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Show TWO THE PROVO POST TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 18, to ft rail themselves of the scientific GULFFLOODS DUE TO DROWNED KEYS The Planetary EpeJemic Cause of Corpus Christ! Disas ter Is Explained. ground fpr a cheerful hope that escape any considerable return of the planetary epidemic of infuenza which so greallv scourged tis a year ago. It is now a year since that plag-u- e was raging at its deadly height throughout this country. .Beginning in Spain at the end of May, it had reached England in June and India in August. At the end of the same month it began its ravages here, and withiirthresinoidtih caused probably more than 3.10, (XX) deaths in our civilian population, and 17,000 in the ajmy. I3y the end of the year the estimated mortality from this cause throughout the. world was 6,000,000 while in the h United States no fewer than 23,000,000, or of the entire population, suffered from a more or less severe .attack ol it. . Tlieie are several reasons for thinking that we shall not be seriously effected with it this Fall and Winter. One is that according to the usual rules of periodicity it slioim' "vo appeared before this if it is to appear at all. Again, all great outbreaks of it manifest themselves in three distinct waves. Thus the noeworthy epidemic of 1890, the first known to the present generation, made its first campaign in 1889, the second and worst in 1890, arid the third and last in 1891-1- . This latest epidemiivpan-demic- , both "here arid elsewhere showed three distinct wayes, but all within a single year. We have sayl that it began in August. That was when it was first recognized as an epidemic of influenza. But physicians are generally agreed that there was a preliminary outbreak of it in the Spring of last year, which was marked not so much by the usual symptoms of influenza as by a greatly increased mortality from pneumonia. At the time, physicians were at .a loss to account for the prevalence and virulence of the latter disease, but when similar but still more marked manifestations of it beenrred in the Fall in connection with the explosive outbreak of influenza, the explanation was obvious. There Pnad been an unrecognized epidemic of influenza in the 'Spring? the great outbreak in the Fall was the second wave; and the third was that of the early Spring of the present year. It mav be added that the three waves wew even more clearlv defined in Great Britain ami other And the rule has hitherto been that in three of an waves epidemic sends its force. to he THERE one-fourt- l I and-sanitaria- in ttase encoura' ir'ymtanees worild, however, be a deplorable mistake. Our finders rare crossed I There will no doubt be some influenza tld tseason. Indeed, cases have already been reported. And ' he thing is communicable in a high degree. Every 'sporadic case is therefore a potential centre of contagion end dherefor-- ' a potential source of epidemic, and should be closeI .;::.rded, Over-confiden- ce -- -- oo- The Right Kind of a Man HOW H011AHD 1919 IS PROTECB Building of Dikes Holds Back the Sea as the 8tanch Sea Walls at Galveston Have Prevented Recurrence of Diaaster of 1900 Subsidence of Gulf Coact Is Estimated at About One Foot Per Century. An explanation of the coastal formation which contributed to the terrible inroads of the floods that all but wiped out the city of Corpus Christ!, Tex., and devastated other gulf towns Is contained In a bulletin .from the Washington headquarters of the National Geographic society. The bulletin recalls that the Galveston flood of 1900, which resalted In the erection of the stanch sea walls that prevented, a recurrence of deso- latlon at Galveston, was not the first calamity of that sort which has visited southern cities. Witness the swallowing of Lisle Dernlere, a health and pleasure resort of New Orleans, with most of Its transient population, just 44 years before Galveston, the bulletin says, quoting from a communication to the society. Hew Holland Is Protected The observations on the rise and fall of various coasts are Impressive: Holland derives Its name form Its subsidence, coupled with the building of dikes for the protection of the land ; the Island of Batavia, inhabited in the days of Tacitus, Is drowned; Zuyder Zee was formed by an invasion of the sea about the end of the thirteenth century, and the Netherlands poldere "know that culture exists and is something to desire and not to laugh at. foundation, of technical knowledge, '4. A" well-bui- lt to understand, which xyill enable with an ability coupled him quickly to get and, then to comprehend the additional data or formulas which any unusual task requires. , . -- 000- Lend Your Support T is interesting to note that among the seasons theatrical attractions Provo is to be favored with Guy Bates Post, who is appearing this season in The While it is not our purpose at this time Masquerader. to write an advertisement for either Mr. Post of the local theatre, we feel that it is not out of place to ask the people of ProVo to give this attraction their fall support. Since early spring this paper has been receiving reviews of tins great production written by Americas foremost critics from all parts of the conncompany are try and in every instance Mr. Post and his to he is Provo the htghestfpraise. If given thV given the of those and citizens her in best entertainment, .71 .. "support Mr; Post is' said to be Americas foremost actor and The Masquerader is one of the best nlays produced It is to he hoped that Provo will rsinee Ben Hur. show appreciation of this performance h i -- support as value receivedO , is pqsitivelv guaranteed, o o No doubt Thanksgiving day this year will be hailed with a spirit of thankfulness for the greatest gift that ran be given to mahkind -- that of good health. - 00 o- How does your conscience feel about the recent Ihd Cross drive?. If it does not feel right who is to. blame? Are yon entitled tq any of the credit' due the citizen's ; of PtSVo?- - If noi . i why? - ' JJ BustcrBrown Shoes train grow. Ing feet properly because the Brown Shaping Lasts give the right 6hape to the shoes. , V (or lands) , are maintained only by artificial embankments which have been raised from genera-tloto generation until now cultivated fields lie seven to ten meters below tide level. The measure ef the rate of subsidence of the Holland coast ranges from .09 to .75 meter per century; since 1732 the mean has been .26 meter, or nearly a foot per century. The subsidence of the New Jersey coast was estimated at two feet per century by State Geologist Cook; It has continued sr long that fresh water dike-protect- BusmBiifitN Shoes xrill give your boy or girl properly shaped feet free from broken arches, tortured bones, weak Wudes, corns, bunions, etc. A wide variety ..in different leathers button lace and blucher high and low cut are shown here. cedar swamps have been submerged and the forests Imbedded In saliae mtScks, whence It s profitable business to mine the logs for lumber; and in consequence of the current sinking the Atlantic Is encroaching and swallowing or destroying estates and homes to the valne of many thousand dollars annually. The subsidence of the gulf coast is lew confidently known; but the geologic Indications are that ft is (at least between Mobile bay and Galveston harbor) nearly as rapid aa on the - Start your boy or girl on thread to health with Basnet Brown, Shoes. BUSTER BROWN SHOE STORE Provo, Utah SI to ey coat, and more rapid than on the Netherlands coast, at least since the building of the dlkee; so that the rate cannot justly be estimated at less than foot per cen- -, , tury." New-Jers- Florida Keys Farther Out "The student who scans the shores of Atlantic and gulf, either on the ground or on the admirable maps of the coast and geodetic survey and the NOW WORKING ON NEW hydrographic office of our navy, soon SPECIES OF TOMATOES perceives that the relations between bars and wave-cvary from coast stretch to coast stretch. On the New Jersey coast the bars are beaten well back to or beyond the line of the seacliffs, so that the ponds or sounds behind the bars are relatively short and discontinuous ; along the Florida coast the keys stand farther ont to sea and are separated from the mainland by great elongated sounds often affording navigable waterways ; - while- - about the northern shores of the gulf the relations of the keys to sounds are more variable, Closer study serves to Interpret these variable relations. From Florida westward to Mobile hay. .the keys ara nearly continuous and the sounds long apd narrow; thence westward to Lake Borgne the typical keys are lost, though their lines continue In a series of islands Ship island, Horn island. Cat island, etc.sepfirated from the mainland by the broad . Mississippi sound; still farther westward a new series of keys, erratic In form and trend, appears in the , Chandelenr Islands, and beyond the delta there s a corresponding (and correspondingly erratic) series of low keys stretching a westward nearly or quite to wave-boll- t ut sea-cli- ff xjkxxo:xo:xox: Three REAL BARGAINS -- 5 Room Modern Brick House, Nearly; New, cntt-ha-lf basement with stationery wash tubs, garage aqcGliicken euh-mer- half-dhwne- ge 12.' j. rods,. J Price $3,500 21 acres real land,. 5 acres into fruit;, choice? varieties, 10 acres alfalfa, goodi water right. 4 reom.Hwise. Price $6,000 83 Acre Dairy fama, 2 miles from .Provo,,. Gxstod wa.r 'cattleH team hajm-es-s right, 5 room house). 20 head -- bay. Key In Process of Growth. Now the mainland shore' of , Mississippi sound Is marked by a series of small and narrow keys and sounds, evidently in process of growth, but mnch less advanced than those east of Mobile bay; and these ara among the evidences that along this stretch of shore the gulf has encroached on the land to such an extent as to leave the original keys 20 to 40 miles behind. Similarly the Chandelenr keys and the corresponding series west of the delta are email and rew and obviously connected with' the delta building. West of Atchafalaya bay the coast is characterised - by the absence of keys and sounds, cave of the Infantile sort, like those of the inland shore of Mississippi sound; so that this shore seems incongruous with the rest until the student discovery the long line of completely submerged keys Sabine bank. Trinity shoal. Ship nhoal, etc. In a position precisely corresponding to the Islands south of Mississippi sound and forming a direct submarine connection (save as cut off ,by the delta) between these islands of the eastern gulf and the keys of the southern Texas shore. The position of these hanks, like that of the Horn island and Its fellows, Is such as to demonstrate that the waters hare Invaded the mainland, and that west of the delta the encroachment has been sufflMent not merely to push back the shore line 60 to 100 miles, bnt completely to the ancient keys. , The most striking feature of these d drowned and keys Is their symmetric arrangement; except for the Interruption hi ike delta.(wlth Its' new, and lesser send hanks), the great bars form a sweeping carve regular aa the beach line of a. landlocked hay, and bene afford a rough meteor otAhe outbuilding of the delta as well as of the invasion of the gulf on Its flanks. Hardly less striking than the symmetry of the series is the closeness of continuity between keys and banka; and it Is a significant fact that Galveston Island Is the aortbwestera terminus of the west coast system of keys, the last stretch of these sand banks still rising above the level of the tide. It Is the business of the geologist to detect and weigh th evidences of subsidence or elevation of coasts and to estimate the rates of movement f6r the guidance of local residents and investors ; and it behooves such citizens 3 coops. Atcha-falay- M. Felton, who dnring the war was SAMUEL of Military Railways, gives an interesting discussion in a recent issue of Colliers on The He prefers college men provided they College Man. are of the right kind ; here is his idea of the right kind 1. A gentleman with a knowledge of the. proprieties so that he can conduct himself properly anywhere. This includes a careful attention to clothing. 2. The possessor of a pleasing address which will permit him to meet any kind of people anywhere in a decent, tnanly way. 3. Cultured in a degree. One cannot expect a great amount. of culture, hut at least the college man should Childrens feet need train-In-g just as much as their minds. Vs and 0 r mi 111,1X1 w&goni and! implements. Price $12,000 $5yOQQ)down Balance on term -- SSL Lather Burbank, the plant wlx&rd, who Is busy in his marvelous four-acr- e lot just outside Santa Boss. k has himself pat out over 400 new tariefle of plants, "vegetables and flowers. - He is the author of the Shasta daisy, the Burbank-Salina- a potato, the spineless cactus and hundred of other new plant marvels. He Is now working on a new variety of tomato. His garden la the mecca of horticulturists- ,- YOU MUST ACT QUICKLY. IF YOU: WANT THEM Bur-han- Provo Consolidated Reel Estate Co Phone DOUBLE $ 182AYest Center Street, We Sell the Earth and Ihsure- Iks Contents 6 . - ST.' LOUIS GIRLS INGENUITY They Can Keep Both Hands on Auto Wheel and Avoid Law. Tou can't beat Cupid. Knocked to his knees by the antispooning edict of St Louts county officials he drank the cup of bitterness. The constables declared ( that men driving automobiles must keep both hands on the wheel and quit spooning, Bnt the constables gasped when they saw girls driving and the yonng men sitting alongside with both hands free. Whats a fellow going to do when the girls got both hands on the wheel V Constable George Both asked. Thats perfectly legitimate. That'S what I call heating the law." Got Balt From Wreck. and a companion started on an anto trip to a fishing place. Unable 'Wroh-tat- n halt, they feared the catch would be.smalL Half way to their destina-- over. Wood-war- d tion was thrown clear off the machine, bnt his companion was pinned underneath. When the machine wa finally lifted the man inside was found putting angleworms in ' the bait pan, for the machine . had torn up the ground. And they were pleased. BIRTHDAY O. H. Woodward of Chagln Falls, O., - Could Be Been Growing, - ' EfO Cmna site -- that b oca icTjeoi.CJJv w3 sure! appwum -- rned freak vegetable growth which in two hours developed from the alas of t baseball to the proportions .ef a email watermelon attracted hundreds of visitors to the home of George Mothrnl, at. Lawreneeburg, Ind. Development was plainly visible, 'there movements from being alternate side to side. Visitor were nnable to classify the strange formation. O ! jl tramfcer. J , t ci Ur.;; Fbwfc.WT''; fceneb, they Lapin c-snot and taodecaacs,' i!w p-a- nun. Lut . b a!way apnfoerfsto to- Say k Ii riowerv foe birthday wed-cU- ocial awenw, tha tick room, th hone, you can bat you Mntimtna with flowed. Lrilieo-- t ProTo Greenhouse Phone Eight O where the flowers grow. 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