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Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-18
N ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Schedule I'm Effect
JUNE 20, 1909.

Leave 1920 a. m. for Roanoke
Norfolk and all points on the Shen-
ldoah division. Pullman Sleeper
Roanoke to New York, via Hagers-
own. Pullman Parlor Car Roanoke
70 Norfolk.
S:55 d. m. for Roanoke, Rich
nonl, Norfolk Pullman Sleeper.
Dlr,ng Car TO Roanoke. Parlor Car
iCanoke to Norfolk.
1910 p. N. for Roanoke, Lynch
)urg aud intermediate stations and
he shenandoah Valley. Philadelphia
ana New York. Sleeper TO Phi ade-
MA and New York. Cafe car Gary
aid Roanoke.
9;1S D. m. for Roanoke, lynch
ourg, Richmond, Norfolk. Pullman
sleeper TO Norfolk. Rosooks to
Richmond.
Leave Bluefield $40 p. n. for Ken
ora, Columbus and all poiats West
and Northwest. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus and Cincinnati. Cafe cars.
$40 q. N. Pullman Sleeper for
Columbus. Cafe Dining Car.
Leave $3.50 a. m. and 2.G5 p. n.
iaily for Tazewell, Norton and al
stations on CliTch Valley division.
Arrive from Norton and points on
no Clinch Valley divisioa at 1920
o. and 1908 p. Of.
Leave 500 a. m. for We Oh AMI
intermediate stations.
Leave 10:45 a IL. for William
con a1d intermediate stations.
Leave 2:15 p. m. for WEIGH and
intermediate stations.
For additional Information call on
scent Norfolk and Western Railway.
w. B. BEVILr..
dan Pass kEent
Roanoke, Va.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-18

Residents and Citizens Of Blue
deI3 %n0 have friends back home"
ln other communities, may confer a
.aNor TO both them and MS by civ
ing us their address so We can mail
mem our CIRCULAR Good steno-
hf"Phers and Bookkeepers are al
ways in demand 5tude1te may on
g any time Day and Night ses.
.ions an tho year BIucdeId Normal
ma Business College.
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PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW EoR
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS WITH EAST
END PHARMACY.
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PcTTEO FERNS AT THE EAST
END PHARMACY.
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PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW FOR
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS WITH EAST
END PHARMACY.
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NOTICE.

10 wnOm 1t may c: ncern:
Notice is hereby ,Iiven to the pub
lie that We, the undersigned. will
apply TO the Board of Affairs of the
City of Bluefeld, West Virginia. for
franchise to turkish and sell gas
for Illuminating IT'D heating pur-
poses to the City OF Blueneld, West
Virginia, the citizens, residents and
inhabitants thereof and for the priv
ilege of constructing and erecting
plant for the manufacture of ga
and OF entering any and all streets
an" alleys of the said City Of Blue
field and lay down gag mains and
laterals.
The conditions and terms upon
which said franchise is to be- re-
quested can be found in the appli-
cation of the undersigned, which
application is now on file in the Of
fce of the Auditor of the CITY OF
Bluefeld, West virginia.
2. w. AKERS,
G. T. EPLING,
p. ]. McELRATH.
p. j. KELLEY.
j. NJ. SANDERS.
g r. NJ GARRETT.
w. J. jerks,
EARL RILEY.
Nvenber 16, 1909.
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LOS IA small gold Iocket, nono-
gram a y c. Reward if returned
TO Leader Omec.
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PERSONAL
y q

|IPtRoCNAIla
'1 r 4, Isss, Of "''n''oo- v ;71o
r'r."~ collins left for A~nrQ!}Ofl
/ 9 mig morning.
u. 4, Mauley and wife of Mora are1
mere / }0pping today III
= y II crozicr is spending the day
.Ht-leDaerort ON business
Hattie rars of razewslt,,.s,,,
.'''~-eity shopping today -.
(" L. TolbcrI OF Abingdon. was in
IN" city for few hours today, T
Mr. and Mrs $. NJ. Smith relurnedl
from Cincinnati this morning.
Mrs. r. Smith of Casuewood was in !
IN" city for few hours today.
Mrs. J. {. strickler of Cleveland, 7
va. is shopping in the city today. AZ y
. "a %
y. Il. Carney of the Motive Powerl
department a. Roanoke. is here to-l
day.
J. NJ Rudy, the Evangelist. lief,
Tor his home in Indiana this morn
ing
Senator H. S. White Of Mingo
county is a business visitor in the
city today.
II. w. Lawson. trainmaster at Irwin.
on The G. G. & O. is visiting friends
! in the city.
ms. j. S. Clarke. ana Miss Lucy
y Sirother of Welch. are shopping in
IN" city today.
Prof Ashworth and wife of Nor
ioh' are i'm the city today buying
Christmas goods
col w II. Thomas is attending a
4 meeting OF the directors of the Flat
TOP Fuel compny today
Jacob Ruth of Lebanon, iss IN ne
CT visiting his brother, wiio' fs-rA
patient at one of the locaaxhospRtaIs.
--- lss'-s-r,,-s., ..,..,.,.,
-. 5. Claggett division freight agent
OF Roanoke passed through The City Y
THIS morning en- route to eofnnib6s. i
\. e Jones. an enghiedF on tIisl
!; RadtorG division. left for Kansas Citvsl
This morning. to spend 8Ras hoIidays4
vita relatives.
Mrs. r. l.. OF andfMM. WIS
HppIey, returned from Cincinnatidkk
morning. where they have been snop
ping for several days. "a o.
M !
NV MI son q STUDENT OF I
the Virginia College at Lynchbure.is
spending the holidays wiihs.ber. par-f
'ats al Honakcr #$ +,
Wade W Appling. formerly clerk
ar b" Al'amon but who is now f,av.
cling for Baltimore firm. is in Nh,
CITY spending The holidays
Samuel Hudson who has been at
lending school ar Old Point Com
I fort passed through the city This
morning, going TO his nomc at KEY /
stone. TO spend the holidays.
Los IA small gold Iocket, mono- /,
gram A. Z. c. Reward if returned
ITO Leader Office.
/ PcTTEO FERNS AT THE EAST
END PHARMACY.
PLACE YOUR ORDER NOW FOR
cHRIsTMAS FLOWERS WITH EAST
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Mrs r. l.. or and1M WIS
RippIey, returned from Cincinnati dkk
morning. where they have been snop
ping for several days. "a o.
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MISS Mary Dickerson q student of
the Virginia College at Lynchbure. is
spending the holidays wiki er. par
'ais an Honakcr. #S s.,
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~. ,. Clagsett division freight agent
OF Roanoke passed through the City
this morning en- route to colnn,b6s $
\. d. Jones, an enghieaR ON Iis
Radlorc division, left for Kansas Citvs
'h'S morning, to spend 3he hoIidayss
vita relatives.
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-18

Jacob Ruth of Lebanon, Isl On The
city visiting his brother. w1io fs-4a
patient at one of the locaaxhospitaIs.
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Nvenber 16, 1909.
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F Mrs. j c. Strickler OF Cleveland,
Va. is shopping in the city today. a.
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j NJ. Rudy, the Evangelist, left
Tor his home in Indiana this morn
ing
Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1909-12-18

Mrs. r. Smith OF Casuewood was in
IN" city for a few hours today.
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p. II. Carney of the Motive Power
department al Roanoke. is here to.'
day.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
PORTLAND IS SWEPT
BY AN ERA OF CRIME

PORTLAND, July 14.-Poyt-
land seems to have been swept by
a suicide mania within the past
few days. Sunday morning Gott-
lieb Spillman took poison In the
barn where his brother had hang
ed himself a few months before.
Later in the day j. Olson, an
employe of the government moor
ings at Linnton, hurled himself
in front of a fast Northern Pa
cific train and was horribly man
gled.
Monday night H. L. English, a
bookkeper of Pendleton, Ore, shot
himself in the heart in the Impe-
rial hotel.
Yesterday morning well dress
ed man, thought from letters in
his pockets to be e. r. Turney,
of Turner, shot himself four times
on the track of the electric line
to Vancouver.
The fifth case may possibly be
murder. Two boys found mu-
tilated body back of the city in
the hills.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
By w. G. Shepherd.

NEW YORK, July 14.-Mene's
last interview In America was CIV
en- while he was in a bathing suit
on the shore of Long Island sound,
at the summercamp of his friend,
Chester Beecroft.
Could anybody in the world
tell you more truly the meaning
of that wonderful word HOME"
than this homeless, alien Eskimo
boy?
Have you been in any very fine
homes here, Mene?" / asked, as
he scratched at the sand, abstract
eddy.
"Oh, yes. Fine ones. Morris
X. Jessup's home was a palace.
Mr.. Herbert Wallace's home was
fine, too. I've been in all the
big hotels, too. Many times
have been at banquets at the
Waldorf-Astoria and other hotels.
I've met lot of rich, fine people.
I've lived pretty we'll, from your
standards. ! can't complain about
that"
Ever go to the theaters?"
les, hOTe IHdu wanted 10.
did you have auto rides?"
Sure. / always had chances tc
have pleasure that way"
But won't you miss all these
things when you get back there?'
mo. What are such things
What ! want is my home and m,
people. That's what I've beer
longing for all these years." Hi
spoke sharply, as If he thought
couldn't understand his viewpoint
"Will you live in snow hut?'
"Of course. There's nothin
else but snow to- build with there.
Snow and a few stones"
ANY pretty girls?"
well, maybe you wouldn't call
them pretty"
ANY good beefsteaks, like you
used to eat in the cafes here?"
II can get along without those.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
ACCUSED OF
THEFT; GIVES
HIMSELF UP

Claiming that he had been UNI
Justly charged with stealing a
watch and knowing that the police
were looking for him, James M.
Wade, who says he is real estate
agent, walked into the police sta
ton this morning to show his will
ingness to answer to the charge.
He was taken to the Friedman
secondhand store at Thirteenth
and Commerce streets, from which
he is alleged to have taken the
watch, and was positively identi-
fled by four different men. He
claimed that he did not know
where the store was, but the pro-
prietor of the saloon next door
stated that the man had been loaf
ing around all afternoon Monday,
when the theft is alleged to have
been committed.
Wade was placed in cell at
the city jail, and will probably
be compelled to face the charge
in court tomorrow morning, The
police are positive that they have
the right man, and are surprised
at his nerve and persistent denial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
SIX HURT TN DOUBLE
AUTO WRECK AT
SPOKANE

Try United Press Leased Wire.)
SPOKANE, July 14.-Four legs
and one fingnr of three victims of
double auto accident are broken
and three other victims are suf-
fering from less painful injuries
usstained early this morning,
when an auto plunged down an
embankment, followed closely by
collision between motor cycle
and another car.
The first accident happened
when the car driven by F. q. Tate
plunged down a rocky embank-
ment at the end OF bridge in the
northwest end of the city. The
machine turned over and collided
with a stump 80 feet below. Tate.
r.. Ray, Mrs. d. Marcelle and Min
ME Cook, the occupants, were
hurled down the canyon. Both of
Mrs. Narcotics legs were broken
and she sustained internal in
juries. One of Tate's fingers was
broken. The other two were in
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
Wednesday, July IA. 1909 \
FOUR CONVENTIONS
AT THE FAIR TODAY

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
SEATTLE, July 14.-Witfr
four conventions in session on
various parts of the grounds, the
Alaska-Yukon-Pacific exposition
gave evidences of its national inn
portance today, while its local
Significance was noted by the cele-
bration of San Juan county day.
which brought down 500 visitors
and a band from the islands up
the Sound.
The National Lumber Manufac-
turers' association, the Pacific
Coast Association of Nurserymen,
the Educational congress and thes
International Council of Women
all met on the grounds today.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
KILLED BY LIGHTNING.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
DENVER, Colo, July 14.-Roy
Light, aged Is years, was killed
by lightning last night and his
three sisters aer in a precarious
condition today. The four chill
dren of Fred Light, who led the
cattlemen's fight against Clifford
Pinchot, were in the basement of
their home thirty miles north of
Aspen, Colo, when the house was
struck by lightning. The boy was
instantly killed. The girls will
probably recover.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
Big OIL TANKS
ON FIRE
(By United Press Leased wire.)

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
LOS ANGELES, July IA
Thousands of dollars worth of oil
stored in tanks in the northwest
ern part of Los Angeles caught
fire this afternoon, threatening a
new and extensive residence dis
trict with destruction. The oil
was ignited from sparks from a
grass fire, and before the fire de-
partment reached the scene sever
al tanks In the block bounded b,
Third, Fourth, Virgil and Com
monwealth streets were abalze.
Within haif an hour after the
flames started that section of The
city was covered with a heavy pail
of black smoke that interfered
with the work of the firemen.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14

ternally injured.
F. w. Stark and o. B. Breese
were approaching on motor cycle
when they saw the car slide down
the embankment. They summon
ed an ambulance and helped the
victims into 1t. They were leav-
ing the scene on the motor cycle
when they collided with another
automobile. When Stark was
picked up 1t was discovered that
both of HIS legs had been broken.
His condition is serious.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
Don't Expect
These Prices
Monday

The theory upon which a spe
cial sale is conducted and the
only basis upon which 1t can be
made a success, considering the
great reduction in price which is
made. is that a far greater volume
Of business must be had during
a limited time than would other
wise be possible. Every special
sale must have its time limit.
This sale will close Saturday
night at 10 o'clock, and with it
closes the most successful piano
selling event which we have ever
known. Therefore, do not for
any reason wait until Monday to
see the bargains which we pre-
sent.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
THAW To
RESUME THE
STAND
(By United Press Leased Wire.

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WHITE PLAINS, N. "" July
14.-Evelyn Tbaw will resume
the witness stand late today in her
husbands insanity hearing and
Harry will be called as a witness
Ia his own behalf next Monday.
Miss Anna DAILY, of Poughkeep-
sic, a meber of the bar, was the
irst witness today. She declared
hat she believed Thaw to be al
ways rational. Mrs. Mary MUIR
Inant, matron at the Poughkeepsie
jail, gave similar testimony.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
TAFT TO MEET DIAz
(By United Press Leased Wir

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, d. c., July IA.
for the meeting of Presi-
dents Taft and Diaz were laid to-
day at conference held between
Secretary of State Knox and the
Mexican ambassador.
According to the plan outlined
today, the presidents will meet at
the center Of the bridge over the
Rio Grande between Ell Paso, Tex.
and Juarez, Mex. The meeting
will take place about October Is.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14

LIMEDALE. Ind, July IA
For 80 years, w. j. Stoeg, demo-
crat, postmaster at Limedale, has
hoped in vain that some republic
can would get into this town and
get his job. The office didn't pay
much anyhow, and on the Fourth
of July Stoeg decided to assert his
independence and threw up the
job. Stoeg was appointed post
master here by President Hayes.
A democrat will be his successor
because Lfmedale is still without az
voter.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14

# ! can only get home"
What makes you like 1t
there?"
Because l was born there, !
suppose"
But the weather is cold"
"Oh, no. It's fine there lot
( the time"
"But it's night half of the
ear" =
Eyes. But moonlight is beauti-
ul. l remember it when / was
kid, and my father has told me
-sbout it. You get to love the
Moonlight and the long nights.
And the cold?"
Meme stretched himself on the
hot sand in his bathing suit and
said:
MY clothes will be warm"
I've met some very kind people
here hate to leave them. But
I've got to go home. I've leardIed
to read instruments. I'm going to
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
ACCEPT SUGAR RATE

(By United Press Leased Wire.)
WASHINGTON, ID. c., July IA.
The conference committee today
decided to accept the senate rate
Of tariff of 10 per cent. ad valorem
on sugar beets, instead of the
house rate of 25 per cent.
The committee is considering
the administrative feature of the
tariff bill this afternoon, but no
conclusions had been reached at a
late hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
OF
SUGAR TRUST

u s. Dist. Atty. Grim will have
the job of convicting the sugar
trust and its directors on charges
of conspiracy in the federal courts
of New York. Grim is one of the
youngest district attorneys in the
United States.
He will be pitted against some
great corporation lawyers when
the fruits magnates are brought to
trial.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
Exile Eskimo Sailing al Last for
North--for Home,l Sweet Home
Meme, Homesick Boy, Whom
Peary Brought to United States,
Gives His Last Interview Before
Leaving Civilization Forever.

(Note.-On Saturday, July 10,
Meme, the Eskimo boy, started for
his home in Greenland-thes snow
hut village of Etah, the coolest
and most northern habitation of
MANN the Peary coal hsip,
Jeanne. Eighteen years ago, when
he was years old, he was
brought, with. his father and sew
eral other Eskimos, to this coun-
try by Peary. All except Meme
died. Peary did thing that
brought down on him the criticism
of the entire nation, when he re-
fused to take the boy back to
Greenland with him. Now, the
boy who has longed for home for,
so many years is on his way there.
This interview is the last that
Meme will ever give in civiliza-
ton, perhaps, for he has signed a
contract with the ship owners
never to return to America.-The
Editor
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
sAFE-CRACKERs SURPRISED.

SAN FRANCISCO, July IA
Surprised in the act of cracking
two safes in the real estate offices
of Bovee, Toy & company shortly
after midnight. the robbers es-
capped the police who had sur
founded the building. The doors
of the two safes, which contained
several thousands of dollars, had
been bored preparatory to insert
ing an explosive.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
ART NEEDLEWORK

A complete line of stamped ma
terials and flosses for working at
w. s. Hartzell & Co., 939 Tacoma
avenue. 49,
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14

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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14

start out with a party of Esquimos
some time, to find the north pole.
I'm going to try to find DR.. Fred
erick A. Cook, the explorer, who
is lost. His wife has been very
kind to me, and / love his two lit
tie baby girls. l would be happy
all the rest of my life il l only
could find him and get him back
to them safely.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
U|1ODES UP To
HE Mill MUTE

Neckties of white washable ma
terials, with the monogram done
in color in small letters, are seen
in the shops.
The polonaise is a growing
fashion, and it is promised that
good many will be seen next
fall.
Hats are showing a tendency I'd
grow smaller in size, although the
large hat is still popular for
dress wear.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14
Every One Pleased
With This Sale

Every customer has found dur
ing this sale that we have done
precisely what we have adver-
tised. Every piano listed in our
announcement has been shown
not only one or two, but a guam
tity of each and every one of the
pianos for selection. No one has
gone away from this sale disap-
pointed by not finding here what
: he came to see, unless 1t were
some slightly used or secondhand
instrument of which we had no
duplicate. Neither has any per-
son been permitted to leave this
store during this sale merely for
the reason that terms were not
agreeable. In order to be able to
say this, we have been obliged to
sci lsome very good pianos for as
little as IS or So a month, but we
have ample capital and can carry
the paper upon any reasonable
businesslike proposition, aiming
at all times to suit the pocket
box of the buyer.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-07-14

Chickering pianos never wear
out. and therefore not often
traded In, unless II be an upright
in exchange for a Pianola piano.
The Chickering illustrated above
Is the finest and most costly
style the Chickering's have made.
II has been used only three years.
and in most excellent condition.
Was taken In exchange last week
as part payment for a Chickering
Grand, and is offered at q reduc-
tion of 1896 from the regular re-
tail price. 1t will be sold Satur-
day sure.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14

east, was soon lost in the cloud and its subsequent drift could not be followed, but the resultant course was 59 miles from the southwest, as determined by the place where the instrument fell two hours later At the ground the temperature was 45 degrees C., and this decreased as the balloon rose to the base of the cloud. which itself was considerably warmer than the underlying air.
 Above the cloud the temperature con- tinued to fall with increasing rapidity up to a height of 12,500 meters (nearly eight miles), where the minimum of-54.5 de- grees c. was registered. Here the great warm stratum was entered and penetrat- ed farther than ever before, In this coun- try, namely, to the height of 17,700 me- ters, where the temperature WAS 465 de- grees c. An increase of S.9 degrees oc- cured, however, in the first 5000 meters, for above 15,5OO meters nearly isothermal conditions prevailed, confirming the be- lief of Teisserenc de Bort that what he calls the ''stratosphere'' is composed of a lower invertng layer with isothermal conditions above extending to an un- known height. In an ascension last Mo- vember in Belgium the relatively warm stratum was found to extend from 12 300 meters to the enormous height of 29,O00 meters or IS miles, where there was still no indication of its diminution.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-14
HIGHEST UP.
What Balloons Have Found Concern
 Ing the Upper Ar.

A. Lawrence Rotch, in Science.
 Although a large number of balloons sondes were dispatched from St. Louis In 19O4-'07 under the direction of the writer (see Science, vol. 27, D. 315) none had been employed in the eastern states until last year. In May and July, 1908, four balloons-sondes were launched from Pfttsfeld, Mass, with special precau- tions to limit the time they remained In the air and to prevent them from drifting out to sea with the upper westerly wind. Three of the registering instruments have been returned to the Blue Hill observa- tory with good records.
 The first instrument sent on May was not found for ten months. and the record. forming the subject of the present article is very interesting because 1t gives conn plete temperature data from the ground up to 17.700 meters, or Il miles. This is $50 meters higher than the highest as- tension from St. Louis. which, by CO., incidence was also the first one to be made there.
 On May a general storm prevailed, so that the balloon. travelling from the