TO THE READER 



Are you a young man of spirit, tired of the daily 

 round of office or shop, and tempted by elo- 

 quent lectures. Government emigration booklets, 

 or descriptions of summer tourists to try your 

 fortune on the great Canadian prairies ? 



Or are you an overworked paterfamilias, who, 

 while realizing that for yourself and beloved 

 helpmate the prospects of improvement from 

 such a change are very doubtful, is inclined 

 to think that for the sake of your large and grow- 

 ing family it might be well, while in the prime 

 of life, to make a move to a less crowded land ? 



Perchance you are a farmer's son, longing to 

 own your own farm, or one of the much-talked- 

 of farm labourers earning from twelve to six- 

 teen shillings a week, with a sweetheart or a 

 growing family, which makes the Saturday's pay 

 look very small indeed. 



Well, to you two last mentioned, Canada may 

 indeed be the Land of Hope ; but let me tell you 

 " right here " that you are the prime birds those 

 great sportsmen, the Canadian vested interests, 



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