Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1909-07-09
WIND AND WAVES.
A Gales Action Upon Water, Desert
Sand and Prairie Snow.


Sand and Prairie Snow.
There are wind waves in the water,
sand and snow. The great sea waves
are produced at that part Of cyclone
where the direction of the wind coin
cides with the direction OF advance of
the depression. Along this line of ad-
vance the waves in their progress are
accompanied by strong wind blowing
across their ridges as long as the at
| mospheric depression is maintained.
So the waves are developed until they
become steep. The average height in
feet is about half the velocity Of the
wind In miles. 49,. 4sA 4 .,.
A wind Of hfty-two miles an hour
gives waves Of an average height Of
twenty-six feet, although individual
waves will attain height Of forty
feet. The prevailing wind in all longi-
tudes is westerly, SO wherever west
erly wind springs up it finds q long
westerly swell, the effect Of a previous
wind still running, and the principal
effect Of the newly born wind is to
increase the steepness Of the already
running long swell so as to form
majestic storm waves, which some
times attain a length Of 1900 feet
from crest to crest. The longest swells
due to. wind are almost invisible dur
ing storms, for they are masked by
the shorter and sleeper waves, but
they emerge into view after or beyond
the storm.
The action Of the wind to drift dry
sand in procession ofwaves Is seen
in the deserts AS the sand waves
cannot travel by gravitation, their
movements are entirely controlled by
the wind, and they are therefore much
simpler and more regular In form and
movement than ocean waves, In their
greatest heights of several hundred
feet the former become more complex
owing to the partial consolidation Of
the lower layers Of sand by pressure,
but they still have the characteristic
wave features. s"E'.l %%ss% = @'E..,>' f@2{h
In the Winnipeg prairies Of Canada
freshly. fallen snow is drifted by wind
in procession of regular waves, pro-
crossing with visible and ghostlike
motion. They are similar to desert
sand waves, but less than half as
steep, the wave length being fifty
times as great as the height. The
fairness Of the wind formed snow
waves affords valuable indication Of
the great distance to which hills shel-
ter from the wind. Chicago Tribune.
The Laborer and His Hire. = ....
At conference in New York Of
foreign missions boards reference was
made to. the increased cost Of living
of missionaries home on leave, which
made, it harder for them to get along
than If they stayed In their foreign
field Of labor. :- -. {.
"Why." said the speaker, "a mission.
airy, must travel decently, and that re-
minds me Of a story Of Mr.. Sturgeon
and a. fellow clergyman. .The.two were
just starting on a railway journey and
Mr.. Surgeons friend showed him
second class ticket. .,....,. ...,s.i.. / !,
"'See,'' said he, what good care +
take Of the Lords money Az,
. ..See,' said Mr.. Sturgeon, bringing
out first class ticket, what good care
I take Of I, the. Lords servant. -
Youths Companion. - ) ,s,5..,> I <%&$.s.. :
-. - 80 That Settled u. .'sj
7; The commissioners In Iunacy were
nonplused. The man on whose mental
condition the courts had appointed
them to pass seemed perfectly sane II
spite Of all testimony to the contrary
His every action, his every remark.
was rational. They were about to give
up In despair when matters took an
unexpected turn. s'Oh, doctor, permit
me to return the umbrella borrowed
from you last week, = said the patient.
And then, at the thought Of earning
their fees with no qualms Of con.
science, the learned men decided that
any one who would voluntarily return
q borrowed umbrella should be placed
under restraint s I5
This simply proves how tribes will
ever mold our destinies. New York
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interested. III.
% He was telling his wife about
small game Of poker In which he had
lost AS cents.
asTt was the worst game ever play