. "I'm sure I prescribe Postum as often as any, one remedy in the Ma­ teria Medica--in almost every case of indigestion and nervousness 1 treat, and with the best results. "When I once introduce It into a family, It is quite sure to remain. I shall continue to use It and prescribe It In families where I practice. "In convalescence from pneumonia, typhoid fever and other cases, I give it as a liquid, easily absorbed diet You may use my letter as a reference any way you see fit." Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. Read "The Road to Wellvllle" hr"~pkgs. Ik F9M0&." / - i Wheat in Western Canada A Good Crop of Excellent ' tf I ':, i Raised This Year. The grain crops estimates from the Canadian West make a range of from 87,000,000 to 115,000,000 bushels^ and an accurate statement will be some­ where between these figures--prob­ ably not far from 90,000,000 bushels. This year a larger acreage was sown, estimated at an increase of from 18 to 20 per cent., and had the average yield of last year been maintained, the aggregate would assuredly have gone considerably beyond the 100,000,- 000 bushel mark. The exceptionally large influx of settlers was responsible to a considerable extent for much of the increased area, and, there be no doubt, is also responsible for a part of the decreased average yield. The first crop raised by the new set­ tler--often unacquainted with the conditions of western agriculture--is not usually prolific, and 1905-06 placed a very large number of amateur farm­ ers behind the stilts of the plow; but they will learn, and learn fast, and with another season or two will help to raise the average instead of de­ pressing it. Of the estimates to hand, that of the Northwest Grain Dealers' asso­ ciation Js the lowest! Wheat, 87,203,- 000 bushels; oats, 75,725,600 bushels, and barley* 16,980,600 bushels. The Winnipeg Free Press sent out five special correspondents, who returned Manitoba ...... Saskatchewan Alberta 1904. 9.162.458 M4».s» turtjm 1,944,730 10,756,360 786,075 5,609,498 598,336 1,608,241 Manitoba Saskatchewan .26,107,286 Albm «.%,^«12.297,524 65,893,263 52,655,125 13,384,54? 1905. ..55,761,416 45.484.0IS 14,064,025 J.055 9,514,180 893,396 1.775,914 r 84,166,226 74,211,280 16.73U3S This year, the lowest returns, as we. have stated, are estimated at: Wheat, 87,203,000 bushels; oats, 75,725,600, and barley at 16,980,600 bushels, which is very satisfactory, if not absolutely satisfying. To better appreciate this fact, all that is necessary to do is to go back 25 years in the .history of Western Canada. At that time the agricultural product of the whole country was confined to Manitoba, and consisted of 1,000,000 bushels of wheat, on an acreage of 51,300 and 1,270,268 bushels of oats. The entire crop was at that time required for local purposes, and the export trade was an unknown quantity. To-day, allowing nearly 20,01)0,000 bushels of wheat for local consumption and seed­ ing, there will be about 76,000,000 bushels for export, which at 70 cents per bushel will bring in outside money to the extent of nearly $50,000,000. The barley and oats exported are good for an additional $25,000,000, and "vr:. Wheat and Oat Farms, Elbow Valley, Twelve Miles West of Calgary. after 20 days with a somewhat better report and gave reasons for the faith that was in them. They had traveled all through the spring wheat district; had driven 1,400 miles through the grain country, besides traveling thou­ sands of miles t>y rail; and they had visited 93 localities and knew where­ of they spoke. They reported: Wheat, 90,250,000 bushels, on 4,750,000 acres, with an average yield of 19 bushels per acre. The western division of the Bank of Commerce also investi­ gated with the following result: Alberta. Yield. Acres, per acre. Bushels. Wheat 141,421 20 2,828,420 Barley 75,678 80 2,270,340 Oats 322,923 IS " 12,916,920 540,022 Saskatchewan. Wheat ..........1,331,649 22 Barley 41,273 30 Oats 542,483 40 18,015,680 29,296,278 1,238,190 21,699,320 52,233,788 Wheat Barley Oats .. " 1,915,405 Manitoba. ..3,141,537 19 59,689,203 ...... 474,242 30 14,227,260 .......1,155,961 40 46,238,440 4,771,740 120,154,903 Total. Bushels. Wheat 91,813,900 Oats 80,854,680 Barley 17,735,790 All of which goes to show that a wheat crop of nearly if not fully 90,- 000,000 bushels may be safely counted the combined amounts, together with that received from dairying and oth­ er sources, are bound to make finan­ cial conditions very easy in the Cana dian West until the next harvest' ma­ tures. In the last week of August a tour of inspection was made along the line of railway In the • wheat area by the Northwest Grain Dealers' association and a number of American grain ex­ perts. What they saw convinced them that not only was the crop a gfod average one, but the quality of the grain grown was admittedly ot the best quality, and more than one of the visitors stated that although the yield might have been larger, the quality could hardly have been im­ proved. Speaking on this point, Mr. J. F. "Whalley, the well-known wheat man of Minneapolis, said: "The quality of the crop is excel­ lent, and I think the- average will be No. 1 Northern. I was up with the grain men two years ago, and I am very much struck with the improve­ ment that has taken place In these two years. The growth is certainly marvelous; there Is not a better coun­ try in the world than the Canadian Northwest." The past few years, in which agri­ culture has been carried on to any great extent, have brought the prob- -mm* A Still Better Outfit Seven Miles West of Morden. upon. This Is less than was looked for by some enthusiastic western peo­ ple, who maintained that increased acreage necessarily meant an in­ creased aggregate. Still, 90,000,000 bushels of wheat is 6,000,000 better than what was looked upon last year as a good crop, and we do not think Western Canada has much cause to feel down in the mouth because the acme of its anticipations on the wheat crop maj' not have been realized. Taking one year with another, that country has demonstrated that it can be depended upon as a great wheat growing territory, and has to be reck­ oned with in the markets of the world. The yield in oats has heen In­ creased this year by nearly 1,500,000 bushels, the aggregate estimate being 75,725.600, with the average at 41.2 bushels to the acre. The estimated crop of barley is placed at 16,980,600 bushels, which is a slight increase over the total of last year. Of flax the estimate given is 690,184 bushels, which is a material increase upon last year's figures. Following are the figures In detail for wheat, oats, and barley in West­ ern Canada for the three years last past: 1908. Wheat. Oats. Barley. Manitoba 40,116,878 8S.03o.774 8,707,252 Saskatchewan .15,121.015 9,164,007 665,593 Alberta 1,118,180 5,187.511 1,077,274 "56,356,073 47,387,292 10,450A19 lem of transportation very prominent­ ly to the front, and there is a railway development in Manitoba, Saskatche­ wan, Alberta and British Columbia, Such as has never been seen anywhere. There are at present over 6,000 miles of railway in operation in that country, and a conservative calculation of the lines now in course of construction places the extent at 5,000 additional miles; ,a large portion of which will be completed during the present year. This mean^ the.opening up of a con­ siderably increased agricultural area, and there is every reason to believe that in a very few years the agricul­ tural wealth of the country will be developed to such an extent that in­ stead of "A Hundred Million Bushel.. Crop" It will not be out of place to refer to the crop as "500,000,000 bush­ els of wheat for export." This may look like drawing the long bow at the present time, but, In the light of what has been done by Western Canada In the past five or ten years, there Is no limit that can be placed upon what may be done in the five or ten years immediately in front of that lusty young giant of the West. An Odious Comparison. "Doesn't Scrubbly look cheap beside that magnificent, well-dressed wife of his?" "I should say so! He looks like a bar-tender's shirt-stud beside the Kob» 1-noor."--Judge. France Revives Lace Industry. France is reviving some of her hand­ made lace Industries with much suc­ cess. In 1903, the French legislature provided for girls being instructed In making hand-made laces in the schools and for more advanced courses in the chief lace centers, and the results are now showing themselves; 135,000 are said to be engaged in lace-making, but this is nothing compared to the num­ ber employed In old times. Hand­ made lace in our day will never oust machine-made lace, but there is room for both. Iron Industry in 8weden. Extensive projects for the establish­ ment of iron works on the west coast of Sweden are now under considera­ tion, but it is alleged that such works, in order to be successful, must not be depen4ent on the home markets, but be In a position to manufacture cheap> ly and compete with other produce in the markets of the world. This, it is admitted, is of more importance to the new industry than either an ex­ port duty on iron or heavy customs duties on foreign produce introduced into Sweden.