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Exeter Advocate, 1906-2-1, Page 3eat in'a 4 a aa ged Test tted , of .arnI teal ipe one LLCS Fier ina ' gese evn vns eily den encit vin- like vho the zor- an, tt is ger yi tree tter nce the ave ent ing ian pie ion 10 ad au . of 'nee no - ace net. , 115, ;ht. Oni 11S. 1110 esa iter To ;as are, me )va .ten, esti ar- ro- on his les tee cee the en - is," ere dot the kes ids )nd icd r ter= ire apt teee 1161 hat or eee gle elf. bitt my eeri yeti Ilyt etre tree NOTES AND COMMENTS Needy eleven Years have passed since thet death at Lord Randolph Churchill, but the impression made by bis brief <career was so deep tliat men Will read eagerly tbe life and letters just publisaed by his son. A few inactive yeare 10 Parliament under the burden of youth and in the shadow of a great Bartle, a tew years of spectacular brilliteney when le was dreaded by friend as reach se by foe, a few months of higli offiee filled With clistinguiehed success, and then a •iseuldext oni to ambition, this is the stun- • ening up of the public life of one of the most gifted men of the last generation. mm_ Lord Randolph react sat in parliament for several years unnoticed, when, in May, 1880, he appeared as the leader of a fourth party. There were only three other members of it, but they were all able men. and they contributed so much to the downfall of the Gladstone whets - 'try in 1885 that their' leader was taken into Lite conservative cabinet. as secre- tary of state for India. Lord Randolph act distinguished himself ire that office that in the new ininislay of 1886 he was telt to have won his promotion to the post of .chancellor Of the exchequer and deader of the house of commons. In five -months he resigeled, and never again took a prominent part in the affairs of temples. What was. the reason for the sudden ending of a career that seemed so full af proneise and had attained so much? 'Caprice, men thought then. Sincerity, et .seems now, buthalso fatal errors. Lord Randolph Churchill was an aristo- terat democrat; He ardently desired the welfare of the masses, but he ,sincerely .-beIleved that the governing classes were letter fitted by nature and training to rule, ele had no faith in the ability of the liberal party to accomplish any good efor the country, but he had no patience -with the blunders, the slowness, and the enconsistencies of the conservatives. When he assumed the office of chancellor of the exchequer he believed that he had 'it in hie.poweit at last to lighten the bur - •dens of the people, He proposed slashing reductions in the expense of government,' 'the' suppression of ostentatious wast, -and an •honest endeavor toward econ- early and a just distribution. of taxation. ale was met by the force of inertia in party councils. Economy was a good -watchword for a campaign, but not a Principal of action. His plans were not approVed. The bright dreams faded. Imbittered, dependent, be gave up the eight. The lesson of Lord Randolph Church- ill's life is that political Nyild oats must he reaped as well as any others. A man without a party is Independent out of office, in office he is helpless. If he wishes sincerely to obtain power in =order to use it for good he must be care- ful to ettach to himself loyal supporters, just the same as if he wishes power fpr merely personal ends. Enemies are not assets, and friends are not won by de- rision of their weaknesses. Party government requires mutual concession and patience beyond the reach of. dis- couragement. THE SUNDAY SCHOOL IMITIIINATIONAL 'LESSON, • FEB. 4. Lesson - V. The Temptation of Jesus. Golden Teat: Hell. 4. le. LESSON WORD STUDIES, Note.—These Word -Studies are' based on the text of the Revised Version. Verse 1. Thet—Immediately after having been baptized by John in the Jordan. Led up of the Spirit—The Spirit of God, the Holy Spirit. Mark uses the still stronger expression, "the Spirit driveth blen forth" (Meek 1. 12). The evilderaess—neny portion of un- eunie-ated and uninhabited land consta tenet' a wilderness. The region here re- ferred to was probably the eastern fron- tier of Judah, which in the time of Child was a wild, nearly treeless- district. To be tempted—Indicateng definite pur- pose. God willed that his Son, so newly equipped for his great life mission by the descent of the Spirit upon him at the time of his baptism, should now meet his adversary, the tempter, face to face. Tbe devil—Literally, the false aCeuser. the slanderer. When used with thd erticia, as in this case, referring, in the New Testament, , only to Satan, dem prhece of demons, who reveals himeelf as the malignant enemy an God and ef the Messiah, • When used without the getellele the same word is sometimes ap- • plied le men, for exaMple, to Judas, John 6, 70. lre 1 Tine, 3. 11 the eerne word in the plural is translated elan- dereret and in 2 Tim. 3. 3 and Titus 2, e, false accusers. 2. When he had fasted --Literally, • ing fasted, The Greek verb here used • signifies throughout, the New Testament an abstinence for religious purposes. • The forty clays seem thus to have been spent by Jesus in devout meditation, and ferayeri possibly in prayerful contempla- tion of, end planning for, bie lifework eci soon to begin t• Ile afterward hungered—The whole , sentence, if taken by Meta would scent to indicate that the ternptetion came only at the end of the forty days and, nightie et hotting. Meek, on the eon - Very, imphes that the _tempted-1ml awn, ateued during the, forty dayee-"tetal he AN 'WITH YOU ALWAYS" Strength to Win Given by • Encouragement And the seribe said unto him, Of a truth, Master, tliou bast well said. Aral where 'Josue setw that he answered dis- creetly ho said unto Mine Thou art not foe from the Kingdom of God,—Mark xii., 32-84. How quick is the Great Teacher 10 aornmena Ibis lawyer, who lued shown such religious discretion. And this ac- tion may be taken as a passing example of Ills distinctly benevolent attitude to- ward mankind, evince). causes Him to see the best and brightest in tnen and to ap- plaud it pronaptly. Ile ever spoke in the utmost praise and cheer that the truth perznits; He says the kindest things that are true—the beet a.nd most that Ile can, and proclaims them on the spot, The insight --of divine compassion die - covers new values in us and rieh posses - slates for us, andrevels the Wealth -And dignity of humanity in such brotherly sympathy as to lift up the Good Master to the position of the healer and helper of the world. • What profound encourage- ment there is in the revelation of the Father's love, in the good conscience that is born at the pardon of sins and the lifting of the load of guilt in the assur- ance "I an with you always." In the world's surging sea every clis- spirited toiler finds Him standing on the near shore at dawn, calling solicitous in- quiries and OFFERING A HELPING HAND. In beatitude, in parable of prodigal re- stored and, of a stray sheep rescued; ire exceeding great and precious prorniees, in . glad doctrine by the smile of His countenance and the glory of His pre- sence—by every manner of incitement and comforting inducement • and on - leading, the glorious Redeemer strives unceasingly to create a new heart anti to renew a right spirit in every seeker after God and His Kingdom. On -His lips are constantly such words as "Be of good cheer," "Thy sins are forgiven," "Come." Instantly he commends Mary and en- nohles her with a universal and ever- lasting memorial. To the dying believer Divine beside Him on the cross He Made the as- • tonishing declaration:, ',this day shalt thou be with Me in Paradise." Ana when Peter confessed Ills divinity He promptly exclaimed, "Blessedz art thou, Simon." I suppose that elle plan is to make men desire the kingdom of Heaven and will- ing to try to get it by revealing God in a new and attractive form—as Father of the people. and sole sovereign of every honest man; to move the noble to at- tempt the upward way by the beauty of His own character, tend to make the jour- ney possible aana 'inviting by the rea tracks of His devil feet. Hence, He calls: "D'ollow Me; the Son of Man came noe to destroy men's lives, but to save them"; and He lays down the'llual principle of DIVINE AND HUMAN LOVE as the Magna Charta. of His kingdom, and finds the text. for His great teaching in the Roseate scripture, "1 will have mercy and not, sacrifice." This tenderly affectioned Lord stands as a high challenge to all the brave and sincere. and His teaching makes it self- evident alai; we care know what we ought to know, we can do what we ought '0 do. and we can be what we ought to be; and if we can we will—this is the heroic voice He has set IIithselL to arouse in us. His graciousness involves the go-ener- ellen of His friends, and in nothing can Hie disciple be more useful and Christ. - like than in cultivating the attitude of habitual approval and prompt com- mendation of the people we know—of eintore praise, of burden -lifting and the giving of a ready "Well done" among the -weary and heavy laden of this world. Yes, higher still, He challenges with the second of the greatest of the commandments, "Love thy neighbor as thyself." In the garden of life He stands with hands outstretched toward the child figure of humanity tolteririg timidly to its feet on in its initial precarious steps, smiling approval and calling tenderly, "Come unto Me—lelitcatch you if you fall." was in the wilderness forty days, tempted of Stefan" (Mark 1. 13). Luke also uses the expression "forty days being temp- ted" (Luke 4. 2), and thus supports the implication of Mark, which would seem to be more in harmony with tne probe. ble facts in the case. Humanly speak- ing—and Jesus was as truly human as any of us in the hour of his temptation - 11 seem impeasible far Jesus to havereached the end of forty days of fasting before the intense craving of hunger manifested itself. The tempta- tion to make bread of stones may well have been present and real during many days. 3. The tempter came—There is noteing in the entire narrative which compete .us to think of an appearance of the devil in bodily form. He may have appeared thus, but his assuming human form could not make the temptation any more real to Jesus than would be the spiritual influence which it was possible for him to bring to bear in direct personae at- tack. Said unto him—Unlessave hold strictly to a bodily appearance of Satan, we must interpret these words to mean "sug- gested to him the thought." We need only ea think of our own past severest temptatione' to realize in how very real a sense the tempter speaks to us when he presents the enticing suggestion to our mind. No spoken word from human lips could possibly appeal as strongly, and would not appear at all if not ac- companied and strengthened by that subtle influence which is the most po- tent factor in every temptation. If thou art the Son of God—The ,voice from heaven had so declared him, a speeial 'equipment -of power hall .a.ceorm • pitied-. the declaration; .this power had not yet been tested, the need was real and great, the temptation most subtle. That 'these stones betorne bread—This first temptation is addressed to the phy- sical impolite: 'The *notation lay not in the suggestion td alley the eratrings of hunger but in the suggestion 10 make use of divine- power granted for another and higher- purpose in so doing. 4. It is written—In Pout. 8. 3. Israel had been forty- years in the wilderness, but God had provided for all the needs of the people, "that he might1 make them know that man cloth not live by bread only, but- by everything that proceedeth out of the mouth of Jehovah." 5. Taketh—The verb in the original signMes a taking along With, and might be rendered conducteth. It thus swine at first sight to support the theory of a bodily appearance of Satan. In that case, however, we must think of both Jesus and the devil actually leaving the solitude of the wilderness, and together going to Jerusalem, many miles distant, and then back to the" high moantain tem, or vice versa, if ave follow Luke, who places the second and third temp- tatione in the ree-erse order from Mat- thew. This would occupy some time. possibly a full day, 'unless we suppoed Jeaus to have been transported instan- taneously in some miraculous way to the city and the temple's pinnacle. To imagine Jesus, fatigued and all but ex- hausted, making that long journey slowly Mid in company with Satan, is to recognize tile improbability and incon- gruity of the situation implied. The other alternative ef a literal interprettee tion, namely, that of an instantaneous and iniraoulous traneportation, is alto - Other impossible when we ask whose roiraculOuS power it, Was that was exer- cised, Certainly Jesus did riot exercise his divine power to accompany Satan, nor can we Imagine Satan as perform- ing the miracle involved, and taking Josue With him by forec. The holy city --Jerusalem the capital,. the seat of jetioaelee holy templet end hence in an especial sense the dwelling place �f eelnivate himself. Pinnacte—lerent the Latin "pinnacu- lane" 0 direintillect of "pinna" or "pen - b. wing. The Greek word used Means exaetly the same thing. Ile,re the reference te tonine of the wings of tee tcmple building „ overlooking the deets, Matron ziatzem, 6: It is written—A formula for appeal- ing to the authority of the Scriptures. The quotation is from Psa. 91. 11, 12, but Satan misquotes by 'omitting a very important clause, "to keep thee in all thy ways," and thereby distorts the meaning of the passage quoted. , 7. Again it is written—The "again" is emphatic. Jesus points out that one Scripture passage mut be correctly. un- derstood only in the light of other pas- sages. Our secret of defense againsl. all distorted Scriedure quotations is a pro- founderknowleclge of all Scripture in the unity of its interrelations. Thou shalt not 'make trial of the Lord thy God—A quotation from neut. 6. 16, 'Ye shale not tempt Jeliova your God, as ye tempted him in elassah.' 8. All the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them—The vision which Jesus had of the glory of the earthly kingdoms maga of course, have been purely mental, and this is the argument usually brought forward in the support of the view tbat the. whole series ef temptations transpired in the realm . f mind or spirit only. Its cogency is evi- dent. The realisni of the narrative, however, adds vividness to the whole rend bringsus into vitaltouch with the all-important events which transpired in that lonely Aldan. wilderness. 9. If thou wilt fall down and worship me—All that the tempter asks of Jesus is an acknowledgment of -his authority as king of this world. The term wor- ship in the original does not necessarily mean more, as it signifies simply an act of reverence, whether paid to a creature or to the creator. 10. Get the ,hence, Satan—The climax in the :temptation has Nene. A- point has been reteehect where Jesus must, either surrender or rise in the power of aise manhood and drive the tempter from him. , • . Thou shalt worship—The quotation is frons Deed. 4. 13, whicte reads, ,'Tho shale teem Jehovah thy .God; and him shalt then -serve." 1L Leaveth him—Luke adds "for a season,' indicating thereby plainly that we are not to imagine that throughout the rest of his earthly life Jesus was ex- empt from further temptations. Indeed, the writer to the Hebrews says definite- ly that he "hath been in all points tempted like as eve are, yet without sin" (Hob. 4. 15). The father of a young man who had been lately married had occasion to send a faithful but somewhat blunt old servant to his son's house, some miles distant, on business. On his return, anxious to hear the old man's opinion of the lady, he said: "Well, you saw the bride, Thomas?" "Yes, master, 1 saw the bride." "She's a wealthy lady, Thomas." "Yes, master, very wealthy, I suppose." • "Well, and what's your opinion, 'Thomas?" "I think site's a right bonny lady to talk to, as well as being elate and clever; but, master," said the old man, confidentially, "if beauty's a sin she won't have that to answer fore' The four -dial clock With Westminster chimes erected in the tower of •the ele- mentary school of the Nicholson Insti- tute, Sternoevay, to the Order of the Rev. It Nicholson, Ieylee of Bute, and Mr. Kenneth Niooltore, Mississippi, U.S.A., the surviving brotfiees of the founder of the institute, were formally handed over to the School. Board on the 7th inst, "Nice hotel you've got her" steel 1118 affable strange. :, "Pen glad you lika. it, sir" said the landlord; '4pp a good busi- ness?" . "On, spleadicale .eleittee a large profit?" "Immense profit!" "I'm glad to hear it," eakt the stranger; pleasant- ly: A. little, later the landlord esked another 6,f 4is P110815, a eommerclal traveller • if ha knew who the maniere:en teas. eeth,".: replied the, freyeller, "1.105 the rieW ineolUe-lax 8651ssor." ************* PIIESERVING IN WINTER. Midwinter is not usually considerea the ProPer settson in which to pelt an fruits. Occasionally however, the most forehanded housekeeper will leave some deficit in the preserve closet; this or that fruit crop wae a failure or some itnoesnpibaerie= oufiatliteimf aelawi leiv at IsiettebootIrl esfoe,:vtel er at their best. Yeta though there are no More cherries nor the currant et' (prance jelly of whiele she is so fond, she may to -day turn her attention to the trOpicel and dried fruits now on the market an bring forth results wbich will Please and satisfy all her family. Orange Marmalacle.—Drop any num- ber of fine, juicy, seedless oranges into a bowl of cold water, let stand for hall an tient', then scrub gently with a soft bristle brush. Discard the peel of every fifth orange. Wipe and out each length- wise into quarters, then with a sharp knife cut across in the tbinest of slices. Now weigh, and for each pound of cut fruit allow three-quarters oe. a pint of cold water. Stir together, cover and at stand in a cool place for 24 hours. 13eing quickly to the boiling point (using an agate or porcelabalined kettle) and simmer gently until the rinds are suffi- ciently tender to be easily pierced with a straw. Cool and again set aside for 24 fours. Weigh a second time and to each pound add one pound of granu- lated sugar, Boil slowly, but steadily, until the fruit rinds are transparent and stleleal.syrup is quite thick, then bottle and Lemon Marmalade..—Prepare and cook in the same way as orange marmalade, but allow 1% pounds Of sugar for eatth pound of cooked fruit and water. When slicing, put the pits he a small bowl, cover with a portion of the measured water and let stand. Next day press off the water, squeezing hard,. and add it to the fruit. Grape Fruit Marmalade.—Make in the same way as orange marmalade, using only half the fruit rind. .Allow from one pound and a quarter to one- pound and a half of sugar to the pound of cooked fruit and water according to the acidity of the fruit used. Preserved Figs.—For this preserve us what are blown as bag flgs, which hav not been pressed to the same extent, a the layer figs. Pick them over, remov stems wasli and soak over night in jus enough water to cover. DraM, weig and allow three-quarters of a pound o sugar to one pound of fruit and one hal of a cupful of water. Dissolve the suga in the water and add the figs afte steaming them over hot water for fif teen minutes. Simmer very gently un til fairly transparent, but • unbroken, skimming out as done. When all are cooked, boil down the syrup until- rich and thick, add the figs, bring again to the boiling point, flavor very faintly %vale vanilla and bottle at once. 11 CMS FOR THE COOK. Turn Mashed eetateee through tie ricer ireto a hot baking dtsh, itt as ever 4 sleep118 poSsible. Dot with bits of but- ter, and set Under the broiler until crisp and brown all through the top. With a thin -bladed, sheep knife 11 15 posible to separate the orange pulp from the membrane ond yet keep it m shape, Cut down from the eurfttee te the cenere at oree side of a Membrane inelosing section of pulp; then out flown close to the pulp on the other side of the Mem- brane; a third time mit down to the centre close to the next membrane, end take out a section of pulp, whit% hae neen loosened, in one piece. Then out down close to the other side of the mem- brane, taking out the pulp as before. It is a pteasant obenge to bake ere- quettes. Make the same as for frying ne deep fat. Make a sauce by putting two tamespoonfuls of butter into a frying pan, with one slice of onion, one of carrot, one clove, and a bay leaf. Cooe all together until the butter begins to turn brown. Then add one tablespoon- ful of dry flour and stir until it turna dark brown. Draw away from the fire and add a large cup of stock or hot water, Season and cook for five minutes. Ada a liale of this to the bottom of a shallow cake pan and put itt the cro- quettes. Baste with more sauce and put into a hot oven. Cook until brown, bast- ing once or twice, and serve with the rest of the sauce poured around than, The plainest of simply boiled beef be- comes a delicious and appetizing dinner dish if It is only served with horseradiet) sauce. There are many recipes for this, hut, they are all taken from two funda- mental ways of nialcing—either an un- cooked dressing, for whieh the founda- tion is whipped cream, or a heated and thickened same made with milk. For the first whip half a cup of cream to a stiff froth, add to it one saltspoonful of sugar, and four tablespoonfuls of horse- radish. If not sour enough add vinegar to taste. The cooked dressing may be thickened by adding a half cup of cracker crumbs to two cups of milk and seasoning with a tablespoon of butter. or the butter may be rubbed with an equal part of flour and added to the hot milk instead ot cracker crumbs. Add e half cup of fresh horseradish to either of those foandations, arid salt and pepper to taste. Horseradish is also mixed with the hot annle sauce which is served with roast duck or geese. First put the apple sauce through a sieve, and to one large cup of it add two tablespoonfuls of pow- dered sugar, one-fourth cup of gratea horseradish, and the same amount of whipped cream. A WONDERFUL COUNTRY r A GLIMPSE . OF THE GREAT NORTH - Brandied Figs.—Prepare, steam and cook the fruit in syrup in the same man- ner as for preaerving, aiming similar proportions. ' When quite transparent set aside until next day. DraM off the syrup and boil down until very thick, adding a piece of vanilla bean la flavor. Set aside until cold, remove the vanilla and add an equal quantity of the best French brandy. Arrange the figs In bottles, fill with the syrup and seal. • Swot Pickled Prunes.—Pick over, wash and soak four pounds of large prunes for 24 hours, then steam for twenty minutes. Boil together for ten minutes two pounds of sugar, one pint of vinegar. one ounce each of whole Moves and stick cinnamon ana one quarter of an ounce of b.:Inger. Add the prunes, simmer very gently until tender, then can andg seal. What are known as silver prunes are very good when prepared in this way. Apricot Marmalade.--eSelect a fine grade of sun-dried fruit, pick over and wash, then soak in cold water for 24 hours. Drain, weigh, and for each pound allow three-quarters of a pound of sugar. To lour pourids of fruit add the sugar and one scant capful of water and cookl slowly until reduced to a mar - matador. stirring frequently. Prufze Marmalade.—Pick over, wash and soak' 2,% pounds of prunes over night. Stew gently until tender, using just, enough water tci over. , -Set aside until cool enough to handle then remove the pits. Return to the fire with six large apples pared, cored and slicel, one half of a pound of sugar more if the apples „aret very sour) and the juice of Iwo lemons and cook to a marmalade, stirring frequently that the mixture may be smooth. Can at once. Raisin Jana—Pare and slice a dozen large tart apples. Put over the fire with one cupful of sweet cider, five pounds of seeded raisins and one pound of sugar. Cook slowly, adding a little water frorn time to time to keep from burning. Stir frequently and when very soft press through a sieve, Return to the fire un- til boiling hot, then bottle and seal. Carrot Jam—Wash and scrape or pare large carrots, cut in Male pieces and weigh. To three pounds allow three • pounds of sugar, six large lemons and Iwo ounces of • blanched almonds cut into strips. Steam the carrots until ten- der, then press through a sieve. Add the grated yellow rind and strained juice, of the lemons, the sugar and shredded almonds and heat slowly. Simmer for twenty minutes, stirring very often, then put up in, jars. ( Spiced Pumpkin.—Pare and steam pumpkin -until tender, then drain and press through a sieve. Measure and to each quart add Me strained juice, of two lemons and one pound of granulated sugar and cook slowly until almost as Meek as marmalade, Add One-eighth of a teaspoonful eaele of mace, and cloves, and one half of a teaspoonful each ef ginger and chalet/1On and simmer for fifteen minutes longer. Cranberry Cense-twee—Pick over and wash sufficient cranberries to weigh into pounds, then chop coarsely. Put two pounds of seeded raisins through the food chopper, using the eoarse knife, Thinly peel the rind from four large oranges, then take the pulp and juice of five. 130 the rind in water, ()hanging several terms mill it es Very tender and 110 longer late, then atop line, Put the fruits rend rind in a kettle, with five pounds of sitgar, heat and simmer eitewly ulna reduced to a jam, then eau and seal, WEST, The Very Fertile Lands Traversed by • the New Grand Trunk Pacific. The Department of the Interior at Ottawa has just issued a most, instruc- tive map of the Canadian Northwest. This map gives at a glance the history of Le settlement of the country. It shows the land as divided into townships ana sections, and from a systern of coloring tee various sections and quarter sec- tions it gives a most comprehensive idea of the general trend of emigration and of lands recently homesteaded, and farms for which the patents have al- ready been issued. This homestead map shows that, the line of the new Grand Trunk Pacific Rail- way now under construction on the Mac- acnald, McMillan contract from Portage La prairie northwest Ao Touchwood Hills passes through lands which are taken up more completely than along roa-ls which have been built for a number ef years. So much so is this the case that 0 is now next to impossible to secure homestead privileges on any land east oi Touchwood Hills between the Phea- sant Hills branch of the Canadian Pa- cificnailway and the Yorkton or Sheno braneh. In fact, most of the available land east of Saskatoon is takete up se thoroughly that • them is scarcely- a homestead section left, , Holders of land in this section are for- tunate. They own property which m itself is as valuable as any in the en- tire Northwest and they will have the benefit of a great increase in value as tt e new railroad nears completion and begins to tap the centre of this rich country. No land in this district will be at the farthest more than ten cr fifteen miles away from splendid rail- road facilities. So good are the proe- m:cis eonsidered that it is impossible to buy land here from individual holders at anything but the very highest prices. It is interesting to note in this con- nection neat the original main line of the C. P. R. was projected through al- most the identical territory on which this section of the Grand Trunk Pacific le now being constructed. The route of the Canadian Pacific was changed far- ther south to the present location, mainly as a reetat of the efforts of the • settlers in the country eroun.d Winnipeg and WI:tendon, which was oven then thickly populated, and on account of. cet lain offers of bonuses made by iho citizens of Winnipeg. This alienate was probalefa a wise move at that- time, as tile road unquestionably traverses a very rich district, the eastern part of which was then more thickly settled than that surrounding the more north - Mat survey. The Northweet, however, is now ready and waiting for the new railroad, rho tract -through which this portion of the tine paSses is, as staled above, com- pletely taken up and is still °coupled in many cases by the original settlers who rustled in a -quarter of a oentury ago, believing that the C. P. 11, would fol- low the survey as fleet mete These early settlers' have hem= prosperons and wealthy. The soil is particularly riot. and the rainfall abundant, and na- ture has lavishly enswered their 'ef- forts. Thee part of the Grated Trim( PacifIC shotild be ono of Um beet pay- ing on the whole. veleta. Large trade :*)reedy there, and the new railroad well develop it enetermettely, The • land northwest of Sastretoon, through which the Grand Trunk Paden.: wilt pass ou tbe Way to ndmohtort, is seid to be the host whent land in the world, better then anywhere elete in tee Northwest. •aim, country Is of aa ete eteleotataiweiii: Ureterdifferent cbaraCter front the dry flinching lands to the south treversed hy We Canadian Preelfic betweeet Mose- jaw and Callgary. The territory which ea now being opened up bee itetateined tat - settled only through entire. lack 4f rail - reed famlities, althottale the new Cana. dian Northern taps it eta! flutter north. Some homestead lands are still avail- able here, hut many people have beef* following the surveys of the pew road, and most of the desirable homesteads arc already applied for. ft is certain that as soon as construction ie well eine der way west of Seskatoont there will be no first-class homestead land avail., able directly along the road, and, in fact, little good land will then be ob- tainable in the entire Northwest at any Me high priees. The wisdom of the government itt e - curing the construction of the new rail- way without granting a single are of land is most evident to anyone con- versant with conditions in the West. No one doubts for a moment the necessity of the early grants winch were twes. sary to bonus and induce the construc- tion of the transcontinental road under the conditions which prevailed When the Canadian Pacific Railway was me gun. The Canadam Northern land giants were probably necessary also to open up the northern portion of the country, which was thought by many to be too for away from everything to be worth considering. It is instructive, licevever, itt thie connection, to find that wheat is grown in quantities by the Hudson Bay Company hundreds of miles north of Edmonton, Most of the desirable land now un- settled in the Northwest is controlled by the great land companies, which are, as a, rule, subsidary branches of the railways and by independent con- cerns, the promoters of which early rea--- ama Heed the possibilities ref this grand cotm- tey These conmanies secured land from the government and from the railways at rates which enable thorn now to market their holdings away be low the current prioes of contiguous farms held by individual owners. A great deal 01 1110 best land along that part et the line of the Grand Trunk Pacific now ander construction between Portage La Prairie and Touchwood Hills is owned or controlled by the Neeestern Canada Settlers' Mutual Land Company of Win- nipeg, which is under the management of the Hon. W. H. Montague, former Minister of Agriculture of the Domin- ion. Most of their holdings may be purchased at fair prices, although a geed deal of their land is out of the market at present. fn- dividual farmers are, however, as a rule, just now too enthusiastic over the future of this district to sell at all. A eempany of this kind is conversant with 4 tea location of the quarter sectiops. which are still available for homestead- ing, and by dealing with them the in- tending purchaser 'may sometimes pick up a quarter section in the township in which he locates at small addi- tional expense. 11 is reported that this company has also secured very large tracts of land through which the Grand Trunk Pacific will pass between Saskatoon and Edmonton. Ontario people and easterners genet-, ally do not seem to realize the wonder - Tui possibilities of this western coun- try. American capitalists and, land cempanies are grabbing up westera Canadian land in quantities wherever it is available, and it is apparently the wide-awake United States farmer who will reap the benefit of the phenomenal development which was assured by thia summer's wonderful crop, arta which will be carried on and e by the hundreds of millions of /- tars which will be spent ire the W st in railroad construction in the next few years. MEN'S - HATS LN CHURCH. Their Care a Troublesome Question Awaiting Solution. It is a matter of historical record that our forefathers in the seventeenth cene tury wore their headgear at divine ser- vice and also at dinner, but it has re- mained for an English newspaper to - testify that in its opinion gentlemen sometimerefrain from going to church_ because of their hats, says the London • Hatters' Gazette. ' ' .A daily paper hae recently suggested that the , very irregular attendance of upper class males at -church may- be due to the respect with which they regard their. headgear .and the inadequate ac- commodation provided in sacred edifices for the safe bestowal of the cherished "topper." 'The quote a Piccadilly hatter as say- ing, "I receive more hats to block on Monday morning than on any „other day of the week, and judging from the ob- servations I hear, I should say that the owners benefit very little by going to church, If they place their hats under the seats they aro kicked by the occu- pants of the pews behind, ladies being almost as careless as mischievous boys in this respect. Then, it they depoeit the hats on the seats, some ono—prob- ably the owner himself—is sure to eit upon them. Why can't °Very 'West End church have a cloak room where gentle- , men can leave their hats? This sugges- tion has often been made. A small stern could be charged and devoted, let us say, to the clothing Of the heathen in West Africa." A West En,d vicar who was asked if this difficulty explained why men did not go to church gave an unsympathetic answer. "I cannot conceive," he said, "even in these ,artifIcial and finnicking days, of a man who would avoid going to church out of consideration for his hal. At, regular intervals male members = of my congregation complain to ma about this matter, oncl 1 ine-ariably bit them' to wear caps," A verger at a neighboring chureh who offered as a remedy the euggestion that men should wear opera hats, told the amusing story of an experiment. "One gentleman always used to put his hat onteide the door of his pew," he said; "others followed, lentil the whole aisle shraved a row of silk bats. This was all right till one night an old gentleman who ,was short-sighted and infirm cattle late., Ile helped himself forward by reetiag Ids hand on each pew. In this wny bi kIcked eVery hat into the aisle and elribblere his way, so to spate, up to hie seat." Tee, scarcity of good ctoolte time .10 Otto to the oererp.roduction of lady awn (elites, '