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Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Mo1IcE.

Notice is hereby given that htsy
Of administration on the estate !
Il. H. Edmonds. deceased. va
granted to the undersigned OF II
Is11. by the Probate Court Of Au.
rain County. Missouri. All persu
having claims against said estate IN
required 10 exhibit the same 10 Hs
undersigned for allowance With
six months from the date Of sad ii
ters or they maybe precluded hUs
any benefit Of said estate. and /
such claims be not exhibited vsA
10 ono year from date Of this rN
cation they win be forever barred
Geo. Robertson,
13-4t Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

r. r. BUCKNER who is just home
from d visit in PIKE county says he
wishes those in Audrain county who
oppose good roads would visit Pike
county and travel over the magnifi-
cent Eock roads which prove Of such
great benefit not only 10 the farmers
and those who travel them, but to
the towns where the roads terminate.
There is no public Improvement that
comes nearer benenting eYerybod
than permanent good roads.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

HON c. N. HAY. of Fulton, de.
AFered a splendid address before the
sunday School Of tho Christian
church Sunday morning and was
greeted with a large and aprecia.
I'VE audience. Mr. HAY is one Of
tne moE active church workers
among the laymen in this part Of
tho stase.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

IN the victory for good roads a
Fulton, Columbia, sikeetoB and Other
towns Nhere tbe boEd issDs has
been submitted and carried the ladie
took an important part ia the move
nseut Farmerg wives r especial
~ Interested IN having possible read
50 that they can coine TO Mckee
to eel their produce and buy theil
mercbandise There are thons
ar8s ID dollars worth Of trade
now going 80 Cen4ralas Paris,
Auzvasse. Laddonia, Welisyiile and
oshar towns that should come TO
MEXICO, and Eouid come TO siexico
# We had the rightkina Of roads-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
AUDRAIN SOIL SURVEY
Being a Part OF the Contents of a State
Bulletin Soon to be Issued on the
Properties and Kinds of Soil IN County
Number 3.

ne fssloE1nE zise Esss NqInnu1
'szsr Hhe Ezrz a Ee ETa as3 20
.ths Frfzalal ero7S ErsSa
Cora Is pr cs1
RSszrA : pr Eal
Neadsp. aS Fr o1t
OAzs. Is pr cenf
TIEr. , pr cs-t
WHEAT : per ee1t
CsEeF. 1 AZ PER conL
Waste. IL per eeaI
Miscenaaeeus. : Il Pr cat t&A
NL knfEr cora CAS- and nAD-
The fellow ag tsAe sbovs The ~
.prux=zts m4xiuzra and AFer4s'
Iyklas 0s he Riazigal oFops
Max Avg
|csr - b. - bu
West 50 hu. II b
Oats 50 Ia Is bu
|Cls4w : T. 1 T
T1n0shY. or ftmothy
ard cs0ser st. 1T
Flax. ) OF = ba. Per acre
Tin0Ghy sd. s or ! ba Peu acr.
Erosion Is doing considerable dam
|aes to soms q he rouEheE area
.aloag tie larger streams and Il
some exisnk along the SNAKE
streams In many places along cuiyr
the surface soil has been entirell
washed off eaying the red clay sub
SOL exposed and the same Is sra'
along he sulAn tributaries Of Lou
Ire and SaR River.
The arrangement Of these soil
with a thin silly surface layer under
lain BY an almost ~impervious clal
.subsoIl makes them especially cas-
to erode Ths subsol cannot tax
up the waser which reaches 1t ah'
The surface silt Is easily carried il
suspension by swiftly running waite
and soon removed After the ell
has been removed erosion goes on e
ca more rapidly for practically a
the wafer then runs off as II fan
and the cutting increases much NOR
rapidly as the volume and sWiftnes
of the water increases.
On areas which erode badly tn
loss Of the best part OF the soil il
a single season Is often many time
as grea- as would be the loss from
the production of a heavy crop.
After washes have become vel
developed they can be checked onl
by placing brush or some other ma
terial in them. which viii check th'
water and bold the soil carried b
il until the ditch Is filled.
Much can be done, however, I
check erosion before it reaches thi
advanced stage.
Soil which Is subject to heavy ere
sion should be used for meadow o
pasture as much a. possible an
when cultivated should be protecte
by a growing crop the greater part
the time. Rye sown on easily erot
ed cultivated land not only furnish'
good winter and early spring pastui
age, but also does much to proven
erosion Erosion can also be checl
ed by deep cultivation, by ~cultiyatin
across instead OF down the slope, an
By blowing under large amounts Q
organic matter which gives the so.
a larger water holding capacity
thus checking the rapid runoff foIlo'
ing heavy rains.
The drainage problem IN Al
drain county is one Of the most In
Dortant with which the farmer ha
to contend. The more level phas
Of the gray silt loan is exceediRgl
hard to drain, on account OF being s
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

AVE- II Has 50
So that IS > ven DeeessSy tAi
sac Nce~ water sAan Re GRAINED
or for Il III no< soak iaeo he 81
helss tuenty lacheS ne opening .
ruaas ui1h surface dltches a. eacA
sss has 10ne naoh toSard drataine
his land and as go surfsce erAln~st
has hesn The oaJ means tired q
's-lu.ar to =-e.= TIE drsiuzse
s PEI ~ cEpeTineas. bH bids faE
10 Eiue psod results wien the tiles
az royerly laid and covered The
'HizeiPl cause a failEre has besn
.that the sHH clay subson has been
placed Immediately 0seF the tile, pre-
yesting the entrance OF water. g
some areas Of the gray SIX loan
'aHwhum could be tIie-drained 20
.rcy good advantage. Otherwise all
% the other types are very we'll
drained. in some cases being exces'
siyely 80. thus causing the crops 70
/ suffer in a dry season
The effects Of poor drainASa arc
moz noticeable On the flat prairses
during seasons when spTlag rains an
Excessive. Tie vet condition Of
the soil theu delays planting and eal
ltiyafion and when the soil finally be
lcomes dry enough Il Is often in a
livery bad physical condition
a= r-=ri. - ceor drzinage I
the tendency OF clover and wheat e
"heaye" and freeze out due 10 FIRE
quent freezing and thaEing OF th'
wet soil
This soil is also not suited q
clover on account Of its low percent
age Of lime The gray silt loan al
luyium may also in places be slight
ly acid.
Where the soil Is acid this conditio
can be improved by the use o
lime or ground limestone applied a
the rate Of from 1000 to 2e00 pound
per acre.
Manure is not used very extensive
" as the principal part OF TIKI
stock Is psstured and fed in tn
fields, SO that the manure produces
Is returned directly TO the land
More attention, however, should b
given to the careful saving o
manure from the barns and feei
lots and to its application to tn
soil. This manure may be apples
to the fields as produced during tn
winter or If this is not convenient
may be safely left in the stable
and sheds, or If removed placed IN
der cover where there win be nc
waste from teaching until spring. 1
either case Il should be applied b
means of a manure spreader In
thin uniform sheet, and so far a
possible, It should be used at a reg
uhr time In the crop rotation. II
! application preceding a corn crop !
usually found most profitable.
) Commercial fertilizers have bee
used in this area to only q yer
small extent. Some bone meal ha
been used on wheat by the farmer
in the vicinity OF Martlnsbug, an
a little south OF Mexico.
When the land Is already falrl
productive, an application of bon
meal at the rate OF from 100 to Is
pounds to the acre will give goo
results, but where the soil has bee
heavily cropped for several year
and is badly run down. one of tn
grain growers which will supply th
three principal elements needed, n
] trogen, PHOSPHORUS and potassium
will probably prove more beneficial.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
- -. 20. 10. 1.

J~et1ersoa City. No. Nov. l.
The balance IN the State Treasur,
Al the close q business on Tuesday
eFenlnE Oct 81, was 81. COS .27ss3
Receipts for oc&ober amounted ID
S4i55z3ss and disbursements wer,
f25l.SiT.I2
a balance ia the good roads fund
~ fi@55s7.sl was made up from
Feoeipts among zhsch the autoa5obils
licenses amounted 70 s2S. sTg-s4 Fol-
tie moath the peniteatlary earned
sc ES2-T4.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

THE way TO get satisfactory re-
suits IN charity work is to have a
thorough Organization 50 that one
person OF one committee Can handle
al Of the money and look into the
woFzhinsss Of all applicants UhdeT
such conditions the subscriptions VIII
be much more liberal and only The
deserving win be- assisted.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

Prominent business 1EE q
lcs -Ia=d Scar Ia 1n ES1G
a. 1b Lassz u EE mas NsL8cl
s We zuE Ae
aux u1 Sc go busy and -
lie --1t E1n1 II > mgVe 1n1Zs
K - worse 1En sUupW TIE
'Esz5rs a s LWEys bssz azs e
progress puz and sgUSI Thai
j. shat higs SO uake 3 ezF-
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
NOTICE

To the Taxpayers Of AUdraln soy.,.
Missouri: "
] win be at the following rl,.,.
for collection Of taxes:
Rowena, Tuesday. Nov. IA. IN,
Sturgeon. "Wednesday. Nov. Is. I'M
\ Centralia. Thursday, Nov. ls. In,
Benton City. Friday, Nov. Il. uu
Martinsburg. Monday, Nov. u n
Rush HIll. Tuesday. Nor. q. II
Laddonia. Wednesday and Tim.
day. Nov. p and 20. 1911.
Mt Carmel. Monday, Nov. a NJ
Farber. Tuesday. Nov. %, Ii
yandalia, Monday, Tuesday a.,
Wednesday. Dec. 4. 5. s. 1911.
WITT s. A. PULLS,
Collector
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

W0ULEaNT M be bsrrer 20 pal
7u STEER tgwus who are Ea1hBg OF
q dE@ ma6 aid EszEng Esrzaa
g095 nsf LEa aEiar tAoae tAst Srs
mS6 aud saR t@
alE "a la az9cb e Rugssss What
,rsr e Werie ~-sr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

T. 4 HOOK says EAs say 10 E1e
@eEog q eay aad 70 ha8d ths trade
NE A&gs aEl neSeh Or fOx more =
10 b4l1 Permznaat rock roa1s Ia the
leatmze district Tom-Eays the
w014 rOz6s h this part OF Missouri
are within two Or thnee miles Of the
city nnits Of Mexico IN each direc-
s4rsr
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
o SOCIAL.

SCHOOL HOUSE.
The Box Social held at Hisey
School By teacher and pupils proved
a success Forty dollars we're made
which will be used for tie library.
Miss Ollie Brosn received the
most votes for the cake. and VIM.
Smith was the able a~uctiOneer.
Miss Duncan Is one OF Audraln's
best teachers, being one among the
few teachers who received a ocrtifi.
cate Of prof siency for the last years
work.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
sedalia. Mo, Nov. /.

One hundred blacksmiths and boil
or makers, with helpers, were LAID
off in the local Missouri Pacific rail-
road shops here last night. The man
agsment of the load gInounced tbt
move was for the purpose Of re
trenching their heavy expenses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

GOV - s. HADEz-T asEosaaea
Dg. J. y HlrsagG as T. M WfhMs
u Mszap @ o-AEaae- - ths
safsn zaziaa 2@g q lka Sz1s
a0aaz1az q CAAn2 z1S C0rE@
aoa - o. bid * EzaaM CITY On
.Sosem= >. 1s and Il
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

TEEAE Is MT q @Ork ig AZ
sEEsE nasar "a Mezna TE Eaps
faEVy REE Esu VASE EoU -A
an8 A T. Cr wosxAse q the
BRA PArL s. a3Fe-rsnE for En-
- - w5ser
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
r FlnNELL SUES

FOR DIVORCE.
Mrs. Mary Buckner-Fdnnell, daugh.
ter Of Mrs. Susie BHckHer, d Mexico
has sued her husband, j. c. Finnell.
CT Chicago. for divorce, charging In
diTnities, mistreatment, etc. The cas<
Will be tried at the November term
of the Audrain County Circuit Court.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

szz<N O. Orr. err ~ orzre.I~ a
Lrc2s CBrEEf- -
rRaEE J.. CEzEKY n1keH osfh thai Ne " ~
nsziw par1uw f5e 6xza q ~. CzBEF&Go.,
6utzz k1rzaE in he City Ct Tu3eto, COznt1
ant Ssae El1~-xmd+ AID that sad frTa vii psy
the SKA q ONE HUNDRED pOLLAkS ia
each rxa eTtEy case 81 Ck&Nra thai c&1Hat -
ezrA ~ ~ us of HArLss Ck1AnEz CrzE-
FEAEK J. CHENEY.
eru-z % bsure re aad Eat&cdhed n NJ
rrns<nre, kSs eA Gag ct DSezEDeKs AID. E8.
lrrr- . Aw. GLRAsoy.
t~~t Eos9v E1Aie
I'll 9 rukarrh Gre fstskeu izter~zglT and ActE
Grerrsy 90 the h3Dad ard ruEcgsB surfA1zs d
Hstsz se1d fnr tersDcziAAF, fs1s-
Pg caEEET &COs. Ioleae.o
an -@S%1rw1~%s. &c.
A11sE az zst1eb bel
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

MEXICO viii have 20 vote again
on the s-taiie Road District, but
Viii II give the proposition a bigger
majority than 1t did before?
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

NOTICE or FINAL sETTLeSt'l
Notice IL hereby given that Hl'
settlement OF the estate Of JH@ |.
Ware, deceased. will be mace !.
the November term Of the PfVO |.
Court OF Audraln county, Mlssouh,
be held at Mexico. Missouri Oh Z
second Monday in November l'ii
I'd J. E. Jesse,
Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

A L. Liter went to Montgomery
City Sunday TO spend the winter
with his daughter. Mrs. C. H. Cul.
bertsOn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

- realizes ins loss In good
Imn suusenenE III. and HrA Oar
n.by are snoag our most respected
rsi.ens aud TIE Ledger joins ths
psop,e n eongr4tuAting them upon
ther Success
pook fyrics. music and eostuning
apa ~scenscaiEy. in an details. they
~.ve = proiucsion above criticism
IN ire Audiences
NJ aud Mrs. sioltz were in The
p.rgue.. Mrs. siOltz looked very
~presty IN her eorneOloaed satin Gee
I~oIlssfe eTenlng gown
Fred LleweIlyn showed bis good
ltase When be escorted Misses "a
,on und Vaughn Of Hardin. Miss Ia
Eos looked unusually oharming N
|blaek satin with vhlte lace gArnHure'
Ms. Vaughn was regal in a black
|lsoe evening sown-square neekeo.
Ejcs passenaenieries. large black hat.
VIA roses
In ucKse took Mrs. Sable.
|Hlsey Who wore an exceedingly BE-
lcomIns tailored gown and Preach
hat
Mis- Mary Buekner wore white
Ieblues oFer SIX was with MI.
IBiedsoe.
ar. ROY McPheesers was With
Mis- Wallace who NJ white and
llarzc white hat and plames.
Miss Frances Gin looked charming
lin embroidered cream m~arquisette-
yow.necked. Mr.. Jas. McPhceters was
with Miss Gnl.
The box on the left vas occupied
BIZ Mr.. and Mrs. Mize Peters, Mrs
lFred Morris and Miss While Morris.
and Mr.. kellogg, OF MOberly. Mrs.
lPeters was unusually lovely in white
WIN handsome c=-al ieWeiry. Mrs
Morris in tailored white cloth. while
miss Willie held her DIVE in hand
embrcidered white with a front seal
Mrs. Glascoek and Miss Gill we're
lookins their best and { with Mr..
and Mrs. Earl Carter.
Miss Minnie Peck-pink SIX FeA-
- Nth his
". % $500 i sweet az
io'eas va" 49, sosyf over
uar hair had wreath
- was moss he.
%
uocb,re we're near
- n rrav
Le ~ ~ looEing nm.
1900 u,i,h Mis-
-o-on,n~ own of.
-on CIV
M 49, = w,s
~ -w-r.ctaa
mus ~ -n "a h.,r
4 g. .A~fa- hANEEN hIEAEAn IN NAM
pun
uus.
NJ n - II !
uis0s
Pima ci,x.
III 'ue Co.
p'0oA AZ
Il HEfNA IN OH INra GALRE IL AAaAaET
wa,ls.- = 800 any
- Am
-. !, .~non
i'm
.,A
- -. NJ
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m - y.
$500 a,
h,
800
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49,. ~, -
49, ha
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tero~aa
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d IIoNQSl AHtdlftt Tue eltifs coU- |
PaAs we're me guests OF me ElAs
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

Tucson, AEix.. Nov. l.
For the first time in his.Or, ~.
ini flight aerossthe continent l'
IN the air Wednesday. Tueso, %
ed the aerial trans-coutlnep,aI AT
roads for The aEiators. Rob,
Fowler. who Is already here,
C. P. Rodgers, who Is In firb,
III Paso. 'e
Repairs to Fowiers flying n,s,,..
damaged in landing Monday
delayed on the way here 50 lon, NY
his plan ofIeaying for Benson :.
Bowie had 70 b. abandoned.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
ADMINISTRATORS NOTICE.


Notice l. hereby given that leu'a
Of administration on the eststs q
Richard A. Byrns. deceased, Fss
granted to the undersigned Oe- =
1911. BY The Probate Court dAua'l
County. Missouri. All persons y
Ing claims against said estate
required to exhibit the same %
undersigned for allowance ~
In six months from the Ss
q said letters or they may b
cluded from any benefit Of said =
tate. and II such claims be nd y
hiblted within one year from aA'
ot this publication they viii be ~
ever barred.
SAM d. BYRNS,
\ Admlnistraiot
s4-At MARY J. BYRNs,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

4 do not believe there is any 9th.
CT medicine so good for vhooping
cough as chamberlainIs Cough Rene.
dy, writes Mrs. Francis Turpin, JUNO
ton City, Ore. This remedy is also
unsurpassed for colds and Group. For
sale by all dealers.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

When you want letter heads for
-FOUR farm see the Ledger. oui
work IL fine aud prices right
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

Geo. Jackson and family of East.
CT Audraln are home from a visit &C
England. Mr. jackson has relatives
in England and he reports a mos
pleasant visit.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

TIRE tight for permanent good
roads In Audrain county has just be
sun.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
MemphIs. Tenn.. Nov. /.

The Arkansas-o Oklahoma Express,
a passenger train Of the Rock Is
land Railroad, was held up by mask
ed men near here this morning, and
the Express safe blown open and rif-
led as well as the regular mail pouch
es. Two hundred Thousand dollars is
reported TO have been taken,
The robbers were frightened away
by an approaching switch engine
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

tzsgS-3K ADvEETTsfso EATEs
Eeeusa Es1rsf Num - tssA
Hat1gNs1sH Euacta a. fret
AeAEAHEEETEEtNg
Stresses L1ferEaszts q Eaa
Wea1f k2sW p ceu ~
Nfmsumtesn afFsrlaaE MS - 1EE
80 ssa4F fst- ssunaaznr5 u
kEsNa s as5s
c~srcsszaos = ssssy Lagsr eI
~sek 5so1
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

S. B. Cook and wife Of Jeg...
City are guests Of Mr.. and ".
Casslus Clay.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09
SAM D. BYRNs

AUUII0IaNH7"
34-4t MARY ]. BYRNs,
Administrator
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

R. o. McPheeters is in St. Louis
on business.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1911-11-09

2 the Taxpayers Of AUdraln eov,h,
Mlsnonrt.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

IRENE discomfort or be in any real
danger the fact that she is willing to
do her share of the work at the front
places her in the ranks of genuine
nobility. While engaged in her Ia
Dor of mercy the duchess Will drop
her title and will be known simply
as nurse No. 3 Of the Naples Red
Cross. She stuck to her decision to
go to the front. once her mind vas
made up, in the teeth of general dis
approval and coldness On the part OF
the a~ristocrats who make up her So
cial circle.
1t Is said that for a frail little wom-
an, to whom illness is nc stranger and
whose general attitude seems n OF
sweet and gentle acquiescence, the
duchess has an underlying determine
ton which would do credit to an
iron-wi1led man accustomed to bat
ting his way through life. More than
once has his majesty, the king. come
up against this phase of her DISPOSE
ton and in the end has been forced
TO yield with what grace he could
summon. The duchess was, before her
marriage to the duke Of Aosta. Prin-
cess Elena d'Orleans, daughter of the
late Count de Paris.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Zoo Keeper Gored by Enraged Buffalo

rORED by a bull buffalo. James T..
O~Dean, a keeper at the Zoologlcai
Park, is in a critical condition at the
emergency hospital with a compound
fracture of the skull. Dean, who Is
one of the Oldest employees OF the O
in point OF service, was attacked after
he had given the animal it's dinner
and while he was cleaning Its pen.
PROMPT and brave assistance OF j. }.
Kreame a Waterman at the park
given at risk of serious injury to him.
self, probably saved Dean from being
killed by the enraged brute.
The bull buffalo is confined IN a
small pen in the western part OF the
park. It is Deans duty to feed the
animal and keep the pen clean. Dean
placed the iced for the bull IN n
corner of the pen.
Engrossed in his work, Dean T
ually became careless in his move
ments about the pen n forgot to
keep a weather eye out He turned
his back on the bull, intent on MS
work. when the beast made a sudden
rush at him. Dean was ~unprepared
for the attack, and the animal was
upon him almost before he could move
out of his tracks. The buhalo vicious
ly rushed at him with his head close
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

III ASHINGTON.-Shall Uncle Sam
w follow the example set by France.
Germany. Holland and other Euro
pean nations and make 1t possible for
the temporarily embarrassed to OBJ
tain money On personal belongings
without paying from SO to 100 per
cent. interest on loans?
This question is called up for con-
sideration through the publication by
the department of commerce and la
Dor OF a series Of consular reports on
pawnbroking in foreign countries.
Needy citizens can obtain small sums
of money on short notice, avoiding
the exorbitant rates of interest
charged by the private pawnbroking
concern, and keeping free from the
greedy clutch of the professional mon
ey lender.
Where the plan has been tried long
est it's success has been most marked.
The citizen Is furnished with what
money he needs up to a reasonable
amount, On personal collateral. The
Average rate Of interest charged is
less than u per cent. per annum.
Moreover, with the possible exception
of France, where the government x
ercises a complete monopoly OF the
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Uncle Sam is Using Weather Balloons

oxygen. The oxygen has to be taken
out and only the pure hydrogen left.
This is done by means Of electricity,
the machine for the purpose having
been imported from Switzerland. The
hydrogen is stored in little round
cylinders, each about as thick and
long as the leg of the average man.
The cylinders are sealed so that they
are absolutely tight, and are shipped
by freight to the various weather sta
lions.
Returning to the balloons, many OF
those which are now being sent up
are equipped with parachutes which
extend above them. AS the balloon
rises into the upper air it finally
reaches an altitude at which 1t bursts.
It carries with it one of these boxes
containing the fine Instruments. b
is attached to the parachute, and FOR
this reason it falls SO gently that the
machinery is not injured. Attached
to the box are pieces OF writing, which
state that a reward will be given to
any one who will send the box to the
nearest weather station. For this rea-
son the farmers watch for the bal
looms and carefully take them to the
scientists when they fall.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22

to the ground and It's nose almost
scraping the earth. With a wild bel
low it struck the keeper and hurled
him several yards against the side OF
the pen. The short but sharp horns
struck Dean on the head, one of them
partly penetrating the skull.
Calling for help, Dean endeavored
to protect himself from the animal.
He lay on the ground Waterman
Kreamer was but a short distance
away at the time. He heard the cries
for help and ran to the pen. kream-
er, at the risk of his own life, limbed
over the fence of the pen, without
obtaining a weapon to defend him.
self. He yelled at the animal to at
tract its attention from Dean. The
buffalo turned toward the Waterman,
and as be did so Dean, who was un-
able to rise to his feet, crawled to
the gate Of the pen.
Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1911-12-22
Great Work Done on Canal i'm a Year

~ HE great mechanical problems con.
nected with the construction OF
the Panama canal, which is to be
opened in January, 1915, pass in re-
view in the annual report OF the 18TH
milan canal commission. The record
of the years achievements includes:
Completion of almost three-quarters
of the Culebra cut. Total excavations
from Culebra during year, 16,221,672
cubic yards at average cost of 5S.S
cents a yard. Big plans laid for ter
minals, including storage of fuel,
fresh water and other supplies, repair
facilities, etc. Pacific terminal to have
dry dock, ~storehOuse and coaling sta
lions. Practical completion of plans
of all locks. Elaborate scheme for
lighting. Safeguarding against land
slides.
The locks have been a great prob
lem. Designs for the approach walls
at all locks except one have been pre-
pared. Contracts in force at the be-
ginning of the fiscal year were prac-
tically completed and new contracts
entered into for a vast amount OF
frames, valves, gates and other para
phernalia needed to put the canal into
operation.
FMore than 954 tons of castings
were made on the isthmus. Building
Of the great lock gates-each leaf OF