OAN0rE RAPTPS HERALD. ROANOKE RAPIDS. N. C.
Making America Safe for Babies
Tie CMd Welfare Special All Aboard for
Healthy Town.
If A x ;vli J
This b'g automobile truck, equipped as an ;ip-to-date "well baby clinic."
has been sent out by the U. S. Children's Bureau to test the value of a trav
eling health center for remote communities. No medical aid is given by
the government doctor and nurse in charge, but babies are examined to see
if they are growing as they should, and mothers are g!ven advice and in
struction in child care.
WORDS OF WISE MEN
Naethlng comes fairer to Ufiht
than what has been lung hidden.
The fiddle makes the feast.
German Proverb.
With the gospel men become
heretics. Italian I'roverb.
A hero Is only known In time
of misfortune. Hebrew I'roverb.
A dinner lubricates business.
Lord Stowell.
Fortitude is the mean between
fear and rashness.
Naturalist Describes and
Names Eighty-Six Species
of Browns and Grizzlies
All the Alaskan brown tears look
very much alike, says In-. William T.
Hornaday, in Hoys' Life. To be more
exact, they strongly show the dis
tinguishing characteristics of their
group. Some are light brown, some
are dark brown, and some have d;irk
legs and light bodies. If I should try
to name even the best-known species,
and give their characteristics, no one
would remember them for two hours.
It is not amiss, however, to give here
the names and places of the species
that are at this moment living in our
zoological park collections; and in do
ing so I wiil begin with the most
southerly species we have aud work
northward :
Admiralty bear, Crsus eulophus. Ad
miralty island.
Vltkutat bear, Crsus dull!, Yakntat
Midiak bear, Crsus middendorffi,
Kadlak Island.
l'eniusula bear, Crsus dalli gyas,
Alaskan peninsula.
Kobuk bear, Crsus innuitus, Kobuk
river.
Last year a startling thing hap
pened. For a full quarter of a cen
tury, Doctor Merriain hsiS been col
lecting bear skulls and studying North
American bears. And then, all of a
sudden, out came from him an Innocent-looking
little pamphlet describ
ing and naming SG species of Alaskan
brown bears and grizzly bears: And
Uoctor Merriain declares that the
skulls before him left him nothing else
to do.
Of course we cannot follow up the
devoted 86 species, and become per
sonally and permanently acquainted
with each one. It is about all I can
do to keep step with the five live spe
cies daily before nie.
Tidal Wave Has Nothing
to Do With the Tides
Tidal wave has nothing to do with
the tides. Any great onrush of the
sea that overwhelms the land Is called
a tidal wave. Such waves may be
flue to various causes. They may rep
resent a heaping; up of masses of wa
ter by a hurricane of wind ; or an
earthquake under the sea may be the
cause. Submarine volcanic erup
tions are of not very infrequent oc
currence, and earthquake are liable
to accompany them. Or a mere slip
piug ju' strsfa '.Z rr? "'' r mv
cause earthquake. If. Incidentally to
the voiennic or seismic disturbance.
ona par ,h " ""or Kin',;s or an'
Ctber pan rises there must be a con
sequent rush of water, which may as
sume the proportions of what U
called a tidal wave.
First Cremation of Human
Body in America in 1792
The first cremation of a human
ody In America occurred on Tecem
bt.r 0. The body was that of
Henry Laurens, a leading statesman
ot the colonies and one of the com
missioners who signed the treaty of
Paris, ending the Revolutionary war.
Colonel Laurens died at his planta
tion near Charleston. S. C on Decem
bep, 8,.11tri and Uiwt he was cre
mated, la his will he provided for
"this and enjoined his son to cause
bis body , to be wrapped In twelve
yards of tow cloth and burned jintU
H ttb entirely consumed. His bones
were to be collected and deposited
wherever tnlBht be thought proper.
Cut Glass Like Soap.
With, a wIm of dchrome t fa ted by
, , ptprtric current it Is possible to cut
t!se Irt-avtest and most resistant of
t .?r,!e(,i gise as ii wej wr ei
Inventions by Women Are
on Increase First Was
by Connecticut Matron
The first patent taken out by a wom
an was for a process of weaving straw
with silk by a Mrs. Mary Kiser of Con
necticut in 1S09, and she has had, ns
time went on, many followers In In
genuity, so that at Washington there
Is a woman's department, with the
specifications of the patents arranged
in chronological order, obser es Lon
don Tit-I'.its.
It was not till 1804 that the British
lOinptroller general of patents thought
it worth while to ascertain the num
ber of woman inventors, and the war
lias naturally decreased their numbers,
but whereas there were nearly 4oo ap
plications for patents from women in
!'i;. in H'li there were 3."). and in
l'.'IT L'.Vi, and in I'.HS, 2St, so that the
total is rising again.
1 'tiling the war the oustanding In
vention was Mrs. Bertha Ayrton s fan
for sending back pas and smoke fumes
Other inventions of national impor
tance of late years were Mrs. Ernest
Hart's for waterproofing fabrics, a dis
covery of which use was made by the
admiralty, war office, railway cone
panics, etc., and Mrs. Cnyley-llnhln-son's
patent for a semi-gas furnace,
which was Intended to revolutionize
heating, as it Is said to reituce ex
penditure by one-sixth on fuel, con
suming all waste products, such as
cinder, soot, smoke and ashes.
Lack of Water ifi Blood
May Increase Temperature
A new theory as to what fever Is
caused by is propounded by the New
York Medical Journal. Keeent studies
prove that a laek of water in the blood
may bring about a rapid and high in
crease in temperature, even as high as
1-0 degree K. Other investigators had
reported temperatures of this abnor
mal height in rare cases of hysteria,
but these had not been accepted gen
erally, it being believed that sueh tem
peratures were physically Impossible.
Their certification by later observers
has aroused discussion of the question
of the cause of fever.
ID
Modest Apprehension.
"What is your objection to me as
a son-in-law?" asked the young man.
"No objection to you," said Mr. Cum
rox. "I?ut you're a kind o' high step
per and I'm afraid that after you get
better acquaiuted the family won't
suit you."
Dangerous Accomplishment
"There was a
rt magician here
oncet," said Cac
tus Joe, "who
could deal hisself
any kind of a po
ker hand you'd
happen to men
tion." "Md he gel
away with any
thing';" "lie Jeli' barely
did. He got away
aim.
mm
with his life."
Invitation to the Dance.
"Shades of Chenterfield I What an
invitation to the dance."
"What did the young man say to
the girl, colonel?"
" 'Come on. kid ; let's jazz.' "
Happiness Is a Plant That
Will Not Live Under Glass
Happiness Is a shy plant, says a
writer. For the one who nurses and
watches It, devotes time and thought
to Its culture, and who tries to remove
all hindrances from the soil, and shel
ter It from every rough wind. It never
reaches anything but a puny and un
certain development. But she who Is
too busy with other things to bestow
much attention upon It; whose heart
and hands are too full of weightier
matters to beed its vagaries, will usu
ally be rewarded by a hardy and
plentiful growth. There Is nothing bet
ter than a little wholesome letting
alone In the matter of watering and
petting, so far as one's own happiness
Is concerned. It will nut llveander a
, fiass. ..
Average Size of Milady's
Shoe Is Now 5 or 512. Due
To Walking and Athletics
The fairy prince would have a
harder time than ever fitting his Cin
derella today, because women's feet
are growing larger year by year. This
fact is made known by the managing
director of one of the largest lAindou
shoe factories.
"During the last fifty years," he
said, '-englishwomen's feet have In
creased enormously in length. A No.
3 shoe was worn by the average wom
an In the middle of the last century,
whereas the average now worn Is a ft
or 5'4. We find that sixes, and even
larger shoes, can hardly be kept in
stock, they are so much in demand.
"The cause of this growth of wom
en's feet can be attributed to the
amount of wnlking they do and the
number of games they play from the r
earliest childhood."
Women's feet are much kirger thi
they used to be. but this does not
n.ean that they are no longer beauti
ful. Public tate has change 1 with
the size of feet, aud a small foot Is
no longer considered necessary for
beauty. Indeed, the shoe iiiumi'ac
lurer explained that a long, slender
loo' is considered more desirable than
a short, inelegant one.
"Long lines are the thing nowa
days." he sa'd. "There is n cHntor for
long, graceful footwear, anil fashion
able women buy shoes more than an
inch too long rather thau wear short,
stumpy shoes."
THE TWO VILLAGES
Over the river, on the hill,
Ueth a village white and still;
All aroumi It the forest trees
Shiver and whisper In the breeze;
Over It Bulling shadows go
Of soaring hawk and screaming crow.
And mountain grasses, low and sweet.
Grow in the middle of every street
Over the river, under the hill.
Another village both still;
T!ure I see m tle cloudy night
Twinkling stars of household light,
Kires that gleam from the smithy's door,
Mists that cur! on the river shore;
And In the roads no grasses grow,
For the wheels that hasten to and fro.
In that villngp on the hill
Nevpr is Pound of smithy or mill;
The houses are thatched witii grass and
flowers:
Never a clock to toll the hours;
The marhle doors arc always shut.
You can n't enur In hall or hut;
All the villagers lie asleep;
NVver aeain ti sow or reap;
Never in dreams to moan or sigh;
Silent and idle and low they lie.
In that village under the hill.
When the night is starry and still.
Many a weary soul In prayer
Iooks to the other village there.
And weeping and sighing, longs to go
lTp to that home from this below;
Lr-ngs to sleep In the forest wild,
Whither have vanished wife and child,
And heareth. praying, this answer fall;
"Patience, that village shall hold ye all!
Hose Terry Cooke.
Lincoln's Wealth at Time '
of Death Was $110,296.80
Do you know that Abraham Lincoln
was a bit of a bloated bond holder In
his day? He was. That is when you
consider the purchasing power of a
dollar in his time to that t the pres
ent. Old records in the county court
at Springfield. 111., list the martyred
; president's accumulated wealth at his
' death at 1 lo.J!n).sii. That was a pret
ty good lump in 1SC.". I'resident Lln-
1 coin left no will. The money was
equally distributed among three rela
tives Mrs. Lincoln, Hubert T. Lincoln
and Thomas Lincoln, each receiving
i S:;('i,7Go.G0. The money w as In bonds
and cash. Notes for money loaned ap
proximating $5,0") are listed In the
administrator's papers as "worthless."
The Quest. j
"Jaggs told his wife If anyone asked
after him to tell them he was going
on a wild animal hunt."
"So he Is. He's looking for a blind
tiger."
A Clue.
"So (he detective found his man sick
when he caught him. How did be
manage to get him?"
"Very easily. The man had spotted
fever."
Evidence of Wisdom.
"Po you believe
In the wisdom of
the plain pwpleT"
"Somet lines,"
replied Senator
Sorghum ; "when
they hiii'iH-n to
eiilei lain the same
opinions that I
do."
Extremes Meeting.
"Jim Is la-U."
"Where from?"
"The front."
Seems Pertinent.
"Pa. tell ine one thing."
"What in it, son?"
"Are aviators more liable than ether
people to the 'fluT"
Contradictions.
"Coal li a major necessity."
"And yet It Is a miner Industry."
Baltimore American.
Strictly So.
"Is your friend a man of any ex
traction r
"Most popular dentist we've fot"
Suspicion.
"I found that gun had a kick to it"
"Bring It here quick and let me see
If anything Is In the barrel."
The Cause.
She They say the new skirts win
be shortened and narrow,
lie Then they'll match the laeoaacft
cn h I n
qfNwQiinni
JX LUJ-1 K,lkJ KJXJ
Lesson
By REV. A, a. HTZWAILK. D. D..
Teacher of English Bible In the Uootly
Blhle Institute of Chicago I
p-i)rhrhl. laao, WVai.rn Nrwapapvr lnlon
LESSON FOR JANUARY 11
PETER AND JOHN HEAL A LAME
MAN.
LESSON TKXT-AefS 1
OOl.l'KN TKXT Kreely ve have Tf
.eied. fieoly glve.-Mntt. 10:S
ADDITIONAL MATKK1AI.-Matt. 10:T,
I; Murk Luk :; Join, M:2; I Pa
ter 4:11.
PH1MAHV TOPIC A Lam Man Made
Whole
Jl'Mult TOPIC-reter end John at tha
leut!tul Oal
1NTKKMED1ATR AND SENIOR TOP
IC faith and a Helpin Hand.
The Indications are that some
months had elapsed since Pentecost.
The believers were being taught by tl.
upostles, l!u were showing their cre
dentials ly their mighty works (2:-4 !).
I. The Lame Man Healed vv. 111).
1. The occasion (v. 1). Peter and
John were going to the house of wor
ship. They were going up to Jerusa
lem to worship though they knew full
well the corruptions of Judaisii. What
Is needed today Is not separation from
denominational bodies so much as for
those who know the Lord and the
higher things of the Christian life to
help lead those who lack tnese things
Into the better way. At any rate,
those who know the Lord will not neg
lect the place. of worship.
2. The place (v. 2). It was at tho
beautiful gute which led from the out
er to the inner court of the temple.
This man was placed at the entrance
of the place of worship, because
where man comes closest to God he
also comes closest to his fellow man.
Human Instinct Is quick to discern
this, r.egsars are seldom found at
doors of theaters and Infidel lecture
halls.
3. The man (vv. 2. 3). This beggar
was Infirm from his birth.
4. The method (v (1) Gained
the man's attention .. 4). Peter and
John commanded him to look on them.
Having secured Ills attention they gave
111 in more than he asked or expected.
He asked for money and got healing.
(J.) Peter commanded him in Hie
name of Jesus Christ of Naz.in 111 to
rNe up and walk (v. !). This wns the
very thing he had been tillable lo do
for so many years. Was not this mock
ing his very Inipotency? No! No! t
was in the name of Jesus. With the
commandment went the ability to do.
(3.) Peter took him by the right hand
(v. 7). This act was meant to give Im
petus to his faith, not strength tc his
ankles. (4.) The man's response (v. 8).
Strength came to his feet and ankle
hones nt once. He stood, he walked,
he leaped and shouted praise to God.
He thoroughly advertised the miracle.
He ascribed the honor to God for his
healing and walked Into the house of
God. The one who has experienced
the life of Christ will surely make It
manifest.
5. The effect (vv. 911). The peop'.e
were filled with wonder and amaze
ment. The multitude run together to
see this wonderful thing. There was
no question ns to the genuineness of
the miracle, for this man was a fa
miliar figure for many years. This
miracle may be regarded as a parable
setting forth the work of the church In
the world. (1.) The helpless beggai
had fo be carried to the temple gate.
Men and women out of Christ are spir
itually helpless; tliey need to be
brought where the life of God csn be
applied to them. We should bring sin
ners to Christ. (2.) Taking him by
the hand shows the manner of the
Christian's help.
II. Peter Witnessing of Jesus Christ
Before the Multitude (vv. 12 20).
This miracle focused the attention
of the people upon Peter and John,
Peter Immediately turned their atten
tion from himself to Christ. This Is
most unlike the claimants 'o divine
power today. Disclaiming power of
his own. he seized the opportunity to
preach Christ to the people who had
assembled. He told them It was faith
In Jesus Christ, whom the God of their
fathers had glorified, whom they had
deliberately delivered up and denied
before Pilate when he desired to set
him free, and that they desired a mur
derer to be grantfd freedom Instead.
He showed that the disciples were also
witnesses that God had raised Jesus
from the dead, and charged home upon
them their awful guilt; for they had
denied the holy one and the Just, and
chosen ISarnbbas, a murderer, Instead
of Christ, und killed the Prince of Life.
He apiealed lo them to repent (v. 19),
telling them that they had committed
this awful crime In Ignorance, God
nH j.rrtn their "In If llu-v would
rejient. He assured them that Israel
would yet enjoy refreshing seasons
from the Iird. when God should send
Jesus Christ baek to earth to consum
mate the work of redemption. He ap.
pealed to the Scriptures as the basis
of his warnings and promises (rv.
22-20).
Have Courage.
In the present turmoil the giddy and
thoughtless are reveling and rioting.
The cost of living Is high, but multi
tudes are living high. Wise men are
troubled and sometimes lose faith In
their fellows because of their folly.
Now Is the time for the strong of
heart to show themselves strong. G- d
still lives and will use omnipotence to
help those who trust him and stt nd
for righteousness. Let men of cour
age now show their courage and co
operate w-lth God In saving the world
from moral bankruptcy. Christians lo
these perilous days must lean hard
on God, who will yet bring confusion
upon his enemies. "Oh Lord of hosts,
blessed Is the man who trusteth In
thee." Arkansas Methodist.
Need Not Worry About Future.
Let not future things trouble thee
. . . thoo shalt be provided for them
with the same reason, by which what
soever la now present, la made tol
erable and acceptable onto thee. Mar
rua Aurellus.
ill V
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of Depiction'
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tPrepared by the United Stales Peourt
uient of Aki iculture.i
SSKSS1XU a longer arm
of destruction than the
mightiest of volcanoes,
and leaving In Its wake a
no-man's land, rivaling
war's scars across the
face of Europe, the hurri
cane Is chief among nat
ural forces contending for
the title, "champion of de
struction." To light the hurricane offensively is
folly. I'or ages mankind has been able
to wage only a defensive war against
Its terrifying "drives" and these ef
forts have been, until modern times-,
pitifully feeble. Man's only defense
Is to be forewarned That It has been
possible In the present generation to
reduce death toll of hurricanes to a
minimum, is due to the marvelous
service maintained by the United
States w eather bureau.
The headquarters of the weather
bureau, located quite to one side of
inaiii-traveled il.oroughfares In the
national capital, are the nerve center
of thin unique organization which ex
tends across the continent nnd also
far out to sett, since many vessels co
operate with the bureau by making
daily reports to it.
Great Storm Sighted.
Karly In September a hurricane,
destined to devastate a wide area bor
dering the Gulf of Mexico, reared Its
head like a great monster a thousand
miles to the southeast of the Cnlted
States, among the Islands of the Car
ibbean. A to what gave it birth not
even the scientist knows. The forces
that propagate all of these storms are
shrouded in mystery. This particular
hurricane wits hor.) In remote tropical
waters, probably about September ,1.
A few hundred miles north of this
center of disturbance the sea was rel
atively calm and passengers on steam
ers passing this way hud no Intima
tion of the terrific force that was
generating off to the south. Likewise,
the southland of the Cnlted States lay
placid, in part bathed In sunshine nnd
In part shaded by far-stretching blank-
ets of clouds, many of them so fleecy
that to the cavunl observer they car
ried no suggestion of the coming storm.
P.ut the hurricane In the tropics gath
ered strength quickly am! flung Itself
In fury over the slender chain of Is
lands constituting the Florida kevs.
In the face of every such rising
peril the meteorologist upon whom
rests the responsibility for making
daily forecasts, stands like one facing
a thief in the dark. Beyond the main
land const and a few scattered sta
tions In the West Indies, he has no
means of learning of the changing
I
atmospheric conditions In those seas j day night with the barometer reading
to the south and east, save chance re- , 28.81 Inches, and estimated wind ve
ports from ships. Early reports of ! loelty of 110 miles an hour from the
this hurricane were meager indeed, j east." Here was evidence Hint one of
The first intimation of the coming of j the most violent storms of ' recent
disaster was received September 8. years was about to strike nt some
The daily forecast for that date stated j point on the Gulf const,
that a tropical storm had appeared I This report revealed the mengerness
to the southeast of Key West. But j of available Information at this date
as to Its extent, or Its course, the chief j regarding the progress of the hurrl
forecaster at that time could only con- , cane: 'Tonight the storm Is probably
Jeeture. ! central In the Gulf of Mexico, not far
Despite his long experience In his from latitude 20, longitude 8Ti. still
profession. It was Inevitable that the i moving northwest, and northeast
forecaster should be anxlous--every ! storm Warnings are ordered on the
meteorologist who Is forecasting at 1 Gulf coast from Carrabelle, Fla., to
such a lime Is anxious. He had been ! New Orleans, where the winds will
on duty In seaonw pat when not a I proT-ably be strong ii Thursday night,
single hurricane appeared. But In j Advice has also been Issued to this
other years betv-een July and October section to prepare for wissl!de very
onie i!...n (u r.'.rfi r!irn httd left ' dangerous mind by Friday."
a trail of devastation across many j Defensive War Starts.
states. The forecaster knew that mil-
lions of dollars worth of cargoes,
about in sail from the Atlantic and
Gulf pirls, might be lost If he failed
Was This Dcg a Ghost?
At rmhayo. South Africa. John
Jeter, an English settler, owned a very
fine hound that whs run over and
killed by a train. For months after
the Jeter family was much annoyed by
th wild whistling of the passing
trains. On compbilning of this, they
were told by the engineers that they
should keep their dog at home, that
the whistling was merely a warning
to the dog, which was always on tbe
Old Indian Jail.
The old Wyandot Indian hewed-log
loll which stood for 50 years on the
west bank of the Sandusky river at
Upper Sandusky, 04 was the scene of
one of the last Indian legal executions
n Oh la Tbe Jail was two Stories lo
height The entrance waa from tbe
north side through a heavy plank bat
ten door on tbe outside and a crated
iron door on the Inside. The floors
were of bewed eight-Inch square lum
AN u v hamnion
1
V lit '
vi'Crf-
oii iV .? 1 1
to make a proper forecast and Issue
adequate warnings. The fate of w hole
cities rested on his decision. As lie
turned from ills study of the telegraph
ic reports received from the eastern
and southeastern section of the coun
try, lie joked a little but in the man
ner of one wliosv joviality was a frllle
forced, perhaps about his repeated
hard luck nt being on duty "every
time one of these storms hove In
sight." There was an unmistakable
tenseness In Ills manlier1 as he studied
the map, pointing to the low barom
eter area that was moving steadily to
ward the southern states.
Weather Po ec.ist Correct
The next chapter In the hurricane's1
brief history Is told In the weather re
port of September 8: "The tropical
storm was centra! Tuesday night nnd
a little south of Key West where the
barometer read 29.0S Inches with a
w ind velocity of 00 miles an hour from
the northeast. The storm Is apparent
ly moving northwestward, and will
pass Into the Gulf of Mexico during
Tuesday night."
How speedily and decisively the
forecaster had acted In the face of the
oncoming peril Is Indicated by the
next sentence: "Warnings to shlp-
I ping and other Interests have been
j regularly sent since Monday morning
I when Worm warnings were first dls
I pliyed on the south Florida coast."
I The following 4S hours were laden
I with grave responsibility for the staff
of the weather bureau. It was theirs
to decide at the earliest possible mo-
ment consistent with accuracy In what
direction the storm now moving with
Increasing power and rapidity would
travel as It came nearer the mainland.
On Wednesday, September 10, the re
port rend, "The tropical storm passed
Key West, Ha, about midnight Tues-
And eo man's defensive war against
the mighty force of nature was on.
With all Its scientific data regarding
( the course of previous storms, instant-
tracks. The engineers described Ihe
dog with such accuracy that the fam
ily was greatly mystified. epeclnlly
when Ihe engineers added that the
dog would alwaye refuse to leave the
track until the engine was almost upon
him.
Not Allowed to Shake Hands.
Although today we all shake hands
on meeting as a matter of course, there
was a time when purists held that
friends of opposite sexes should not
salute one another by shaking bands
ber. In the.snmmer of 1840 two Wy.
sndots quarreled about a Jug of
whisky, and one of them was killed.
At the trial the whole Wyandot nation
met In council and voted that the mur
derer should be executed by being shot
by a firing aquad In the river bottom
nearby. '
Britain's Great Good Fortune.
England nearly lost the tremendous
start which the Invention of the loco
motive gave her in the world's trade.
George Stephenson at one time struck
ft .rl XV
I
n
til
i
ly accessible and with reports from
all available points of observation tab
ulated nnd recorded on the weather
map, the weather bureau foretold
many hours In advance the peril that
threatened the Gulf coast. Thus the
people were forearmed.
It will be recalled that storm warn
ings were displayed regu'arly on thd
wnith Florida coast since Monday
morning. How accurate the wenther
bureau's forecasts had been Is shown
by the press dispatches dated Wednes
day night. September 10: "Lower
Florida was paralyzed today ns a re
sult of the violent hurricane that pass
ed over that section Inst night. Not
a house In lids' city (Key West) es
caped damage; 320 frame buildings
practically were razed, two church
edifices w recked, nnd five retail stores
overturned. The dnniage Is estimated
at more than S'J.Ooo.ono. Shipping off
the coast met with disaster. Several
small vcssvls were sunk and others
v ere driven to the reefs."
By this time the weather bureau, In
Its tight to keep destruction and death
at the minimum, was aide to net with
more deflnlteness, even though there
was no adequate means of ascertain
ing atmospheric conditions in the cen
ter area of the Gulf of Mexico. The
report of September 11, flushed ovet
the wires from Washington, read:
"The tropical storm is apparently cen
tral tonight In the Gulf of Mexico
with latitude 27 degrees nnd longitude
88 degrees. Absence of reports for
bid the definite locntlon of the storm
center, and it Is therefore Impossible
nt this time to state the portion of
the mainland that it will first reach,
although It Is fairly probable that
It will be west of the Mississippi river.
Storm warnings are displayed from
the Louisiana coast enstward to cen
tral Florida and on the northwest
coat of Texas."
While the hurricane was moving on
Its northwestward course ndditlonnl
news, brief huf vivid, filtered In from
points In Its wake. September 11 the
Associated Press representative wired:
"Nine members of the Ward line
steamer Corydon crew of 30 men
were brought to this port this nfter
noon by the schooner Island Home.
They had been ndrlft on an upturned
lifeboat, without food and water for
three days. One of the crew, accord
ing to their story, had become crazed,
from suffering and privation Wednes
day night, nnd sprang overbonrd."
In these hours the thoughts of the
chief forecaster Instinctively turned to
Galveston, which in the past had suf-
fered terribly from similar storms.
Dlspnlches from that city1 indicated
that the tide was rising rapidly. Wa
ter was flooding the low places- on the
Island and people were fleeing the
city. A 30-mlle northeast Horra was
blow ing. But for the weather bureau's
timely warnings which had reached
Galveston before the gale struck the
city, millions of tons of cargo and
scores of ships would have put to sea
and would have been lost.
In the next 24 hour? the storm hurst
upon the Texns coast In full fury.
While the papers the next few days
were filled with accounts of the dam
age and death caused by the hurricane
the fact of greatest significance, and
which the public has come to take al
most as a matter of course, only par
tially realizing the skill and responsl-
I blltty Involved, was that the weather
I hnrenn had teoii nli lo uniicqmU
this storm long cnorgh In advance to
I prevent a loss that probably would
bave totaled thousands of lives and
j millions of dollars In shipping.-
In 1S2S. Sir John Vlcholl. giving Judg
ment In an English divorce case, re
marked that "conduct highly blame
able nnd distressing to the feelings of
n husband had been proved ; hut al
though 30 witnesses bad been exam
ined, no Indecent familiarities beyond
kissing had been proved. The shaking
of hands when they met was now a
practice so frequent between persons
of different sexes, however, opinions
might differ as to Its delicacy, that no
unfavorable Inference could be de
duced thence."
a bad patch. His wife died apd left
him an Infant son, the man who later
on built tbe Northwestern and half the
trunk lines of Britain. Ills old father
met with an accident which deprived
him of his sight, while George himself
was drawn for the militia, and bad to
find a substitute, or pay a big sum,
for him. In bis despair be would bave
emigrated to America, It be could have
raised his passage money. But be re
mained In the old country, where great
triumphs and much prosperity awaited
him.
Anther I
y bureau.