The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-28
CLAIM FOR TRoLLeY-WIREs.
J. 3. Jennings Says They Keep the
Atmosphere Clean.

Atmosphere CIcdn.
To the Editor of the Eagle: \ dozen
years ago last May. We told the readers
OF the Eagle why Wichita had no more
thunder storms a few years later We
told them the cause of the tidal waves
and seismic disturbances in the Indian
Ocean. the Gulf of Mexico. the windward
pass of the Caribbean and the Mediter-
ranean Seas. together with the effects OF
earthquakes and Subterranean fires with
their volcanic results in connection with
increased tidal waves and seismic disturb
ances on land and sea. around the earn
between the Tropic of Cancer and the
equator, in the western hemisphere. vary
ing perhaps to the north of the equator
on the eastern hemisphere. shaking up
the isles of the Mediterranean. Pales-
tine the Dead Sea and the Red Sea. with
future results Now. since 1900 earth
cuakes and volcanoes have opened their
mouths and spoken for themselves on
that line. it is only necessary TO tell how
the devil and the Dutch and the dun
cow" have been and are effecting the
weather. II has not been forgotten how
the dur cow kicked over the lamp and
burned Chicago thirty years ago. Many
of us sufferde from the fire. need not
tell of its after-results upon the weather
in that vicinity-nor that the spirit Of
the devil was in that COW That is self
evident The weather bureau was not
able to make a correct report for many
days thereafter. but the weather bureau
was only an infant successor TO the
Freedman's bureau at that time just be-
ginning TO live and learn. How is IL now
The Devil and the Dutch and the British
fleets are the disturbing elements along
the coast Of Venezuela. Their big guns
are sinking South American fleets in
American waters-on American coasts.
while the French-Mt. Pelee-snd the
British soufriere are filling the interven-
ing seas and CULTS with death and de-
strnction. Hen-hre. birthstone. gas.
ashes and smoke fill the atmosphere and
the sea with vapor and clouds. Their
effects are felt even in Wichita and To-
reka. Both weather bureaus are out CT
telter. and changes are being made. Yet
more mistakes occur than under the for
ner regime What IS the natter says
one. Former 'oroufhy Kansas" is now
stormy Kansas. Snow. rain. and mud be-
fore Christmas No wonder the weather
rrognosticstor makes mistakes. The
t,-d,open and the oxygen combine 10
make a heavy damn. foggy, sultry at
n,osphere and while vitaiizing when puri-
fed bv electricity and lightning. YET u
/. row filed with impurities and Death
dealing microbes Here IS where the cleo
tric street car an dinterurhsn railway
lsres &c, in their good work purifying
tho air That is what has driven the
Eghtniux-rod man out % the countrT-
g :, Il not without SIS good points
lightning rods merely carry OF the i'm
r,,rities without burning them M Ike
lightning and the trolley car lines Do.
This Is What prevents the centFslizing
storms accommodating ~ electric car lin-
ci,,es Hence the poets description %
The Thunder Storm Is 10 longer reai-
ized sn wichita
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