Baxter Springs news., 1919-05-16

the real facts.
Here's what the weather man told
him:
"Just tell the dear lady that there
hasn't been any change in the climate
of Kansas, no change in the wind or
rain and that there isn't going to be
any change until the Rocky Mountains
are moved away. In that event there
might be a change in the climate of
this fair State but not otherwise"
An Insanity Case
II does seem to some folk that may
be the weather has changed its spots
in Kansas sometimes. Days may
lengthen into weeks and weeks into
months and months into q whole sea-
son when the wind doesn't snatch one
bald-headed. There are other years
when one is continually looking for a
barricade behind which to hide while
the wind sweeps majesticaliy onward
at about 80 miles an hour, generally
more.
There are no official records to show
It but there Is q lurking suspicion in
the minds of considerable number
of folk that some of the cases of in
sanity in the States hospitals are due
to the incessant pounding of the high
winds, day in and day opt, "a hours
to the day and seven days to the week
and keeping it up for many days and
weeks at clip.
Those living in the stretches of sand
along the streams could see the sand
hills actually move from day to day.
They have seen trees, barns and even
houses buried by the whirling sands
in the course of day or two when a
sand hill begins to move.
1t is not always the sand, either,
that blows, but frequently stretch of
fine soil decides to move and does it
with the wind. This moving soil has
often wrecked trains and frequently
stopped the operation Of main lines
for days until the rails could be dug
out Of the drifts of soil TINT had col
elcted like the snow drifts hefOFe .
heavy wind.
A Song About 1t ...
Yea, the wind does blow in Kansas.
Someone wrote song about it years |
ago. 1t wasn't much of song, and
besides, the wind took everybpdy's |
breath away SO often that they never
could sing it, especially during the
spring, summer and fall months, un-
less they were inside q house. Tho
song went something like this: p"
Oh, the wind doth blow in Kan
sas,
Oh, the wind doth blow in Kan
sasj
It sucks water from the well
1t blows to beat hell;
aoh. the wind doth blow in Kan
sas.
Why No Milk
Sometimes folk from Eastern states
complained that in some sections they
were unable to get milk to drink or
for their coffee. Of course, after it
was explained that the whole trouble
was that the wind had blown the old
cow against the side of the barn and
held her there unit lshe went dry, the
visitors could not further complain.
1t seems sometimes that if the wind
should happen to catch cow or any
other animal broadside it would hold
her against the barn for quite a spell,
As u matter Of fact cattle and horses
often had to learn against the fences
for support when going crosswise to
the wind.
A Cyclone Story
They used to tell a story about a
Kansas farmer who had been to town
and collected himself jug Of whiskey
and was toting it home. Along came
y pesky little old cyclone, picked up
Mr.. Farmer and his jug and whirled
them about bit, the farmer holding
onto the strap of the jug most paFtie-
ularly,
When the storm had passed he
looked to see what damage had come
to his jug of whisky, caring not what
had happened to him If his precious
liquor was safe He discovered that
the jug had been turned inside out and
upon further investigation discovered