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BY agreeing to report the Redfeld bill for fire.
mems and police pension Deficiencies the House
District Committee has shown its willingness to ac-
cept the Districts sacrifice of the principle of half
and half appropriations in this case in order that
relief for the beneheiaries may be quick.
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the flag. It would be far more fitting
TO forbid the playing of these sacred
tunes as they are given I'm the vaude:
Vile houses, and to forbid the use of
the flag as an applause getter, than
to appear ridiculous by such alleged
show of patriotism above mentioned
H. M, Il.
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NAVY.

Lieutenant NJ. G. COOK, detached
PENNSYLVANIA, to St. Louis.
Lieutenant II. \. ORR, detached West
Virginia, to Raleigh
Lieutenant r. s. MCDONALD and Lieu
tenant +. J. FLETCHER, commits
stoned lieulenants from July /, 1871
Lieu tenant G.. II. BOWpEY, TO New
Hampshire.
Lieutenant l.. NJ. STEVENS. detached
California. to Naval Station, Homo
miu.
Lieutenant &. W. KENYON. detached
West Virginia, to st Louis
Ensign r 7. s. LOWELL 70 Delaware.
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ARMY.

Major JOHN d. l.. HARTMAN, Fourth
Cavalry, detailed to quartermaster' s
department.
Captain ELMER w. CLARK, quarter
master, assigned to Twenty-frst In
fantry, April /, 1912
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Amusements.

National-Lina Abarbaneu in Mad
anne shorty 2:15 and S:l5 7. n.
Observation-Disclosures Ring i'm The Wall
street Girl" 2:15 and S:l5 p. m.
CoIumbia-IIenry Miller in "The
Rainbow" 2:15 and SIS D. m.
Chase s-Thomas \. Wise & Co, and
other polite vaudeville, 2:15 and
Academy-"I Old Kentucky" 2:l5 AMI.
S.1I y. m.
Casino-l2Nte vaudeville.
Cosmos-COntinuou vaudeville.
LyCeum-- Broadway Gaiety Girls. 2:15
and S:l5 p. m.
Gayety- Columbia 3urlesquers. 2:l5
and S:l5 D. m,
Arcade-skating, bowling, and motion
pictuTGA
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LETTERS TO THE TIMES MAIL BAG

Reader to dea a WI o write hl d frank
letter Objectionable be publication
muNbe the the eswrln 10 &c
without the consent e AddmsM
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MOVEMENTS OF VESSELS.
ARRIVED.
Buffalo at Taku.

SAILED.
Nashville from Cape Hdticn for Puerto
Plata; North Carolina and Birming-
ham from Guantanamo for Key
West; Eel and e. from Delaware
bTeakWRteT for Norfolk.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
CROOK ENDS PRISON TERM
Jean Gaiiay, Whose Exploit In 1905
interested All Countries, 10
Set Free In France.

Paris.-The release from Jail OF
Jean Galaxy, the romantic swindler OF
the Compton d'Escompte. has reawak
ened interest In what was at the time
a worldwide sensation.
Gallay's flight on the yacht Catarina
in 1905 with Mile, Merelli and the
sum Of 100000 put the police OF many
countries on the alert. Three weeks
after they disappeared from France
the two were arrested under the
names of Baron and Baroness de
Graval at Bahia, Brazil, money and
jewelry valued at 100000 being re
covered on board the yacht
When brought back to France Gal.
lay was tried and sentenced to seven
years imprisonment, part OF which
he spent In the galleys Of French
Guiana. The woman was acquitted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
HONOR GEN. WOLFE

and couple of golfers were laborious-
ly following their balls In the direction
OF the Ross rifle factory. Not to
mince matters, the structure Of cheap
red brick is the greatest blot on the
landscape, with one exception. That
exception is the lofty water tank
adapted from an old martello tower
Just In front Of 1t on the river side
feel confident that, II rightly appealed
to the owner of the factory will even
tually yield to public opinion and to
the genius Of the place, and accept
some other site.
In locating the drives, the architect
of the park has endeavored to keep be-
fore him three important considera-
tions: To place them so that they
do not break the pleasing continuity
OF the park, and disfgure 1t as little
as possible; to make them conform as
far as practicable to the natural con-
tour of the ground, so that there will
be no bad grades or disfiguring cuts
and fills; and to place them in such q
way that the person is brought by the
most pleasing and convenient route
to the finest viewpoints and to the
places of greatest historical interest.
That this area OF 230 acres will ulti.
mately become one of the most notable
imperial shrines-second, indeed, only
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
SOME FACTS ABOUT TURKEYS
One Sensible Thing Is to Keep Best
Birds for Breeding and Send
Others to Market.

Turkeys kept for breeding stock
should be the best that there is in the
flock. 1t is difficult for some people
to keep their best turkeys and
send the others to market, but It's the
only sensible way to do. The habit OF
selling the best is not characteristic
of only the least intelligent people; it
is common with the people who have
raised turkeys all their lives, and
people who would not think of
breeding other stock of the farm
in such careless way. These
people have attained the success
and profits in turkey raising that are
enjoyed by the man who handles them
as fairly as he does his COWS and
hogs.
The best care In the world can do
little with poorly bred poults and
turkey chicks. You cannot expect
large turkeys from small breeders.
Size is not the only thing to be con
sldered in selecting the stock; thrift
and nrmness have as much to do with
the choice as the size; Dig, well-built
bodies and legs to be desired
also.
And on top Of all, do not ruin the
v:gor Of your strain by too early
breeding.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
Plan National Park on Plains OF
Abraham.
Great Battle Second only TO Waterloo
-Momentous Episode at Quebec
Said to Have Begun History
OF United States,

Quebec, Canada.-"With the triumph
of Wolfe on the Heights of Abraham"
wrote ]. r. Green. began the history
of the United States" Even further
goes A. G.. Bradley in a recent work:
1T would be hard to name an episode"
he writes, that had more influence on
the future OF the world"
Nearly FIVE years ago, at the in
stance Of Earl Grey, then governor
general of the dominion, a movement
was started to reconstruct and nation.
alize the historic battlefield of the
Plains of Abraham, which witnessed
the triumph OF Wolfe and the British
arms and also, by an admirable In
spiration, suggested by association and
reconciliation of the foes of former
days, now united by the same thought
and pursuing the same ideals, that OF
Ste. Foy, the scene Of the last French
victory in Canada" In this manner
1t was hoped to leave some perma-
nent memorial, not only of these great
events, but also of the tercentenary
celebration which took place at Que
bee in 1908.
At first sight, to the average stay-at.
home Englishman, the project seemed
most laudable one, which could not
fail of success. But the average Eng
lishman little rocked Of the difficulties
in the way-financial, moral, technical
and political difficulties-so great that
many of us who held this project
dear, and hoped to see it carried out
have more than once, in the past -four
years, nearly despaired of success.
All the greater, therefore, Is my sat
isfaction in being able to say that work
has at last actually begun which viii
transform the scene of Wolfe's immor
tai victory from a neglected tract
on which stood a farmhouse, a com
mon Jail and factory, into a beauti
full park, to be held dn the Language
of his present majesty, by the PEG
pie for all time to come as sacred
ground"
Not long ago, In company will
Lieut.-Col. William Wood, the historian
and author of THE Fight for Canada,
/ made a DECENTRALIZATION of the battle
field. Today the part adjacent to tn,
citadel is still used as a golf course
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
WATCHED BURGLAR ROB HOME

fessed at the city HOSPITAL that he had
been in the Gerhart home
I'VE went automobile riding the
night before and l didn't retire until
after midnight, which accounts for my
being awake" said Gerhart. / watch
ed the negro half hour, and as the
time went by l was fascinated In
watching his work He had a pow
erful fashlight which made the whole
room light when he turned it on, and
light coming from the outside helped
make his movement clear to me.
He took an automobile coat from a
hook, tried 1t on, rolled it up and
took 1t to the back porch. He did the
same with a flannel coat belonging to
my son. Then he went to one of the
coats and began working with dia-
mOnd studded shrlner emblem worth
about $3.50. 1t was firmly fastened,
but he finally got it off and put it in
his pocket.
In none of his operations did he
make the slightest sound. He wore
no shoes and his movements were as
silent as those of a cat"
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
st. Louis Millionaire Shoots House
breaker After Carefully Noting
How the Robber Worked.

st, Louis, Mo.-Thomas B. Gerhart,
millionaire president of local real
estate company, lying awake at 2
o'clock the other morning, heard the
clicking of the latch on a dining room
window at his home, 1909 West
minister place. a court set apart by
rich st. Louisans. He got a revolver
and went to the head of big double
stairway, which gives access to the
first floor. There he saw a man with
an electric flashlight moving silently
about the floor
For half an hour Gerhart watched
the man, who he saw was a negro,
collecting clothing, jewelry and other
valuables Then the prowler started
up the rear stairs. Gerhart waited
until he was less than six yards away
and fired twice.
The first bullst went wild, made a
complete circleseverhead by being de-
Elected three times, struck Gerhart in
the back of the head and fell to the
floor At the second shot the negro
doubled up in pain, staggered down
the stair and ran out a rear door he
had opened.
Gerhart followed, but he negro es-
capped. An hour later James Howard,
negro, twenY-three years old, living
on Lucas avenue. was found desper-
ately wounded and arrested. He con-
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
How a Long Island Woman Secured
"Heip" to Work Her Farm
Team Work Now.

ST. James, L. Everybody in st.
James who knew the Widow Helm
rich is glad her troubles are over and
that she has a husband to help work
her six-acre farm.
After the death of her husband 10
months ago she found her farm too
much to till with her own hands. So
when she saw an advertisement in a
newspaper. inserted by Martin Hall
of New York, asking for a wife, she
fastened to reply. Hall said he was
expecting a fortune of $4,000 from
Germany and would settle $4,000 of
it upon the woman he married.
The widow and Hall met. Hall was
sixty-two and the widow forty-eight.
They agreed to marry and fixed last
December Is as the date. But Hall
did not appear. In reply to letter
from him a few weeks later. asking
II he could call, she said yes. The up,
shot of the interview was that Hall
went to work on the farm.
He quit wedding and hoeing month
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
WIDOWS TROUBLES ARE OVER

ago and, leaving his clothes, went to
the widow and she tried to sell the
farm. Among the men to look at it
was Jacob Brig, an insurance inspec-
tor Of Hoboken, N. j. The widow
showed him about the place and then
asked hopefully:
DO you want to buy the farm"
How large is it," asked Brig.
The widow told him it was six
acres.
That's too large for me-" said
Brig Il haven't any wife to make
life here endurable and to help with
the work"
The widow cast down her eyes. A
sudden light came into those of the
insurance man.
Say, say" he exclaimed you
aren't looking for q husband. are
your"
The widow blushed Well she didn't
just know II she would put 1t that
way, but-but-he might call tomor-
row and she would think about 1t.
Well. the insurance man did call
tomorrow" and the next day and the
next and the next to such good effect
that the widow and Brig were made
e. team the other day in the st. James
Episcopal church to work the six-acre
farm each had found too large for
single harness. Today Hall returned
to st. James. He was told the news
This shocked him so much he had to
go to a drug store and let the doc
tor" prescribe something.
After he got his clothes without &C
much as glance from Mrs. Brig he
threatened to sue for breach of prom
Use
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
Bank OF Trap Ncsts-

iect OF the poultryman to breed and
build up the strain which lays the
heaviest, by breeding to the heavy
producers.
For fanciers, the trap nest is indis-
pensable on account OF the fact that
In the ordinary pen there are from six
to twelve females to one male IL
trap nests are used, and there are
as many as there are females in the
pen, it Is possible to distinguish each
hens eggs, while IL the trap nests are
not used, this Is impossible.
The use of trap nests goes far to
prevent the hens forming the habit Of
egg-eating. They are likely to form
this habit II kept in limited quarters.
II 80 kept, they are probably not given
the very best food, and probably not
enough of it, especially animal food.
The accompanying drawings of a
bank Of trap nests are almost self ex-
planatory. The nests are built with
out any top or bottom. The hen en-
tiers through the back of the nest,
brushing under the hanging wire,
which releases the door She then
passes on to the next compartment
toward the front end. To inspect the
nest and TO remove the hen, ascertain
her number, and secure the eggs, the
front door is simply unbuttoned and
let down. 1t will be noticed that the
two doors are fastened together with
cord, so that when the front door
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26

Syracuse, N. Y.-Charles b. HORNED,
"a years old. bond salesman, promi.
nent in business and social circles IN
this city, was killed in an automobile
accident on the State road near Chit
tenango. Mrs. Frank Tracy, a we'll
known society woman, was in the car
with HORNED, but was not badly in
jured. The automobile struck a post
at the side of the road while travelling
at high speed, and overturned. Hor-
mel lived an hour after the accident.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
Fresh Air Is Needed,

Fowls are Obliged to throw off mucn
OF the waste of the body through the
lungs They do not sweat in tho
sense that do other animals, but in.
stead breathe several times faster
than sweating animals when heated.
To keep in god health a hen requires
nearly seven times the amount of
fresh air in proportion to its size as
does q horse.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
Difference in Strains.

There is almost as much difference
between different families or strains
OF each breed, as between the differ
cut breeds. Therefore, receive with
some allowance the praise or con
domination Of any breed.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
POULTRY
|tWXV<l|
CONSTRUCTION OF TRAP NEST
Without uoe OF Device Results From
individuals OF Any Flock Must
Be Uncertain.

(By J. t. JONES, Mechanical Engineer,
Oklahoma Experiment statlon.)
advantages OF using trap nests. The
primary object is to develop heavy
laying strain. 1t has been found by
the use of trap nests that the number
Of eggs laid per hen In an average
flock varies from 40 to 245. Without
using trap nests, the results from
such a flock would be uncertain and
probably unsatisfactory. 1t is the OBJ
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26

to the battlefield OF Waterloo-none
may doubt. II has one advantage over
Waterloo In its commanding situation.
and another in that It is on British
soil. And Americans, who flock hlth-
err in thousands. are beginning at last
to realize the full national significance
to them Of Wolfe's immortal victory
at Quebec.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26

Lisbon.-The jewels of the late
Queen Maria Pia, grandmother of
ex-King Manuel, are to be sold at
auction by the Bank of Portugal who
lent the spendthrift queen millions Of
francs and took her valuables as
security.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
10 SfReAhN
Sectional View OF Nest.

Sectional View Of Nest.
is let down, the trap is automatically
set again, The hen will find it diff
cult to leave through the back door
at this time, as the hanging wire per
mits her to go one way only. These
are so simple that in making them in
almost any quantity, the material
should not cost over 10 cents, at most,
per trap nest.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26

Baltimore. Md-A crab famine is
predicted here because the noise OF
motorboats are driving the crabs into
deeper water.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26

Helena, Ark.-Sandy Alexander,
one hundred and eleven years old and
a hostler to President Polk, was mar
ried here to Susie McGhee. forty years
old.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26

Chickens will drink a great deal OF
water il it is clean and pure.
The cost of filling the sllo will vary
great deal upon different farms.
Old turkeys are much better for
breeding purposes than young ones.
A handful of linseed meal will help
the hens through the melting season.
Pure-bred stock fed literally and
handled right will surely make
profit.
Hundreds of farmers make the great
mistake of buying fruit trees that are
too old.
Every year try and farm Just a
little better than you did the year
before.
If the teeth of that new curry comb
are sharp run a file over them before
using.
Don't leave the grain bin where the
horse can get to it, should he become
united.
1t Is not an easy matter to keep
milk or cream sweet during hot
weather
The ideal fat steer yields a large
proportion OF carcass to waste when
slaughtered.
A growing pig needs plenty Of
room, but for fattening small quar-
ters are best.
Make war against the lice and mites
pect good results.
II comfort OF hogs while in transit
to market be carefully provided the
owner will be repaid.
A hog can be starved to eat almost
anything, but this is poor economy,
for 1t retards development.
The man who uses Babcock tester
on his herd the first time has some
surprises in store for him.
When cowpeas cahnot be used to
advantage as soiling crop or made
into hay, 1t may be pastured
One cannot get something for moth
ing in this world, nor can we grow
mutton and wool without feed.
Lime helps to grow legumes (clov-
ers, etc.); they take nitrogen from
the air and cut down the fertilizer
| bill.
Upon the farms, especially In the
south and west, mules are we'll liked
by all those. who have given them a
| fair trial.
In the preparation of the so4l for
setting a vineyard good filth. deep
tillage and soil we'll filled with humus
are essential. ,
A half dozen window sash glazed
will make a dust-proof box in which.
the dairy vessels can be summed and
kept absolutely clean.
The steers should be dehorned be-
fore being turned into the feedlot, as,
they will herd together better and
be found much quieter.
Another help In getting cream to
the creamery in good condition Is to-
cover the cans with wet blanket
when starting from home.
Glover land. or land that has been
highly MANFRED for other garden
crops the year before, is usually best
for the growing Of muskmellons.
Every day that a hog is kept
longer than is really necessary to
mature It for market is time and the
money value Of the extra feed lost.
The hog lot should be changed and
plowed up frequently as disease germs
are likely to be deposited in the
ground and blowing sweetens the
soil.
In selecting ducks for breeding. size
of frame, length of body and general
activity should be looked for. With
out size of body we cannot expect to
| dunLlinpe
Market your eggs promptly. Keep
the nests clean Gather the eggs
often. II you must keep eggs a few
days before marketing, be sure to
keep them in a clean, cool place.
If we are to raise hogs cheaper
next year, we must start right this
fall, because the better condition we
can get our breeding stuff in. the
fewer sows will be needed to raise
! the number wanted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
ByMMm.. NH

po,atiOu Of crops Is Simple
roo6 green forage sparingly.
v.DaIate all coops and buildings.
nor4 oyerwork the mare; It won't
py
Make plenty of new nests for the
hens this winter.
rvory farmer should make a deter
mined war on weeds.
Get the binder in good shape before
rou start harvesting.
you can't be too particular In pick
me sres for your herds.
well.bred, well-selected pigs. make
more profit on the food eaten.
More lime and more tile to nail
alfalfa to a rough, hard soil.
hen always likes a nice new nest
An some dark, secluded corner.
4 pays best to have a horse we'll
bnken when he Is offered for sale.
A scar from a barbed wire cut re-
duces the value OF a young horse I'M
rensely.
The close. sultry nights demand
proper ventilation of all the coops and
Buildings.
Corn silage has been shown to be
cheaper than hay or corn stover for
iattening steers.
Fruit for local market should get
about all its growth and Its best color
before It is picked.
Flies breed in manure and other
Iflth. So keep it cleaned UP and
spread on the fields.
Among fruits the apple, pear. peach,
fpium and cherry usually do best
|Ehere lime is abundant.
| Milk souring before the cream rises
will mean poor quality OF butter,
= and considerable cream lost.
When dairying Is made business
Ion farm, instead Of a chore, you can
look for that farm to prosper.
As a single ration, alfalfa comes
nearest to filling all the requirements
Of hog that is trying to get fat.
The medium sized pig is the most
profitable to raise, because he can be
both thrifty and possess good quail
fly.
Give the cows cool place screened
from the flies, where they can chew
their cuds and get ready for milking
time.
A good cow never dies in debt to
her owner, but without the Babcock
tester she may never get credit for her
performance.
With reasonably good seed and a
fairly well prepared seed bed about
twenty pounds Of alfalfa seed are re-
CURED per acre.
A recommended cure for a found
cred COW is TO let her have all the
water she wants. but feed lightly I'M
I'll she RECEIVERS.
II cream is hung close to the water
IN well that produces a real cold
arihk 1t will in most cases be In Just
the right shape for churning.
consider the clovers. 1t often means
Tue dlHerence between failure and
success The clovers are almost in.
Olspensable in the farm scheme.
Darkened stables or milking late
seem to be the only ways of getting
around the fly problem. II you know
" any other good way, what is III
for several years we have bought
arm butter from the same farmer al
: cents above retail market price ev.
cry month in the year and glad to
get It. ~
MIX fever is often caused by milk.
"s out the cow clean too soon after
%Ylng. An authority recommends
%'uns The calf do the milking for
tue hrst "a or SO hours.
h' valuable lesson the manure
'Weaaer has taught is the Use nj
s s.' quantities applied frequently. II
I.-"es POSSIBLE what can be, but is sci
,uO1 aone-light application.
=, a" Ola meadow is the worst place
~, s'rawberries--too many white
S guoS. II may take three years OF
o @U,O1sh culture to get rid OF the
il G Nv A drove OF active pigs will dc
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
INTERNATIONAL.
SUNDNSC[IOOI
LESSON

CBy r. o. SELLERS. Director Of Evening
Department, The Moody Bible Institute.
Chicago)
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
LESSON FOR SEPT. 20.
REVIEW.

GOLDEN TEXT-''The words that
have spoken unto you are spirit and are
ufe"-John $3.50.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26

If we are to raise hogs cheaper
next year, we must start right this
fall, because the better condition we
can get our breeding stuff in, the
fewer sows will be needed to raise
the number wanted.
Mexico Missouri message., 1912-09-26
The silo needs no roor.

Milk is excellent for chicks.
Keep the horse manger clean.
Horses, men and boys all dislike the
hay rake.
Farm manure is the best all-aieund
fertilizer known.
Try to feed the chickens away from
the roosts, If possible.
A little bone meal should BE fed
the chicks occasionally.
Soaking the churn in brine occa-
sionally will keep it sweet
But never pasture cows, calves nor
sheep on alfalfa. It's risky.
Chickens will drink a great deal OF
water IL it is clean and pure.
The cost of filling the sllo will vary
a great deal upon different farms.
Old turkeys are much better for
breeding purposes than young ones.