Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-02-12
OCEAN WAVES.
Curious Facts About the Irregularities
Of the Tides,

10 the ordinary landsman tides along
the coast are most puzzling. He has
been taught that the tides rise and
fall twice in the twenty -four hours
and that this depends in some mystic
rious way upon the moon. But when
it occurs that in his travels he sees a
spot along the shore where there is
no tide at all he is at loss to ex-
plain the phenomenon.
10 be exact, there is only one ocean
in the world where the tides follow
the moon with absolute regularity.
This is the great Antarctic basin, and
the reason is that there and there only
is to be found sweep Of water en-
tirely uninterrupted by land. The
enormous wave raised by the moons
attraction courses round the world
south Of Cape Horn and the Cape OF
Good Hope with absolutely nothing to
break it. In the northern hemisphere
great masses Of land interrupt the tidal
waves and, combined with the shall
lowncss Of inland seas, cause them to
perform antics that seem most strange.
The depth Of water has much to do
with tidal Irregularities. Out in the
open ocean, when the tide is abyssmal
that is, about 5000 fathoms-the
speed of the waves IS amazing. Where
the depth decreases 10 five fathoms the
tide travels at comparatively slow
rate. In England, for example, which
is surrounded by narrow, land broken
seas, the result is that the Britons get
some Of the most terrible and danger
GUS tidal races and currents.
The most formidable is the whiri'
pool between the island Of Jura and
Scarba, on the west coast Of Scot
land. This is known as the 'Caldron
Of the Spotted Seas" Here is race
running at a speed to be matched only
by a mountain torrent. The force OF
a heavy tidal current pushing up a
wide mouthed river causes what is
termed a bore" The most striking
example Of this tidal feature is seen
on the Amazon, Il moving wall Of wa
ter thirty feet high and reaching from
bank to bank rushing inland from the
ocean.-New York Tribune.
Breaking tns Fast In Ramaxan.
The Arabs say Ramadan; the Per
SLAMS and Turks say Ramazan. They
all observe throughout the month
species Of fast that has no precise
counterpart in the west. So long 10
the sun is in the sky food or drink OF
any kind may not pass the true be-
levers lips. He is not even allowed
the sweet solace Of cigarette. But
from the firing Of the sunset guns IN
Il, it is light enough to distinguish .
black hair from z white he may feast
to surfeiting. Watchmen will patrol
the streets with drums to warn HIN
that his moments Of grace are mum
beretl, and cannon once more announce
their end.
Nothing is more characteristic Of lAte
afternoons In Ramazan than the prep
arations for the evening meal which
preoccupy all MOslems, particularly
those who work with their hands. AS
the sun nears the horizon fires are
lighted. tables are spread. bread IL
broken, water is poured out. cigarettes
are rolled, and hands are lifted hall.
way to the mouth in expectation OF tho
signal that gives liberty to eat. This
breaking of the daytime fast is called
iftar and is an institution in Itself. 10
be invited to iftar is Il particular marx
If friendship. -Scribner's Magazine.
Ladies First!
"Scratch u southcrncr and you ind
4 knighuy SOUL might be said to be
one Of the morals Of the Chicago Rec
ord-Herald story below. The second
moral is reasonably obvious:
"What is the reason" began the IT.
ritated traveller from the north, that
the trains in this part Of the country
are always behind time? have new
er seen one yet that ran according to
Its schedule"
THAT, suh," replied the dignitieo
Georgian, lis 4 mattah that Is easily
explained. II is due to southern
chivalry, sub"
Southern chivalry! Where does
that come in?'
You see, sub, the trains are always
late in this country because they WAX
t.. he ladies, God bless them"
The Villains Teeth.
The two sets Of false teeth looked
1us: alike, but one set cost SO more
than the other. There IL q lot OF
extra work on those expensive teeth,
said the dentist. ''They are made fot
IN actor who always plays the part OF
heavy villain in melodrama. aud he
has to have teeth that he can hiss
with. / experimental on three DIFF
ferent sets of teeth before got the
combination. Somehow the nice. even
teeth that l usually turn out wouldn't
permit the sibilant 'ss-sses' that he
deals in to escape with sufficient ven
ON. You wouldn't believe how much
tinkering it takes to lick teeth into
shape for the 's'deaths and DDS
bloods' to sound just right. OF all the
people l ever made teeth for the heavy
stage villain is hardest to fit."-New
York Press.