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The Progress., 1892-12-10
Meadow Grass.

Heavy meadow grass is valuable II
Its quality does not come up to standard
it may be cut wet ard balanced up with
nitrogenous foods. like cottonseed and
linseed meal. and will pay well for
feeding. Because meadow is over
flowed each year ard doesn't cut the
best timothy, but yields heavy fescue or
other grasses. don't despise it. Stimu-
late it, encourage it, make all you can
of it. If the field does not yield heavily
harrow it or plow and harrow it after
the regular freshe;, so it will have a
chance to get sodded before another
flood, and sow grass ut once.
Sow varieties that are known to do
we'll in such situation and sow more
than one kind Ee sure to sow sorts
that ripen together. that the hay may be
mt for the mowers. and not part too ripe
and part too green, is the advice of a
Philadelphia Farm Journal correspond
ent, who furnishes also the following
suggestive item: Il have neighbor who
last year had the best prospects for a
good corn crop of any one around, but
he followed old time ways and put a
heavy cultivator at work severing the
corn root in July, and drought set.
ting in just after, his crop failed to pro-
duce within a good many bushels of
what it promised"
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Eggs on Limited Ground

Tegetmeier, the noted English author
ity on poultry, says that there is but enc
way in which to get a succession of eggs
in a run of limited extent, and that is
by continually getting rid of the old
hens and supplying their place with
fresh bought healthy young pullets. He
says:
III lived in village or town and
required eggs all the year round
should relinquish the idea of keeping
any particular breed. Every autumn
should purchase from healthy country
run as many early hatched pullets as
required, preferably of nonincubating
varieties-Spanish, Houdan or Ham
burg; these would lay during the winter.
In the spring, as the warm weather
commenced, / would supply their places
with number of later Matched chickens
of last season, and these might be relied
upon for laying during the summer and
autumn until they were exchanged fo-
the supply Tor the second winter. This
plan would not be an expensive one.
while 1t would conduce to the health Of
the stock and insure q good supply of
eggs.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Hints from The Farm Journal.

Old asparagus roots sometimes die out
or are destroyed by field mice. We usu.
ally replant such hills with strong roots.
To prevent the grubs of the asparagus
beetle from devouring these tender shoots
we watch them and rub off the eggs and
grubs by passing them through the fin.
gers.
1t is thrifty farming to raise, match
and train steers for work teams. The de.
mand for them is increasing. Teach
them to walk fast. Devons can't be sur
passed for the purpose.
When you make underdrains be sure
also to make a map locating them per-
fectly so they can be found for repairing
without too much digging.
The farmer who must NOW weeds to
find his potatoes is convinced that potato
growing doesn't pay.
1t pays to run the seed wheat through
the tanning mill twice. The mill should
be good one.
If the buttermilk be rich suspect a loss
IN the churn.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Device for Binding Germ.

/ use a handy device FOX binding
shocks of corn, which consists of a strip
of hard wood a 20 inches long, inch
thick and inches wide. An inch hole
is bored at each end for rope G about
10 feet long and three-quarters of an
inch in diameter. A knot in one end
prevents it from slipping through the
hole. A windlass B is made Of a piece
of hard wood 21a feet long, turned or
shaved round, and pointed as represented
by the figure. The largest part of the
tapered portion of the windlass should
be 1 = inches in diameter, made to turn
easily, but fitting closely in hole in the
The Progress., 1892-12-10
SUCCESS WITH POULTRY.

Essential Points in Well Ordered
Poultry Yard.
1. ponot interbreed. 2. Give poultry
more accommodation and more care. 8.
Supply them when closely confined with
what they can pick up when running at
large, such as gravel, lime, dust bath,
green stuff, etc. 4. Keep no hens over
two years. Why? Because they will
then molt so late that they will eat the
prospective profit before they begin to
lay. 5. Select the best layers to breed
from and so secure Il good laying strain.
6. Watch closely for the hens that do not
lay, and cut the:r heads off. z. Save the
waste table scraps, all the kitchen
waste. Mix into a hot morning feed.
not sloppy. Do not feed too much.
s. Keep the hens busy by scattering
straw and leaves about the floor and
throwing the grain feed into it. 9.
Learn how TO manage the poultry de-
partment as well as any other live stock
department and mark results. A strict
record should be kept Of expense and
profit in order to give the poultry fair
show.
Director Gilbert Of the Ottawa Can
ada experiment farms, in naming the
essential elements of success, as here
given, says that the breeds found to be
the best for farmers among the varieties
tried so far are the White LeghOrns and
Plymouth Rocks, for the reason that
the White Leghorns have laid more
eggs and the Plymouth Rocks have put
on more flesh than any others. The
Wyandottes make a good general pur-
pose fowl. The Brahmas are also fine
fowl, but are little slow in maturing.
owing to their large frame, but they
make large birds after six or seven
Some crosses make fine layers
and market fowls.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
SOME NARROW ESCAPES
By CHARLES B. LEWIS On. QUAD.
Copyright, 1892, by C. B. Lewis.l

Copyright, 1892 by C. B. Lewisl
never read of one OF these train hold
ups, which result in getting possession
OF the money in the express car by sheer
brute force, without feeling disgusted at
the way the professional robber has de-
generated into tough. In my time,
when was an express messenger on the
old G. & P. r. R., your robber was a
sharp, shrewd man, who perhaps carried
plan in his head for six months. He
sometimes worked with pal" but as
for six or eight of them banding together
and holding up passenger train like a
gang of Mexican brigands, they had too
much chivalry about them. had been
employed in the Buffalo Office over a
year before got the run east. My in
structions were simply to ''look out for
everybody" / was twenty-three years
old and pretty well posted on the way
crooks worked the express cars. There
were lots of them about, and banks and
express messengers were their big game
] wish to explain to you that the con-
tracts with the railroads in those days
only called for one-third or one-half the
baggage car. Rates were high, and not
one-twentieth part of the stuff now
shipped went by express then. Some
times / had nothing at all except the
small iron safe in which the money was
carried. The baggage man therefore
occupied the same car, and the conductor
and brakeman were privileged to pass
through or sit down on the trunks for a
chat and smoke. l knew the con-
ductor of the train on which left Buff
falo very well, and during the run to
Elmira became acquainted with the
baggage man and brakeman. We had
stop of twenty-five minutes at Elmira
for supper and to receive express and
passengers from other roads.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
Fertilizers as Insecticides.

The Importance of certain fertilizers
as insecticides has been emphasized by
the experiments of Professor J. B. Smith.
of the New Jersey experiment station.
He has found the potash salts, preferably
KANT, very effective against cutworms
or wireworms in corn. These salts have
a high value as fertilizers and stimulate
the plant to renewed growth at the same
time that they destroy the insects. Mr..
Smith recommends as the best method
of application broadcasting in fertiliz-
ing quantity before or during rain. so
that the material is carried into the soil
at once. In cornfelds infested with the
white grub" or wireworms the appli-
cation should be made before planting.
In the case of strawberry beds infested
with white grubs the application should
be made at time of cultivation or before
setting the plants.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
A USEFUL CORN BINDER.

middle of the piece A. This crank
should be about l foot long. In use
Iput the piece A against the side of
the shock where it is to be bound
Thrust the windlass through the hole in
the same and into the stalks. Then put
the end of the rope around the shocks
put it through the hole in the end of A;
wrap it around the end of the crank and
wind it up until it is tight enough.
Fasten the crank with cord to the end
of A and bind the shock with a straw
band, which will hold the stalks when
the rope is removed, although it will not
be strong enough TO draw them up as
tightly as the rope will.-Practical
Farmer.
The Progress., 1892-12-10
FIG. IMPROVED FARM GATE.

The posts A B Zig. y are twelve feet
high and the same apart. A piece of
timber is fastened across tops of posts to
keep them firm. Eleven feet from ground
on post A is pivoted a rail by inches
and twenty-five feet long. On face of this
rail (which should be sunk even with
face of posts, near the lower edge, nail on
iron rail same as used for barn doors. On
top edge of wooden rail nail horizontal
board, letting it project so as to protect
the rollers. This also helps to keep track
from swaying back and forth. Under
A place ON track a triangular piece Of
plank, D; stretch over top of this small
iron rod and fasten at each end of track.
The rollers are bolted to end pieces Of
gate which extend up to track. Rollers
should be fitted so that lifting of gate
cannot get them off the track. A latch
is placed ON gate to hook into staple in
post. A short post placed at bottom of
gate will keep it from swinging outward.
For opening and closing, place across
outside of post B, at right angles with
gate, by 6 scantling F Gig. q, twelve
feet long, six feet projecting on either
side of post. This is sunken its thick
ness into post, is parallel with roadway
and seven feet from the ground. Bolt
the levers G H one at each end of this
crosspiece. The levers are fourteen feet
long and " by 4 inches at the largest
place and tapering to the ends. They
are bolted so that WI en- horizontal the
inner ends lack few inches of meeting.
On the inner end of each lever is spring
latch anybody can make it connect
ed by small iron rod l to a finger
iron at the outer end. A cogwheel K
about six inches in diameter is fastened
against face of post by a screw bolt
loose enough to turn easily. This wheel
is placed at such height that the inner
ends of levers latch in opposite sides o.
wheel when the outer ends are about nine
feet from the ground. When levers are
latched in wheel, as in Fig. 2, draw down
the end of track G, which projects past
post Gigs. and q, till it is about foot
lower than at A. This gives you the
length of rods to connect end of track |
with inner ends of levers.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

Two messengers came to the car with
money packages and other light stuff,
and we checked off and receipted. Be-
fore they came and almost as soon as
we stopped the baggage man left the car
to get his supper. l not only saw him
drop off the steps, but cross the tracks
and enter the dining room. Five min
utes later, while busy with the other
messengers, the man returned. / took
notice that he had piece of pie in his
hand, having only bought lunch. He
began moving trunks about, and gave
him no more attention until the messen-
gers had departed. Then, as was plac-
ing the packages in the safe and check
ing of each one, suddenly missed one
marked ''$2 000." was sure it had been
at my right hand a moment before, and
lsprang up to see the baggage man just
going out. l overhauled him on the
steps and seized him without a word.
and after a lively scrimmage on the
platform he was secured. Well, who do
you think he was? Instead of being Jack
White, the real baggage man, he was
well knownscrook named Walter Floyd,
whose nickname was '.Sly Floyd" He
was about Whites height and build.
and he had got suit of clothes and a
cap just like Whites He had watched
operations until he knew Just how
things went at Elmira, and having made
one haul he thought he could do another
Just as.easy. Had he got away l should
have been willing to swear that it was
Jack White who came into the car. As
Jack sat at the supper table with the
conductor for over twenty minutes. he
could have proved his absence. Then
the company would have believed me
dishonest, and / should have believed
the two men were equally guilty of the
robbery.
Floyd had the package on him when
captured. He was an old offender and
wanted in half dozen places.
The fact of q new messenger taking
the run must have been passed around
among the crooks pretty extensively, for
Asoon discovered that they were after
me from all directions. The next "job-
put up on me ended in tragedy and
opened the eyes of express companies
very wide. As the time table was ther
arranged we had supper at Binghamton
ON the return run. After the train had
drawn e? TO the station to let the passen-
gers off it side tracked 20 coal and water
the engine and give the east bound ex-
press the depot track. There was a de-
lay of about forty minutes, and after re
ceivlng my express matter locked the |
car and went to supper, being absent |
nom 1t about twenty minutes. Some
crook must have got on to the pro-
gramme and awaited his opportunity.
One dark and rainy evening as the train
was side tracked a man who was never
identified began work on the express
car. The rear left hand corner was al
ways given up to the messenger, and the
safe was placed against the side of the
car. BY using brace and bit and a
saw one fellow cut a square section
right out of the car around the safe, and
he was not above fifteen minutes doing
It. Twas taking lot of gold out On
that run, and the safe was weight for
two strong men to drag across the car.
The robber was only q medium sized /
man and was evidently alone. he at
tenpted to pull the safe ont on his
shoulder to carry it of, but the weight
crushed him down. and IN falling his
The Progress., 1892-12-10

The track is now held down so hogs
cannot tilt it by roofing at the gate; lev
ers are up SO cattle cannot break them
or be injured by them, yet within easy
reach of person in a wagon, no matter
from which side you approach. Spring
the latch and press down on lever till the
end of track is raised about two feet and
the gate rolls back of its own weight.
When past. push up on the lever just
beside you and the gate shuts itself with
a bang and latches itself. This gate is
as convenient for pedestrians as any
other
The Progress., 1892-12-10

No. Author. Title.
IS Anthony Trollope-Why Frau Frohras
Raises Her Price.
sc CharlesDickens- Detective Aneoirr
81 Violet Wythe-A Wavering Image.
3S Mrs. Forrester-The Turn Of Forunl
Wheel.
go T. Dewitt Talmage-Night Side Of )"
York.
30 Miss Mulock-His Little Mother.
Al Katherine S. Macquoid-The Awakenia
AZ Mary Cecil Hay-Reaping the Whrisn
q Mrs. Forrester-Queen Elizabeth $ 0z''a
~ Charles Dickens-The Battle of Life.
IS Wilkie Collins-A Shocking Story.
IS Ouida-Bimbi.
~ Miss Mulock-The Last Of the RuthvsA
48 Mary Cecil Hay-A Little Aversion.
40 Ouida-The Little Earl.
go Besant and Rice-The Case Of Mr. Lud1-
The Progress., 1892-12-10
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CARDEk
6ggSsssb5E %
A CONVENIENT GATE.

1t Can Be Opened, Closed and Latched
without Getting Out of the Wagon.
Progressive farmers want something
better than the old fashioned gate for
their roadways. One Of this class of
agriculturists sends TO Country Gen
tleman the drawings and description of
a farm gate which he claims can be
opened, closed and latched securely with
out getting down from the wagon.
The Progress., 1892-12-10

for a
This Book Quoiln
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a big haul, and he knew to within $500
of the amount in the safe that night.
How he could have ascertained is more
than can explain, but there are men in
the express offices all over the country
today whose greatest fault is that they
talk too much. Some trusted employee
may even have been in collusion with
him, although Davis claimed to be work
ing entirely alone
For two years had the best of luck
in getting through, and after the first
year was given the best run on the road.
had come to fatter myself that was
too sharp for the sharpest kind of
crook when / got "salted" in a way to
make my heart ache. As we were run
ming at that time we reached Susque-
hanna, going west, at 10 o'clock at night
and remained about thirty minutes.
After receiving any express matter /
was free to lock the car, if the baggage
man was not there, and go out for a cup
of coffee at the lunch counter. If my
companion was too busy to get away,
as was often the case, he kept his eyes
open on my corner. AS the safe was
locked and chained, there was little fear
of anybody getting away with it. On
April 26, 1850, had about $50, 900 on
the run west. At Honesdale, where we
had six minute stop, two strangers got
into a wrangle with the baggage man
about trunk and nearly killed him by
. blow from a coupling pin. He had to |
be left behind, while q brakeman took |
his place. l had not yet spoken to the |
latter, and we scarcely knew each other |
The Progress., 1892-12-10


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The Progress., 1892-12-10

No. Author. Title.
Ie Miss Mulock-In House Boat.
20 Mrs. Oliphant-Earthbound
II Ouida-Little Grand and the Marchioncss.
~ F.W. Robinson-The Bar-maid at Batteton
% Alfred Lord Tennyson-The Lovers Tale.
~ Miss Tackeray-Out of the World.
IS Annie Thomas-The Mystery, and other
Stories.
rs Miss Mulock-The Self Seer.
27 Mrs. ]. II. Rddell-Miss Molloy's Mishap.
28 Katherine s. Macquoid-Poor Roger.
2o The "Duchess" ss"-How Snooks Got Out Of
go a Conan Doyle-My Friend, The Murderer.
81 Charles Dickens-fhe Chimes.
81 Charlotte M. Braeme-A Gilded Sin.
80 Besant and Rice-Shepherdsa all and dMaidens
Fair
81 Helen B. Mathers-As He Cometh Up The
Stair
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-19
MASS CONVENTION CALLED.
Petitions in Circulation Tor an la.
digaatian Meeting at the caart
House ON saturday.


Following is a copy of a petition
that is being numerously signed in
Mexico. 1t is self explanatory.
Copies OF it were mailed to-day to
prominent men in all portions. Of
the county for circulation:
To the Democratic Voters of Aadsain County
We, the undersigned Democrats
of Aadrain County, feeling that we
have been grieveusly wronsea by the
action OF the Congressional Commit
tee at Montgomery City on the 18th
inst. in depriving Audrain County
OF two of her votes i'm the Congress
ional Convention to be held at Mont
gomefy City on the 18th of July,
1872, to nominate u candidate for
Congress, therefore ask all fair
minded Democrats to meet us at
the Court House in Mexico, Mo-, ON
Saturday May u, 1892, at : O'Clock,
p. M, to take action in denounc-
ing a fragrant outrage ON our rights ;
and ask the chairman of said COM
mlttee to call the committee to-
gether at once and give to Au-
drain County her proper and fair
representation under the vote for
Cleveland in 1855
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-19
PROF. McMILLAN's RESTORATION.
He Will no Longer be at the Helm OF
The Best Public School i'm the
State of Missouri.

For ten years Prof. d. A. Nc
MILAN has been the principal of our
Public Sehools-his ability has
been at the helm and the wheel of
progress has been burned with un-
Observation-Disclosures in every par
tieular, and to-day tile school is un-
excelled. 1t has aState-wide repu-
tation and its progress is of such a
kind il can scarcely cease to grow.
In the Professors resignation to the
Board of Education he says:
To thu Board of Education.
MEXICO, Mo-, May II, 1892.
GENTLEMEN: 1t is now determin-
ed that | shall not be connected with
the Mexico Public School after this
year. ! find very great pleasure in the
fact that my relations with the Board
and school during the pastten years
have been so cordial.
Your unanimous and cheerful sup
port. has given spirit and courage, 81
that with a modieum of energy m,
work has proved TO be exeeedingl,
interesting to me, and a part o
what ambition prompted for you
| school has been realized.
Delighted memories and kindes
wishes shall always stir my hear
i with JOY at the prosperity Of th
Mexico Public Schools.
Respectfully,
ID. a. MCMILLAN.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-19
The Prospective Corn Crop.

Col. John A. Judy says, with fair
weather from now on, Audrain farm
ers need have no fear of not raising
a good corn crop. In 1865 Col. Judy,
Judge Stuart and others were not
satisfied with their seed corn and
sent to Illinois and secured an extra
article. They planted early and the
excessive rains rotted it in the
ground. On the first of June these
gentlemen replanted and Col. Judy
says he never raised a better crop on
the. 100 acres of land he cultivated
in corn. His neighbors likewise
raised fine crops. S. T. Hook says
it is not too late to raise a good crop.
MI. w. S. Hathaway is of the same
opinion. Other gentlemen who are
or have been farmers say the same
thing. At this time of the year
generally farmers in this section are
blowing their corn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-19
Charlton County For Hall.

w. S. Hall, State Labor Commits
sioner, was seen at the depot Monday.
He is a brother of U. S. Hall, candi-
date for Congress. He said: "I'm
on my way from h~ome-Huntsville,
Randolph county-to Jefferson. l
feel satisfied over my brothers
prospects for success over Col. Chas.
Mansur. Charlton county went
for Hall last Saturday by BOA votes.
This gives him already, Randolph
and Charlton counties and his
chances for Monroe and Carroll are
exceedingly iattering. This would
give him SO votes out of the district
which has 81 votes, and Al will
nominate. Monroe holds her pri-
mary next Saturday and Carroll Sat
urday week"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1892-05-19
limited in WedI0ck.

The wedding of MIR. J. w. Scrog-
gins and Miss Annie May Jacobs,
both of Farber, occurred at the
Leake House last Monday night
Rev. A. E. Rogers performed the
ceremony and his remarks were
well-timed and impressive. Quite
a number of friends of the contract
ing parties were present, and the
affair was very pleasant. MIR.
Scroggins is an Audrain county boy
with many friends. While the bride
is comparatively a new resident in
the county, sheis blessed with many
admirers, and is very popular with
all who know her. She lately came
to Audrain from Kentucky and To-
Gated in Farber, where she met her
husband. Mr.. Scroggins has ac-
cepted a position as telegraph opera
tor at Blackburn, Mo. They left
on the afternoon train to-day for
that place. Success to Nh. and
Mrs. Scroggins.