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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

run from the capital and is much Wis
tied. At Acambaro we turn off from
the main line for q run to Patzcuaro,
over the western division, which will
some day be Completed to the Pacific
at Manzanillo. We pass through the
city of Morelia, one of the prettiest
cities in all Mexico. It's beautiful plaza,
magnificent cathedral, grand Paseo,
aqueduct and the Causeway Of Guade-
loupe would be attractions enough
even If it did not have the most per-
feet of climates. Patzcuaro station is
the terminus of the railway, and it is
On the lake of that name, the town
being two miles away. On the lake is
a steamer visiting port after port on it's
shores, like a humming bird passing
from flower to DIVER. In one Of these
villages, in the old church at Tzintzun.
is a famous painting by Titan, 1.-THE
Entombment," which was presented
by Phillip II. of Spain. Fifty thou
sand dollars has been recently offered
for this picture and was refused. Not
far off is UruaDan, famous as produc-
ing the best coffee in Mexico. This
State (Michoacan) and Jalisco just
north of it (whose capital is Guadajara)
have the most perfect climates to be
found in Mexico, or indeed probably in
the world. The combination of lake
and mountains, always beautiful, is
nowhere more so than here.
Continued neCt tUeek)
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21

trade markets of the world for gold.
It is this sharp competition for this
metal, with cheaper labor that is fore
ing the price of farm produce down.
In the future we will show how the
Alliance principles chrystalized into
law will give us a complete protective
system
This done, there is no excuse for any
Republican not voting the Alliance
principles. AS for parties they are a
curse. Men become attached to the
name and are p~artisans. We should
study principles and stand by them.
The Populists have the Alliance prin-
ciples. AS long as they stand by them
I will do all within my power to make
it a success. When they throw aside
principle for Office / have no further
use for them.
Very truly yours,
JAMES MURDOCH
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-07-21
IN COURT FOR FAILING TO PRO-
VIDE HIS WIFE WITH SNUFF
AND TOBACCO.

One Dave Morris was up before @. Y.
Vols, J. P, on last Tuesday for aban-
doning his wife. From what the u
could gather from the States witnesses
there was no abandonment, neither
had Morris failed to provide for her
wants, save as to the Injuries O to.
bacco and snuff. On examination of
Mrs: Morris, she stated that her hus,
Oand had, on several occasions. gone
OH and stayed some two or three DAYS.
and not a chew of tobacco or q din of
snuff In the house. -Mooresville Re.
cord.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
PlTH AND POINT.


Agatha Charley is tickled with
his new mustache, isn't hep" Marie
Yes. but with blush) not half a
much as an" Eagle.
The difference between somnam.
buiist and messenger boy is trifing.
one walks in his sleep and the other
sleeps in his walk.-Philadelph Press.
-WiclSwire-s.Notice what a hollow
laugh Nudge has this EVENING"" Yab.-
iey-Yes. He is getting off that hol-
low laugh to disguise the fact that he
Is full. Indianapolis journal.
That" said the crank, as the OPP
position fielder jumped apparently
about Is feet in the air and pulled down
home-run fly, ''that is nothing short
OF high-handed utrage."-Indianapo
lis Journal.
Country roads in China arc never
bounded by fences, but are entirely ur,-
defined. While the farmer has right
to pillow up any road passing through
his land, drivers of vehicles have an equal
highland they exercise ito traverse
Any part of the country at large.
I've are thwarted," she gasped,
falling into the arms of the leading
juvenile. "My father." "What has he
done" demanded the youth, with an
ominous intonation. "He has hidden
all of my wardrobe except 81 costumes"
she cried, her voice rising to shrek.
Anybody at all conversant with the
tendencies of the drama could see that
an elopement was impossible. How
ever, they could do a song and dance
Detroit Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
IlIllg sg sl -
COMBINATION FARM BUILDING.

be made. These interests can well be
grouped, because they require for their
housing empty floor space, without
room above. In the illustration the
further end of the building, with large
doors, is devoted to the storage of tools
and machines, the doors being large
enough so that the latter can be driven
in, the horses unhitched and led out of
large doors on the opposite side of the
building. The next two compartments
are for fowls and swine, being placed
In the center of the building for in
creased warmth in winter. In the near
er end is a workshop, fitted with bench
and other appliances for repairing tools
and doing any bit of woodwork that
may be needed about the farm or farm
house. The small space under the roof
ran be used for the storage of lumber
and tools that can be thus piled away,
in which case there should be small
gable window in each end of the build
ing. Such a building could well be
made a wing to barn, if desired. II
this is done, communication can be had
between the barn and the wing. Then
the fowls and the hogs should have
their quarters next to the barn. Then
would come The toolshed, and at the
outer end the workshop, so that light
can be had from windows in the end
wall.-N. Y. Tribune.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
oaEEN foRAeE CROPS.
Planting Them Is Good Way OF Clea
Ing Land of Weeds.

Planting Them Is Good Way OF Clear.
Ing Land of Weeds.
There are crops that can be grown to
take the place of pasture grass and ut
the same time serve to clear the ground
of weeds. It is not to be expected, how
ever, where the land is compelled to
produce two or more crops, that it can
do so unaided, for that would be impos-
sible. unless the soil was very rich; yet
there is way of growing a large
amount of green food and feeding it at
the barn while the pasture is being re-
newed- It is important to keep stock
off the pasture land when the grass be
gins TO fail; yet the cows must be pro-
vided for, and with green food, as they
will not thrive during the summer if
compelled to subsist on hay, fodder and
grain entirely. Green and succulent
foods are essential to the thrift of the
animals, promoting digestion, prevent
ing bowel diseases and increasing the
flow of milk as well as protecting
against the heat of summer.
For cows the broadcasting of oats and
peas, to be moved as wanted, and fed to
the COWS in the barnyard, will provide
an excellent substitute for pastute
grass, such food being assisted by hay
and grain. 1t will permit of resting the
pasture land. Later in the season Hun
garian grass may be sown on the same
land. AS it is quiek-growing crop,
providing cutting every four or five
weeks and of a sufficient growth for
hay, it will more readily provide green
food that is wanted daily, and it will
continue to produce green food until
it goes to seed or is overtaken by frost.
This mode of feeding is styled "soiling"
and applies to the practice of growing
green food and carrying it to the stock
instead of turning the stock on the
green food. It also gives a larger
amount of food, as new crop comes
up on the space just cut, thus keeping
up a continued supply, while the ma
nure saved in the barnyard is an addi-
tional item. Labor, however, must not
be overlooked, as more attention tc
stock will be necessary, but the land
will provide for twice as many cattle
as the same area in pasture.
Where crops are cut frequently the
weeds are also moved down at the same
time, being thus destroyed, and, asiG=
from this, any thick,y sown crop that
makes rapid growth crowds the weeds
out. If piece of land can be cleared
of weeds in this manner it will pay for
the labor of soiling the stock.-Phila.
delDhia Record
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
lighting Fire with Fire.

One OF the great achievements of the
future is to be the utilization of an
tagonistic bacilli in stamping out dis
eases of various grades. 1t is thought
that there will in time be discovered
germs that will act as spiders do upon
flies and cats upon mice. They will
simply grapple with and destroy them.
In a number of instances accidental III
cculation of patients suffering from
malignant disease with the germ OF
some other equally serious malady has
resulted in the restoration of the pa
tient to health. Just how this is done.
Just why it is, no one seems able to un.
derstand, but facts justify this conclu-
sion. In one case the patient was con-
sidered hopelessly i'll with an incur
able disease. A careless physician
brought from another patient the
bacilli of an equally serious aiiment
with which the sufferer was shortly at
tackled. After a number of weeks Of
extreme exhaustion and suffering, to
the establishment of everybody who
knew the circumstances, the man be-
gan to mend and ultimately recovered.
bearing no evidence of either disease,
which seemed to have spent their force
on each other and left the system al
most clean. It will be an interesting
day for medical science when doctors
can bring out an army of erysipelas o..
other bacilli to fight the germs of
equally malignant diseases.-N. Y
Ledger.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Why Moses Prohibited Pork.

An institute worker says: With re-
gard to the prohibition against the use
of pork by Moses, there are differences
of opinion. One writer supposes the
law prohibited swine because of their
filthiness and observes that it is well
known with what care and precision
the law forbids all filthiness and dirt,
even in the fields and camp, as we'll
as in the cities. Another states that
the Jews abstained from it in conse-
quence of leprosy, from which they
had severely suffered, and to which
the hog, in those climates, is very sub
ject; that throughout Palestine leprosy
is an epidemic disease, and, the Israel
ties being overrun with it at the period
of their quitting Egypt, Moses found
it necessary to enact variety of laws
respecting it, and prohibiting the use
of swine as an article of food was one
of these.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Cost of Eggs and Meat.

The nutritive value of eggs and the
cheapness of their production are
scarcely realized by the public. It may
seem rather improbable to state that
when meat is 25 cents pound, the
food value of eggs is about 3711a cents a
dozen, yet this seems to be the fact. A
hen may be calculated to consume one
bushel of corn yearly, and to lay IL or
1s pounds of eggs. This is equivalent
to saying that Lilo pounds of corn
will produce, when fed to this hen. 1
pound of eggs. Abound of pork, on thu
contrary. requires about 1-s pounds 81
corn for its production. Judging from
these facts, eggs must be economical,
and especially fitted for the laborinR
man in replacing meat-Scientifis
Farmer.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
LIVE STOCK POINTERS.

Keep stock out of the pasture until
the ground gets well settled.
Feeding sheep will not fatten on
rough feed alone.
A good grade of horses on the farm
Is an evidence of thrift and prosperity.
Whatever check in growth occurs
the animal must be stunted to more
or less extent.
Work all of the time to increase the
fertility and productiveness of the
farm and the merits and profits of the
stock.
Breeding from immature stock has
tendency to degenerate the offspring
and gradually deteriorate the vitality.
size, growth and Development.
1t is of no advantage to put the ma
nure in little piles in the field. The
better plan is to distribute where it is
wanted direct from the wagon.
1t is poor economy to allow any sheep
to die of old age on the farm. In all
cases they should be fattened and
marketed before they reach this stage.
In keeping the stock in a good thrifty
condition in the spring, it is quite an
item to make the change from dry food
to grass gradually, rather than all at
oHce.-Farmers' Union.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07

have; an ideal place TO put dozen hens
and q rooster, to get some eggs that will
hatch. No better place to set hens,
from one to six in a house, accord
ing to the care they have. Do you let
biddy take care of her chicks when they
are Matched? All right, don't carry
them off somewhere; throw out the
nests, etc, and put biddy and the chicks
on the ground; they are safe, and you
don't need to spend much time over that
problem. With some poultry netting
(small mesh) you can fix little yard
for the chicks outside, when it is time;
this will be a good thing till they are big
enough to have free range, also in wet
weather \ brooder and so chicks viii
Just fit one of these houses, too.
When fall comes, if you have mar
keted the male birds, there will be pull
lets enough left to stock the house for
the winter all wonted to their quar-
tiers, a point often overlooked by those
who want early eggs and many of them.
If you have sitters to break up, put
them in one of these houses, put in 4
lively rooster (no nests) and the thing
is soon done. No time is spent in maxi
ing place to break them up. and their
health doesn't suffer during the proc
ess. If you wish eggs, you will get
about as many from one of these
houses, as from twice as big with twice
as many hens in it! Did you ever hear
. man say, in substance: Last year
! had 20 hens and they laid tiptop; this
winter I have so hens and they don't
lay worth a cent?" Don't put too many
hens together.
This house will stand the weather
all right for years. You can stand ur
straight in it. 1t is quickly cleaned.
It is easy to catch a hen IN it. A mai
with brains enough to make poultry
pay can build it himself, and can
change the size or shape little. 1t
can be built cheaper, if desired. The
man from whom I got the idea had
simply two planks, eight inches wide.
for sides at the bottom. and the roof
was boarded up and down-no rafters
or cross pieces, except one at the top.
He had no window. summer or winter,
just a door covered with netting, not
tight; but hens stay in there all win
ter. and lay, too. He had over 100 of
these houses set in his orchard He
sold about 1000 barrels OF apples the
year before l visited him. 1 do not
think that anyone gains anything in
the end by building too cheap to begin
with; shingles and clapboards outlasi
paper.-Rural New Yorker.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Preserving a Corn Crop.

The Vermont station tested four ways
Of preserving corn crop for dairy feed;
namely, /, putting in silo, ears and all;
e, cribbing the ears and putting fod-
der in silo, feeding the two together
after grinding the ears; 3, curing in
shocks, then running through cutter,
esrs and all, at time of feeding; 4, cur
ing in field. and husking and grinding
ears, and running fodder through cut
ter at time Of feeding. OF the four
methods, putting into the silo, ears ant..
all, cut in quarter inch lengths, gave the
best results. This silase cost much
less, handled much better, went farther
and produced mere milk than either OF
the other three leeds,
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Experiment In Feeding Lambs.

Bulletin 81, of Minnesota station, gives
results of some experiments in feeding
lambs and wethers. Corn fed with hay
produced 20 cents per lamb more profit
than barley fed with hay. By weight.
corn proved to be worth 10 cents per
ton more than barley. $2.65 more than
wheat screenings, and $3.45 more than
wild buckwheat. The fact that screen
ings contain weed seeds that are apt to
be scattered in the manure, renders
them very Objectionable. Making one
tenth the ration inseed or cottonseed
meal greatly increased profits. Cracked
corn and cottonseed meal was the most
profitable grain ration. The lambs
gave profit of $1.05 each; the wethers
20 cents each.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
RAlLRoADING IN THE ROCKIES.
4 Wild and Woolly Circumstance of g
Down-Grade Run.


Down-Grade Run.
Speaking of wild rides said the
stranger from the west, 'why, the
fellows here amt in it, that's all.
remember one night that we broke in
two six or seven times while coming
down Laramie hill in the Rockies. We
didn't stop to couple up, as they do
here, but coupled the train together
again while it was running down hill
at a speed of As miles an hour. OF
course, this is trifie risky for a be-
einner, but we soon get used to it.
and familiarity with danger insures
contempt. Once in awhile one of th.,
boys falls under the wheels. But it is
instant death, and he really doesn't
know what hit him.
"All the cars are provided with air,
yet we were compelled to sit on deck
and watch out for accidents. One bit
ter cold night. when the mercury was
down to about 40 below, we started
down Laramie hill with a long string
Of loaded cars for Cheyenne. I was
seated on top of car about ten
lengths ahead of the caboosc. The
brakes were set pretty tight. and fire
was flying from the wheels quite lively.
Suddenly the heavy train shot around
curve and sight met my eyes that
I shall never forget. Every wheel on
the train was red hot. so were the
rails, while the sleepers were blazing
having been ignited by the intense
heat of the rails. When we pulled into
Cheyenne every wheel on the train was
fat-that is, fat place had been worn
away during the slide down the noun
tains. That is what l wanted to tell
the boys in the caboose committee.
They may know something about Civ
ing Chauncey Depew pointers on how
to run the Central, but, after all, they
haven't much of an idea of railroad
ing. It's no trick at all to run a fast
train over such a road as the Central.
but when you run over two streaks OF
rust and the right of way, as I have
done on some western lines, then You
can get a fair idea of railroading."-
Rochester PoSf-ExDress
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
RIGHTS OF EXPLORERS.

Mr. Labouchere Fails to See Why savages
May Not Be Exclusive.
Among the few spots on the face of
the earth which have managed to keep
themselves out of the grip of European
aggression is the plateau OF Thibet.
This the Thibetans have so far achieved
by absolutely forbidding any foreigner
to enter their country. They foresee, 1
take it, that, once admit the explorer -
and you will find coming behind him
the missionary, behind the missionary
the trader, and behind the trader the
soldier.
They judge from what they see and
hear that the only way to preserve polit-
zeal independence against the en-
croachments of the "civilized' for
eigner-Briton, Russian, or whoever be
may be-is to prevent him from getting
footing in the country under any pre-
text. That they are right in this, the
history of every "non-civilized" people
abundantly proves.
Before the Royal Geographical So
ciety recently Mr.. ST. George r. Little
dale recounted to an admiring audience
the result of an organized attempt on
his part to break through the eXclu-
siveness of the Thibetans, and pene-
trate to Lhassa, despite the objections
of the people. For this purpose. he
fitted out an amateur expeditionary
force. His party entered Thibet Is
strong, among them being party of
Pathans armed with rifles and re-
yolvers.
When they reached the more thickly
populated region of Thibet they were
officially ordered to retire. but persisted
in advancing. The Thibetans were
evidently afraid to attack, but parties
armed with swords and matchlocks
rode alongside of the invaders. At a
river ford the Thibetans made a show of
resistance. ga notwithstanding in
dividual" laid his hand on Mr.. Little
dale's bride. The latter whipped out
his revolver" and ordered his men to
load, but, on seeing that they meant to
fight, the Thibetans again gave way.
The invaders pressed on to within
two marches of Lhassa. where the
Lamas came out in force with about 500
men and ordered them to retire. So
alarmed was the country that all the
bridges between this point and the capt.
tai were destroyed. At this point, how
ever, Mrs. Littledale. who had accom-
panied the party, was taken i'll, and her
husband withdrew the minimum de-
mand" which he had formulated, that
he should be allowed to enter Lhassa,
and partly by threats and partly by
diplomacy succeeded in getting permits
sion and assistance to pass through to
kashmir.
would respectfully ask what right
has any private individual to fit out ar
armed expedition of this kind and at
tempt to force his way into a country
the rulers and people of which. for ex-
cellent reasons, order him to withdraw
1t sounds very fine and plucky, no
doubt-though to all appearances 20
resolute and well-armed Englishmen
might subdue all Thibet in few weeks.
London Truth.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
one OBJECT Of Life Insurance.

The subject of the conversation hau
taken several routes, and finally the
topic of insurance was reached by the
quests, the hostess and the host at the
dinner table.
.Papa has his life insured" spoke up
the little girl, the pet of the household.
SIS that 500 asked one of the visit
ors, showing interest in the evidence.
of precocity. Everybody present looked
at the child. and the father and mother
0axed fondly and proudly.
.Yes'm; for $4,000"
ssWhet has he done that fort"
$50 mamma can bay e new husband
when he's dead."-Louisville Courier
Journal
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
COMBINATION HOUSE.
Various Farm Interests Represented I'm


Various Farm Interests Represented Un-
der One Roof.
1t is cheaper to build one building
having 1000 square feet of floor
space than two buildings having 500
square feet of floor space each. In the
latter case the labor is vastly increased
also in the amount of lumber required.
1t follows, then, that the most econom-
ical plan is to unite various farm inter-
ests under one roof. In pursuance of
this idea, the accompanying cut is
offered as a suggestion for bringing to-
gether under one roof hogs, fowls, a
toolshed and shop where repairs can
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
A SHINING EXAMPLE, 81 M

A SHINING EXAMPLE Of WHIT
may be accomplished by never vary
ing devotion to single purpose s
seen in the history of the McC ormick
Harvesting Machine Co. Chicago
For IS years they have simply been
building grain and grass-cutting ma
chinery, and while there are probably
forty manufacturers in this line, Il =.
safe to say that the Mccormick
Company builds one-third of al
the binders, reapers and mowers used
throughout the entire world
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
He Knew What He wa. About.

Spieglehausen," said the leader OF
the little German band to the from.
bone, "vot for you blay SO loud? You
drown der rest of dat music"
"Meigenstiener," returned the from
bone, wen I don't blay so loud und
drown the rest of dat music, We lose
money; so don'd you forgot id!"-Bay
City Chat.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Quite Natural.

Hoax-There was fellow in court to-
day charged with stealing a horse and
leaving his bicycle in place of it.
Joax-What did they do? Convict
him?
Hoax-No; the jury were all cyclers
and they recommended that the pris-
oner be sent to an insane asy lum.-Phil-
adelphia Record
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1896-05-07
Tha Rock Of Gibraltar

Is not steadier than a system liberated from
the shaclxles of chills and fever. bilious re-
mittent or dumb ague by Hostetter's Stom-
ach Bitters, perfect antidote TO malarial
poison in air or water. 1t is also an unex-
ampled remedy for bilious, rheumatic or
kidney complaints, dyspepsia and nervous
ness. 1t improves appetite and sleep and
hastens convalescence.