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La correspondencia de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 1890-1943, 1893-02-25
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bajo dversos nombres marcas, tanto por sus cuads
des luminicas por la seguridad que ofrece lo
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superores, para bocoyes de azdcar de miei,
ofrecen precios modicos remiten cualquier
puerto de la lsla VALLECILLO y COMP, de
Humacao. 3O-l2
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AVISO IMPORTANTE.

Es sabido que nngun petr6leo, namesele con c
pom6re que Sc 9uiers kerosine Cas- Acete de carbon
absolute pues adquirendo ciero grado de calor
cende al contacto de una llama, Por tanto esta Agen
ella recomenda encarecdamente los consumidores qu
emdleen las siguenes eglas ell de productos
para evitar en- 10 possible cualquier accidente.
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

east. The question as to which way to
run may have to be decided on the in
slant. Surprising the danger immi-
nent the proper way to do is to run
either north or south, but never to the
east Or northeast, because that Is the
direction in which the storm is moving.
If it is only a milo away and coming
directly toward the observer the latter
has just about minute to get out of
the way. If he does not start wrong
the chances are that he will escape.
If in doubt strike for the north, for, as
has been said, that is the safe side Of q
tornado.
Happily, in the east such phenomena
are comparatively infrequent, but there
is not a State between the Tooth merid-
ian and the Atlantic ocean in which
they do not occur. Accordingly, no.
body can be sure that he may not at
some time have to tackle a tornado, and
these rules. if not worth FASTING in ones
hat. should be at least remembered.
AS for seeking shelter from such q dam
ger in a building, there is no safety in
that. Experts in such matters declare
that no structure can be raised by man
above the surface of the earth which
will resist the violence of this sort of
storm. Not even SO massive a pile as
the treasury building could Withstand
a first-class tornado. In the great "cy-
clone" at Grinnell, Iowa, a few years
ago, which destroyed many lives and q
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

by a vivid display OF lightning. The
width of the destructive path is
rarely over 800 feet. In the central
line all trees are strewn in the same
direction. as though q mighty river
had passed and left them behind. Just
after the tornado usually come tor
phenomena to be called 'cloudbursts."
On one occasion hail "a reported as
having fallen to a depth of four feet.
Causes Which Produce Tornadocs.
The causes which produce tornadoes
are pretty we'll understood. They are
found very often in the Mississippi val
ley, which, as is we'll known, is q region
particularly liable to such atmospheric
disturbances. Suppose that the day is
warm and sultry and the stratum Of
heated air near the earth is full of va
por. A current of cold air flows in
above. There you have a situation
which is calculated to make trouble.
The cold air being much heavier than
the warm, the natural place for it to
occupy is the bottom layer, with the
warm stratum on top of it. So there
ts q tendency for the two to change
places. A meteorological squabblc en-
sues, which produces what is called q
st.km.
Presently the cold layer of air aloft
finds q place in the warm layer below
Il, through which it can make its way
downward. It does so. and the per-
Asrmsnce IL exhibited to tho eye Of the
bserver by the appearance Of . de-
Apding funnel OF vapor. It WhirlS
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

straight up in the air and shot to.
ward her a long slender tongue that
looked like a little black streak, it
moved so fast, at the same time max.
ing a little kissing sort Of sound.
That frightened Rcbie a little,
and she jumped up quickly and ran
into the house to grandma. ooh,
grandma" she said, Hcome out quick
and see this funny bug! He goes this
way" And she waved her little fat
fingers slowly back and forth.
Now grandma was busy and she
didn't care to go out to look at bugs;
but the little girl was so earnest and
excited that she went with her.
Rebie led her straight to the chicken
yard fence, and there, stretched out
at full length in the grass, summing
himself, was a snake. A viper, John
said 1T was when he brought the hoe
and killed it. And when she heard
what it was, and what it might have
done, Rebie was very glad the funny
bug" was dead and could do her no
harm. Il guess, grandma" she said,
afterward, sit was because 1 said my
prayers this morning that he didn't
bite mc."-Our Little Ones.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
As I.abouchere Secs Irs.

In many ways the United States
have educated the world in politics.,
says London Truth, and I, for one, dc
not hesitate to say that their scheme
of government is the best that has
ever been established by a nation.
But in nothing do we owe more to
the Americans than for their having
afforded us the great object lesson Of
a state pursuing the even current Of
its way without meddling in the at
fairs of other states, which has been
the hane of European powers. Here
we have a country, rich, powerful, in
dustrial,. and commercial. yet never
troubling itself with what happens
outside its frontiers; or annexing
foreign lands on the plea of philan-
thropy. or on theground that in some
centuries its area will be too small
for its population, OF in order to creJ
ate markets for its goods. And what
is the result? No one dreams of at!
lacking the United States, o. of pick
ing a quarrel with them.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

precautions against damage by the
falling of heavy masses Of debris.
Sometimes a cave is dug apart from
the house. but close by it, on the west
side. 1t is made big enough to accom-.
modate all the inmates of the dwelling.
Such o resort is a means of absolute
safety. Fortunately, as has been said,
the approach of q tornado is adver-
tised in advance by unmistakable pre-
monitory symptoms. The householder
has simply to convey his family to the.
Cyclone CELLAR" close the entrance by
a strong door provided for the pur-
pose and await the passing of the
danger. If a person finds himself in
the path of the whirling monster and
has no refuge the best thing for him
to do is to throw himself face down
ward, with his head to the east and
his arms over his head to protect it.
II near a large stone OF stump he
should lie down with his head toward
the object, embracing it. If compelled
to remain in a building he should go
to the west room ON the ground floor
md stand in the center of it. 1t often
happens that half of q house is torn
away, the other half remaining unin-
iured. By seeking the west side one
is moro likely to escape being struck
by debris.
A tornado struck the town of Nor
gan, Ohio, June 10, 1923. At $3.50 p. m.
ahouseholder, whose account is quoted,
heard a roaring as of heavy thunder,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
An Eminent DIeteoroloetst.

Among the many services which
Professor Cleveland Able has rem.
dered to meteorology are the transla.
tion of valuable papers by foreign
physicists for the Smithsonian In
stitution. One collection of them,
mostly from the pen of Dr. Julius
Ham, made its appearance several
years ago. Another has just been
issued under the general titls
Mechanics Of the Earth's Atmos.
phere," and includes treatises by
Helmholtz, Overlook, Behold, Kirch-
hoff, Hertz and Hagen, to which are
appended writings Of Lord Rayleigh.
Max Morgules and William Ferrel.
which deserve a place in such q
volume. Whoever desires an &C.
quaintance with the fundamental
laws governing atmospheric motions
and engineers and aerial nayiga.
tors, as we'll as meteorologists, are
interested in such matters-will find
these discussions of great value.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

which called him to the door. On
opening it he Immediately discovered
o bright cloud, which had precisely
the color of a glowing oven, apparent
ly the size of q half acre of ground,
moving rapidly in the direction of his
dwelling. The brightness of the cloud
Illuminated everything about. There
was no lightning nor rain, but q con-
tinual and tremendous roar during the
passage of the storm. The roaring of
q tornado has been described as q con-
tinual 100000 and whir-r-r-r.
Some of the doings perpetrated by
tornadoes r most astonishing; At
Wallingford, Conn.,, Aug. 9, 1878, q
storm Of this sort blew stone monu-
ments off their bases. It was estimated
that the velocity of whirl required to
accomplish this was 260 miles an hour.
Children have frequently been lifted
hundreds Of feet into the air and laid
down unhurt. It has been observed
that objects uplifted by this agency do
not drop with the ordinary force Of
falling bodies in many instances. A
whirling cloud at Pine Plains, N. Y,
June 10, 1885, caught q man on a road
with a team and wagon carrying 9
hogshead Of sugar. The hogshead and
contents weighed 1880 pounds. It.
together with the horses and cart, was
hurled ver q stone wall. The man
was blown in the opposite direction .
distance of fifteen rods. Light objecta
are sometimes transported q distance
of twenty miles. In one instance Z
horse was carried half q mile and put
down unfnjured.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

if destroyed, 1t tumbles in and buries'
people in the ruins. When the famous
Cyclone" of 1890 struck Louisville
forty-four persons were killed in the
wreck of Falls City Hall. That storm
wiped out se%venty-six lives and $780,
600 worth of property in Louisville,
$1,000 900 in property. The whirling
cloud, which was described as shaped
like a turnip, struck Louisville at about
77:45 in the evening. The noise it made
was compared to the passage of q
heavy train of cars over a bridge q
thousand times intensified. All the
gas jets in the city either went out or
weie nearly extinguished, and the
crash of falling buildings added to the
appalling rumyus, while q terrific cleo
trio display served as an accompani-
ment, balls of fire playing about. APP
parently the lower end of the funnel
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

underwllte property against them. 1t
has been estimated that. taking an av-
eragc, each tornado costs one life.
No subject in the science of meteor
elogy is OF such absorbing interest as
that of tornadocs. Their performances
are so amazing, and tho manifestations
by which they arc accompanied are so
terrifying. that tho mind has difficulty
in grasping the MISUNDERSTANDING.
As q rule, they give fair warning of
their approach. Tho air is usually
very still and sultry. People feel de-
pressed without knowing why. Dark
and threatening clouds appear on tho
western horizon, and the Sky from west
to south takes on n peculiar lurid or
greenish tinge. This tornado sky" is
a characteristic feature.
The Funnel-Shaped Cloud.
From the suspended masses of vapor
9 sort of tail is seen to project itself
downward. 1t gradually assumes, while
approaching, the aspect of Il gigantic
funnel, with the small end toward the
ground. This funnel moves with
nous rapidity, its speed being rarely
under forty miles an hour. AS it comes
nearer, an indescribable roar is heard,
which has been likened to the below
- "a Ail4O AlSu Outlo VI Ull0 IlL1e
bling of 10000 trains of cars over as
many bridges.
Still the great cloud advances, black
las night, somewhat resembling an inn
mense balloon, sweeping it's neck round
and round with terrible fury and de-
stroying everything in its path. It
whirls with almost Incredible velocity,
sometimes leaving the earth for q mo-
ment, then bounding back to continue
its dire havoc. The whole period of de-
%struction may occupy only three or
four minutes, bat in that time towns
are wiped out and fields are laid waste.
A few minutes later the blue sky ap-
pears, the wind turns to the south, and
all quicts down. No one would suppose
that u terrible catastrophe had oc-
cured, save for the devastation that
is all about and the cries Of the unfor-
tunatcs.
1t often happens that the funnel
shaped monster is preceded by q great
cloud of dust. produced by an outrush
of air before the storm, so that the ap-
preaching danger is not seen until it is
Immediately al hand. Tho mighty
balloon of vapor travels twice as fast as
the tempest out of which it is engen-
dercd. 1t is frequently accompanied
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
A Sleepy Little Girl.

When my sister and l were little
girls we used to do Il good many
funny things. One night when we
went upstairs to our little room sister
threw herself on the bed without un-
dressing and fell asleep. Now, this
was Il little trick of hers that was
very trying to me, for ! was obliged,
almost every night, to wake her by
pulling and shaking and calling, and
get her to undress and go to bed.
On this particular night, however,
/ made up my mind to let her alone,
and if she did not waken by the time
l was ready for bed / would leave her
there all night, thinking how ashamed
she would be the next morning when
she found she had slept with her
clothes 4. When I was all ready
for bed she was still sleeping soundly,
SO, with the determination to throw
the blame upon her, I blew out the
lamp. and lying down beside her was
soon fast asleep myself.
sCome, children, time to get up!"
called mother the next morning.
"Why, Nannie," in a tone of great
surprise as she came to the bedside,
"what are you doing withyour clothes
on, child?" My sister rubbed her
blue eyes with her chubby little fists,
sitting up in the bed, and looked
around with a puzzled frown that was
comical to see. But she could not tell
why she had on her clothes. Bless
you, no! She didn't remember any,
thing about it. She was as much
surprised as mother.
OF course, 1 had to explain, and
mother laughed-how could she help
it? But if you think my sister was
the least bit ashamed, you are very
much mistaken. She sprang out Of
bed and began to dance around the
room gleefully. ooh! I'm so glad ]
don't have to dress. I'm all already
for breakfast. Goody! Goody! Oh,
mammal" with a serious air, "may /
please sleep in my clothes every
night?:"
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

did not touch the ground, the destruc.
ton being confined to the upper stories
Of the houses.
The only place where safety can be
found against a tornado is under
ground. In the region where storms
of this type are frequent prudent peo-
pie construct what they call Cyclone"
cellars" This is usually an excavation
made through tho west wall of the cell
lar of the house outward, so that no
part of it is beneath the dwelling.
The west side is chosen because the
danger always comes from that direc-
ton, and, if tho house is demolished,
the ruins will be thrown away from tho
cave" Tho floor of the latter is made
level with the floor of the cellar, and
the earth roof of the cave is supported
by heavy timbers and arched with
masonry of brick or stone. These are
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
-Harper's Young People.
A Funny Hug.

Rebie was down at the end Of the
lot, close beside the gate leading into
the chicken yard. She was watching
Ihe little chickens that were running
about crying "cheep, cheep." and the
old mother-hens scratching up bugs
and worms for their little folks din.
ner. ALI at once she spied a queer
looking object trailing through the
grass at her feet. 1t had an odd zig.
gag motion, and in all the five years
Of her life Rebie had never seen any.
thing like 1t. She watched it intent.
-ly, wondering IL grandma had, ever
seen one like 1t. She would have
liked to call grandma to come and
see 1t, only it might 60 away while
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
AFTER THE CYCLONE AT PoMERoY. IOWA. JULY 9. ,oa

front of it, thinking to outstrip it in
the race. But it is q fact that any,
body who has once encountered a
cyclone" is always more than ready
afterward to promptly hunt his hole"
accuracy the path of q tornado until it
its track is always southwest to north
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

PROF. BARNARD has been engaged
for the past two years in photograph.
.ns the Milky Way, and expects that
he will complete his task at the end
Of three more years.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

vast amount of property, one Of the
a solid edifice Of stone and Brick sI.I used sas
for q public school. The tornado tore
it to pieces as easily as if it had been
On the contrary, q building Of brick
tornado than frame DWELLING, becauso,
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
DEATH IN THE STORM.
HOW wHIRL,Ne ToRNApoEs
CARRY DESTRUCTION.
Manner. in which They Are Generated
Phenomena that Arc Mysterious-No
Building Is Safe from Them-seeking
Rcfuscin Cyclone Caves.
Black Funnel Clouds.
7ORNADOES (what

IOINN IADOlLo (WIdb
people in the West
call cyclones" y
have been cutting
up strange freaks
lately. But that is
u way they have,
says the Washing
ton Star. Science
has for u long time
been very anxious
to discover reasons
for the vagaries of
t h C S c wonderful
storms, but as yet
4 u ,,, 1
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
49,

trolling them remain to u great en-
tent unknown. They have come to
be recognized as among the most
destructive of natural phenomena,
SO thai many insurance companies are
making it u part of their business to
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

around in obedience to the same law
which causes a stream of water pour
Ing through a hole in the bottom of
q bowl to revolve. Incidentally an
enormous energy is developed. The
balloon OF vapor goes sweeping along
With a tremendous roar and an accom-
panying electrical display. 1t is moth
ing more nor less than u highly exag-
gerated thunder storm. Thunder
storms are brought about in exactly
tho same way, save that the cold stra-
tum above and the warn stratum below
are mingled more gradually, producing
less violent symptoms and forming no
whirling funnel.
The tornado is precisely the same
thing as u water spout at sea. Water
spouts have often heen dissipated by
the firing of cannon, and it has been
suggested that explosions of dynamite
might produce the same effect on the
terrestrial phenomenon. Tho difficulty
would be to get near enough, and no
body who could run away would care
to stand his ground and for scientific
purposes experiment with explosives
on the susceptibility of n cyclone. "
Data respecting tornadoes are unsatis-
factory, because those who have an
opportunity 10 observe Lnem arc IN
such fear of their lives that their ac-
counts are not apt to be reliable. No
photograph of of these whirling
tunnel clouds has ever been secured,
though many bogus ones have been
manufactured for sale. However. now
that the kodak tiend, whom nothing
can terrify, is abroad inthc land. it may
be expected that sooner or later some
snap shots will be obtained.
Tricks Tried with Storms.
Men have stood within $50 feet of
tornadoos on the north side, which is
the safe side, without being injured.
All sorts of foolish tricks have been
tried with these storms. A Kansas
man tried to drive across the path of
n with Il team and wagon, thinking
that he could get over in time and be-
ing in a hurry to deliver some lumber.
Tho consequence was that he and the
horses were killed and badly mangled.
the cart being reduced t o u wreck and
the lumber scattered over several
square miles of territory in the shape
of kindliny wood. People have actually
refused to run away from Il tornado
with similar consequences. Others
have made the mistake of running in
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

Why doesn't somebody publish Z
correct translation Of the ordinary
Railway Guidef y
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

she was gone. Pretty soon It stop
ped, and Rebie went up close to it,
and stopped down to look at it. She
thought it looked like some pretty
ribbon she had seen in the store
when she went shopping with nam.
ma, hut just then it raised its head
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25
CHniDREN's COLUMN.
A DEPARTMENT FOR LITTLE
BOYS AND GIRLS.

Something that VIII Interest the Juvcn,,e
Members of Every ACKNOWLEDGMENT. 40.
lions and Bright Sayings of Many Cute
and Cunni,s Children.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

The ocean breakers come in swell
and grand and go ont broke. -Pica-
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

The HcetrOOt and the Celery.
Tho B%eetroot met the Celery
aGood morning!o said the sweet root;
Crisply the Celery replied,
allow are you. Mr.. Bectroot!n
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1893-08-25

Do NOT be a minlow. Take the
world for your scbool.-Galveston
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-23
Irish Pat and Crib to Fight.

Washington sports" are enthused
over the prospect of rare and desperate
dog fight. Dog fanciers say 1t promises to
be the greatest fight since that in which
Irish Pat killed the Dummy dog two and
one-half years ago. Irish Pat. the hero
of that battle, is to be one of the contest
ants in the coming bout. His opponent
will be Crib. Crib is the older dog but
Is known to be dead game. He has been
literally "chawed up" so a Star reporter
was informed, in a dozen pits and has
never quit loser He has an enyiable record
as a fighter. His son Jack dog in the
scratch-and-turn fight with the Philadelphia
black and tan Jim dog scratched thirty-two
times with two broken legs. Crib will
never turn tail nor attempt to fly the pit
Irish Pat has never been knocked, but he
has never had the bloody ordeals to test
himself as his rival. His greatest victory
was over the Dummy. Some people who
saw the fight, though, think Pat won by
nuke and that the Dummy was not proper
ly conditioned. The coming fight is to be
scratch and turn, thirty-seven pounds,
give or take pound and 500 SIDE winner
to take all and loser to take nothing
Thanksgiving day will probably be selected
as the time and Virginia will be chosen as
the place.