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The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-20

Delaware Postmaster Dies.
Newark, Del. June II. - Delaware
Clark. aged sixty years. postmaster
here, dropped dead while walking from
his home to the postofIice.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-20

Willard Thomson. Genl. Manager.
t. Murdoch. Genl. Freight a Pass. ACT. BALI
more Oct 2Sth. 1910.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-20
Southern Railway.

N. q. Following schedule figures published a.
Information. and are not guaranteed
Schedule effective My y. 1911.
Trains leave Washington from New UNION
Station.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-06-20

This time table shows the times at which steam
ers may be expected 10 arrive at and depart Irom
The several wharves but their arrival departure
Al the times stated Is not guaranteed nor does tie
company hold itself responsible for any delay or
any consequences arising therefrom.
Freight received In Baltimore until 4 p. m. on
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Experiments at Indian Head A..
Possible Yields That May b On
taIned on Fallow Land

The experiments conducted q,
dian Head. Sask.. at the governm.,.
experiment station. show In a 49,.
striking manner the possible v,.,,
that may be obtained from prov,s
wheat on fallow land under drv co.~
tons. The figures submitted bs,.~
cover a period OF 20 years. Thev -.
field returns, which are aIv,..
smaller than returns from pIats
The period covered begins with 10,
and ends with 1910. The ayera,.
yield OF red fife spring wheat for ~.
said period was 1895 bushels r..
average precipitation during the =.
tire period was 1909 inches amman,
This. however. does not include III.
snowfall. hence SO far the record !,
incomplete. But the snow fan NJ !.
dian Head is usually light.
In 1892 on rainfall of 6.92 inch..
the yield was 28.20 bushels. In ,ssI
on a rainfall of 3.9 inches 1t was ~,
bushels, and In 1899 on a rainfall ..
944 inches the yield was 1920 bush
els.
During the same years the oat ero,
on summer fallowed land gave an a,
erage of 1898 bushels per acre. nn
ing three OF those years 1t went ovs,
the one hundred bushel mark !,
1903, on rainfall of 1856 inches /,
was 1872 bushels per acre. Tbes..
facts are very striking. They sbov
what may be expected In dry areas NJ
the semi-arid northwest where the.
best OF cultivation is given to the land
In 1892. on a rainfall OF 6.92 inches
the yield was SIG bushels. In 1894
on rainfall OF 3.9 inches II was a
bushels. and in 1899 on a rainfall OF
9.44 inches it was 81 bushels.
1t should be stated, however, that
the returns in wheat were not exactly
proportionate to the precipitation. In
1900. for instance. with a precipitation
OF INA inches the yield of wheat was
only l7.49 bushels, and In 1907 with A
rainfall of 1917 inches the yield was
Is bushels per acre. Other factors.
therefore. play an important part In
determining yields in dry areas.
1t should also be borne In mind tina,
the yields given relate to crops grown
on summer fallow land This would
mean that q return OF 1913 bushels
was the return tor each year in wheat
and that 4116 bushels was the return
in oats. The one crop grown in two
years would involve considerably lesi
labor than two crops grown in The
same period. The summer fallowinl
Of the land also prevents 1t from be
coming foul with weeds.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17
PREVENT LOSS OF MOISTURE.
Bile Fields Is Equal to Five Incnes
Of Rainfall.

Loss OF moisture from stubble feds
left bare after harvest Is each month
equal TO five inches of rainfall so long
as there is moisture left to evaporale
Plowed ground left loose, neither mar
rowed nor packed will. In hot. windy
weather. lose in "a hours sufficient
moisture to equal one inch OF rain
tall. Take Professor Ten Eyck's ex'
periences in the efficiency OF moisture
the loss in month from bare stubbh
feds Of moisture Is equal to I'VE
inches Of rainfall and is a loss capable
of producing ten bushels OF wheat
Stubble fields often lay bare two or
three months after harvest. many
growers thus losing each season sum
cient moisture to double their yield oil
wheat
Following the binder with the disk
harrow, driving close to the binder. ID
the space between the machine and
the last row of bundles. produces
soil that checks evaporation. Made
Immediately after the grain is cut
NNSAO 40 nv iOSS vi IuUlSlulc a. 49,
Farmers short of teams can wait unui
the grain is cut and then can disk the
ground around the shocks, or In the
stubble following the header. THIS
not only stops evaporation. but puts
the ground in fine condition for plov
ing later on.
Moisture goes rapidly out Of fresh
ly plowed ground. left loose. Harrow
attachments are made for the plows
which pulverize the furrow as soon
as 1t is made. creating a mulch on 'nS
freshly plowed surfhce that stops
much of the evaporation. Some iarir
ers take one section OF a harrow, 10
an extra horse to the pillow team anu
let him draw the harrow over tue
fresh turned burrows. This is an eco
/ nomical method and the land ge's
narrowed two to four times. Otne'
wheat growers unhitch from the prov
before noon and then harrow wna'
has been plowed. say up to IL o'clocA
following the same plan in the alter
noon, so that each half days plow'hs
Is narrowed Immediately after pio~'
ing
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

me Cornell station recommends
the following for a temporary pasture
on good land: Timothy, 10 pounds
req clover, pounds; alsike clover. a
pounds. Four pounds Of red ton nav
be added to the above for land ~,
Is wet or sour. For permanent
pasture on good land the follow,ng
SEEDS should be sown: Timothv 9
pounds; red top, 4 pounds: Canadian
oiue grass, pounds; red clover g
POUNDS; alsike clover. 3 pounds; white
slower. l pound.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17
C~r/@W ~

A floor space
of s by IA feet
Is ample for a
bungalow of this
kind. with a
gambrel roof as
shown in the II
lustration. 1t
will have a door
In each end. a
window at each
side; doors and
windows made
of gauze tackled
on the same
framing as the
main panels.
canvas awnings
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17
Liberal Feeding Best.

No matter how good COW may DC
so far as breed is concerned. she can
not be expected to give In her proaue'
what she does not get in her food "
a general way. then. economical MIN
production means liberal but ho'
wasteful feeding.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17
Applea to Germany.

During 1910 the United States ca
ported 50.2S9 barrels and 1881 ooAe'
OF apples to Hamburg. German,'
American apples are much appre0'
ated In Germany and are bought p"
all classes OF people.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17
Economic Production.

When we see the vast difference -
the cost Of milk production OF dine,
ent farmers, We are forced to adm"
that the greatest problem before 'n'
producer IL the study OF economic p"
ductiop.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17
PLANTING Fall NaI.

Oeiery makes most of its growth
turing September and October ana
you can get plants Of these vor,
oes OUT In July and August and .
DOT system started, the chance.
good for a crop. "'e
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

0aby Deslys says that pearls are
nicer than diamonds and much quiet
Or. Naturally enough. a. the pearl
comes from the clam.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Citizens Of Newark. N j.. exploded
l0n pounds OF dynamite In order to
It'll mosquitoes. Personally We pre-
fer the safe and sane method OF
swatting them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

One Of the preachers insists that
false hair IL a sign Of q sinful heart
II looks like bad slap At the pretty
Mattresses
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

All the dies in America could be
killed In ten days, and everybody
would be happy except the sellers of
ny traps and dy paper.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Among those who welcome the heat
II tho youngster who knows a swim
min bole In 4 shady brook. Nor 10 he
bothered about raiment
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

An increase In the price Of coal
10 threatened We feel almost sure
that this - not made necessary owing
to the kind Of weather 10 have
been having.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Unfortunately the dispatch which
recounts the death of a man from
excitement over catching q big nsh
does not tell how big the fish was.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

A Connecticut man came home from
the Klondike tn and they had ted
. monument In his memory. and he
had been carrying his memory right
with him all the time
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Our idea Of = patient boy IL one
who can wait until apples are ripe
before ho eats them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Tho hubby fountain II all right. but
until It 10 generally installed It 10 bet
~ to carry your own drinking cup.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Two Los Angeles people were mar
ried by moonlight. and will live for
three months IN honeymoonlight
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

A woman 80 years old IL to enter the
University Of Wisconsin. but goods are
likely to do eccentric things.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Where to 90 II always puzzling
vacation problem; but how to 60 10
often more battling yet in these days
Of iuelastic currency.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

A Los Angeles man has advertised
To- Z homely wife. Some people will
do almost anything to break into
print
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Four nations have sworn to pro
tect the seals. but who will protec,
The women from imitation seals3
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

The plotting Of the fashion editors
10 lure men into wearing corsets II
not meeting with much favor these
hot days
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Soft drinks may b injurious in cor
tain ways. but they don't put their
victims to bed with their boots on.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

What has become Of the old-fash
toned man who used to wear Z cab
bage leaf In bis hat In hot weather
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Tho housewife who can keep sweet
through the canning season has
earned Z hereafter with the angels.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Hiram Maxim has taken the Hash
b vii 30 on and render all such
shots harmless he will indeed be =
booofactoe
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

A 14-carat diamond has been found
n Arkansas. but It isn't big enough
to play ball on.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

One ny lays 1859. 900 eggs. says .
~ expert but not II you swat him
6rpt
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

We have discovered. however. that
artificial Ice melts In Z perfectly nat.
ural manner.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Why object to the prevailing tenn.
perature3 It 10 always hot 1T this
time IN the year
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Aeroplane flights are preferred now
70 Nights Of oratory on public occa-
G1ons
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Boston IL eating lots of spaghetti,
but Yankee Doodle probably calls II
macaront.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

After = while the summer vacation
people will come back to recuperate.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Rules to keep cool only make one
hotter trying to observe them.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

While fruits may fall we have the
t1n can variety to fall hack on.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

The shirtwaist man II keeping step
With the summer girl.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Tho newest thing In crime II aero
nautical murder and suicide.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

All play mad no work makes Jack
good for nothing boy.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Lot the thermometer alone. It can
enko care Of itself.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17

Maybe the crop OF cool waves has
been frost bitten.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1911-10-17
4 8 9%5.% 6 81 .!
By WARREN H. miller z3&xX u~~Zu -
BY WARREN III. Miller

HERE are all sorts OF
camps, from the hasty
voyageuer bivouac Of the
big-game hunter to the
serene summer retreat
when one invites his
soul to ease In Natures
Lotus-land-that place
where It seemed always
afternoon" Indeed,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
mHINiiSIEnS MAT bt
HELD FOR CONTEMPT
Adopted Resolution Censuring
Cincinnati Judge.

Cincinnati, June 1.-The members
of the Methodist Ministers association
of Cincinnati have committed con
tempt of court and will be held liable
for prosecution" Judge William L.
Dickson of the Hamilton county com
mon pleas court says.
He had reference to the resolution
adopted by that association in which
he was eensured for quashing the two
indictments against George B. Cox.
81 have the power of making all
members of that association come into
court to show why they should not be
held for contempt" he said. "A copy
of these resolutions Is to be sent to
the Hamilton County Bar association
for its perusal and contempt charges
will then be taken up.
"The pastors said In their resolu-
tions that l had no power to let Cox
go without trial. I would suggest
that they please read up on the law; !;
or rather, would urge them to study
the Scriptures more and the law not
at all, for they certainly never can be
lawyers"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
few SAY FAREWELL
To PORFIRIO DIAz
His Departure Witnessed by
Handful Of Friends

Vera Cruz, Mex, June 1.-Unhon-
ored and unmourned, his departure
witnessed by only handful of the
loyal supporters who have not already
clambered upon the Madero band wa
gon, General Porfirio Diaz sailed on
the steamer Ypiranga for Havana,
whence he goes to Spain, an exile
from the country over which he ruled
for third of century.
Surrounded by twenty officers of his
personal staff, who will accompany
him into exile. General Diaz and his
family were escorted to the steamship
docks by detachment Of troops from
the local garrison. There was NO
demonstration in the streets. but be
cause of reports of a plot against
Diax' life General Huerta, in com
mand, took no chances.
AS the big vessel steamed out
through the shark infested waters
through which Diaz swan thirty-eight
years ago to escape arrest as revolu
ZIONIST, the general could be disoerned
on the bridge waving farewell.
Diaz would have remained In Mex
leo City and taken his chances, but
the importuning Of his family caused
him to leave. Some OF the anti -Diaz
leAdars IN this city aEs teexfel q the
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of tie ear
There is only one way to cure deafness
and that is by constitutional remedies
Deafness is caused by an infiamed con.
dition Of the mucous lining of the Eu
stachian tube. When this tube is in
famed you have rumbling sound OF
imperfect hearing and when il is entire
y closed deafness is the result, and un.
less the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal con
dition, hearing will be destroyed for
ever; nine cases oul of ten ar caused by
Catarrh, which is nothing but an infiam.
ed condition OF the mucous surfaces
We will give One Hundred Dollars fol
any case Of Dyafness tcaused by catarrhl
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars free.
K. j. CHENEY n CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for Constipa.
ton,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
SCHOOLING THE FlLlPlN0S
Chancellor MacCracken Says Educa.
toinal System Is Good.

New York, June Henry M. Mac
Cracken, chancellor emeritus of New
York university, who has returned aft
er years tour of the Far East, has
this to say of the public schools In the
Philippines:
"The schools there are in good shape
and follow closely the lines adopted
In Japan. In India the educational
system is not so good. Children be
tween the ages of seven and twelve
years there have but little opportunity
to learn, whereas in Japan education
is compulsory at that age. Compulsory
education will, | believe, soon bt
adopted in the Philippines"
The doctor said that the unres
among the people in India was yer!
marked, and there seems to be
strong undercurrent of hostility u
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
CRIMINAL ACTIONS LIKELY
Department of Justice Weighing Pos.
sibilities of Decision.

Department Of Justice Weighing Pos.
sibilities of Decision.
Washington, May 31.-The possibili.
ties of criminal prosecutions of the in.
dividual members of the tobacco trust,
which was ordered dissolved by the
supreme court, are being carefully
considered at the department of JUS
tice.
Neither. Attorney General Wicker
sham nor any of his assistants on the
big case would make any statement
as to the probable course of the gov
ernment and no decision on that point
is likely to be made for several days.
In respect to criminal prosecutions,
however, the tobacco case Is said to
differ somewhat from the Standard Oil
case. In the latter Attorney General
Wickersham said that no criminal
prosecutions were under way, but de-
clined to say positively that none was
contemplated.
Engineer Dead at Throttle.
Marshalltown, Ia, May 31.-Al Eads
an Iowa Central engineer, living at
Oskaloosa, failed to stop his train on
orders at Pickering. Eads' fireman
went to him; shook him and found the
man was dead. Heart trouble was the
cause OF death.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
AMERICAN BURNED AT STAKE
NilIed for Refusing Demands of Mexi
can Bandits.

Trinidad, Colo, June 1.-The report
that Robert Sweasey had been burned
at the stake In Mexico has been con-
firmed by the receipt of letter by
Mrs. Joseph Bonateo, Jr., of this city
from Mrs. Sweasey. The women are
sisters
The letter says that Sweasey was
put to death by Mexican bandits on
May 16 for failure to give them money
they knew he had. Mrs. Sweasey
writes that she was driven from home
and was without food and shelter for
fifty hours. sbut finally reached the
camp of friendly Americans.
Sweasey was employed by the Mexi-
can Central railroad.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
Saved Many from Death

w. L. Mock, Of Mock, Ark, believes b,
has saved many lives in his Is years oi
experience in the drug business. "What
always like to do. he writes "is to re-
commend DR.. Kings New Discovery fol
weak, sore lungs, hard colds, hoarseness
obstinate coughs, la grippe, Group, asth.
ma or other bronchial affection, for ]
feel sure that . number OF my neighbors
are alive and we'll today because they
took my advice to usc IL: 1 honestly be-
lieve its the best throat and lung medi.
cine that's made" Easy to prove that
he's right, Get ! trial bottle free, Of
regular 600 or Il bottle. Guaranteed BY
eli druggists.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
nONua ioHNSON'S MEMORY
Henry George and Others EuIogize
Dead Mayor of Cleveland.

New York, June 1.-Congressman
Henry George, Jr., and a number OF
other prominent New Workers were
the speakers at a memorial meeting
in honor OF the late Tom l.. Johnson
of Cleveland. The congressman char
acterized Mr.. Johnson as ''the great
est mayor of the best governed city
in the world" He declared that Mr.
Johnson died broken hearted, the vic
tim of traitors who were once his
friends, and said that ii was only after
Mr. Johnson's death that the people
of Cleveland realized what a really
great man he was.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01

MANY Witnesses Subpoenaed to Ap.
pear at Chicago.

Chicago, June 1.-Officials OF numer-
Gus industrial concerns, advertised in
circular letters as under the ban OF
the so called lumber trust, will be sub
poenaed this week to testify before
the special federal grand jury which
meets Moudaxt 10 .4npiljrs. lpto5 o5.t tqtff sial 81
of the alleged timber interest combina.
ton in the Central West and West.
A majority of the witnesses already
have related their stories to special
agents, who have been investigating
the alleged illegal combination.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
Frenchman Again Winner.

Rome, June ANDRE Beaumont,
3:55 p. m. He was the first contestant
in the big Paris Rome-Turin aviation
flight to reach the Italian capital, the
end of the second stage of the big
race. His magnificent flight from
Pisa, distance of about 100 miles.
made him the winner of a $4,000
prize.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01

result of the conference expected be-
tween Diaz and General Reyes at Ha-
vana. They say that combination
NAV be formed between them and Ii
mantour. whereby one of their own
CLIQUE can be elected president. rms
view is not entertained by close
friends of Diaz, who say that he is
through with politics.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
Lives With Neck Broken.

Milwaukee, June Henry Roebro-
hant. aged forty-nine, laborer, taken
to hospital here after physicians
had pronounced his neck broken in an
accident, is still alive, with no pros
poets of immediate death and slight
chance for recovery.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1911-06-01
Passenger Escape injury.

Seattle. Wash, June IAN Official
message from Maiden. Wash, to the
Seattle ofiices of the Chicago, Milwau-
kee and Puget Sound railroad says
that no passengers were seriously in
jured In the wreck of the Columbian
overland train.