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Show NOT ALL A CYCLONE THAT BLOWS. Within a few days the cyclone is said to have played havoc in Missouri, Kansas aud other states, although the cyclone season is scarcely due yet. In fact there never has been a cyclone known to occur in the interior inter-ior of the United States if meteorologists know anything about it. They say that a cyclone is distinctively a sea storm and comparatively com-paratively harmless, or, indeed, in some cases even useful, as when it overlaps into the country for some miles along the Atlantic Atlan-tic coast, ond precipitates rain where rain is sadly needed. The cyclone forms at certain j seasons in the Indian ocean and then moves along in a slow and steady gait until it dissipates itself. It may thus travel inauy thousand miles, and cover a wide area at the same time, and the only danger is to craft caught within the storm's center. On the other hand the storm which forms overhead in our prairie states and shoots downward, and remains on tho surface only a short time, but is frightfully destructive while it lasts, is designated by scientists as the tornado. Yet the public shows a preference for the word cyclone as applied to the laud storm, and tjie chances are that the application ill stick, no matter whether the learned Vien approve of it or not. But we do not believe that every storm 'reported 're-ported by telegraph as a cyclone or tornado is such in fact. The people in the prairie belt are simply frightened and every time a wind storm of some velocity tomes their way aud carries off a shingle or a signboard they apprise the world of the fact. The reports re-ports should therefore be taken with a liberal lib-eral grain of allowance for exaggeration. Of course it is not desirab e to spoil the drive on AVest Temple street by building a street car line on ; but the same thing might ave been said of Main street which is operated by the City and of State street which is operated by the Rapid Transit company. com-pany. Convenience is the chief factor that the people consider in such matters. Thus for many years Broad way, the main thoroughfare thorough-fare of New York and the most crowded in the new world, was kept free from the intrusion in-trusion of the car, but it could not forever for-ever withstand the pressure of public demand. West Temple is wide enough to remain a good drive way for the rich and become be-come a convenient street for those less fay-ored fay-ored when the street cars run upon it. Delegate Caine and ex-Governor West have made arguments before a congressional committee in favor of a public building in Salt Lake City. There ought to bo no difficulty in convincing congress of our needs in that respect, since the statistics speak for themselves and for us. The only trouble is that wo have no voles to give in return for appropriations. And there's the rub. The farmers' alliance claims to be delighted de-lighted with its prospects in the presidential election. So, we were told a few days ago, is Victoria Woodbull. Their chances are about even. The Utah contingent in Washington is still urging the senate committee to report on the Home Rule bill, if only to show that the U. c. is earning its bread and butter. A xewsy paper for busy people is The Times. Fifty cents a month. Try our chow chow. S. L. Pickle Co. |