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Show ' ' THE BINGHAM PRESS BULLETIN PAGE ELEVEN Hurricanes Are Summer Feature Galveston hurricane In September, 1900, and - that which cost many lives at Corpus Christ! In September, 1819. The Galveston storm turned northward, passing through Texas and Oklahoma, and finally passed to the Atlantic down the St Lawrence val-ley. The Corpus CbrlstI hurricane, however, belonged to the rare type with an approximately straight path. A chain of 'highs' formed an Impss-sabl- e barrier to the north and the storm moved on Into Mexico where It wss finally dissipated among the mountains. i "Hurricanes are not winds that drive straight ahead. They are swirls of the cyclonic type. These swirling Storm centers move relutlvely slowly across sea and land, sometimes at no greater speed than eight or ten miles an- - boor. But they sack air toward them from all sides at terrific speeds, up to 100 or more miles an hour. - "The United States weather bureau had rather poor facilities for tracing tropical storms until after the Spanish-Am-erican war In 1809 when report-ing stations were established In the Wgst Indies. . Now, with the develop-ment of radio,' ship reports make It possible to keep still closer track of these potentially destructive storms." I i A Ancient in Origin as Ocean and Continent Washington, D. C Solomon ' might have added to the four things which he "knew not," the mysterious way of a hurricane over sea and land, for Ht-- - tie wss known of the workings of , weather until a generation or so ago. Now science has learned what this super-wis- e king found too difficult, s so that the Atlantic coast was fully - warned against the storm which lashed It from Florida to New York r jfae latter part of August. Summer hurricanes and the condl- -' tlons that cause them are subject of the following bulletin from the Wash-ington (D, C.) headquarters of the Na-- ( tlonal Geographic society : Summer Event for Ages. "The West Indian hurrl- - tween the permanent high' and the American coast. Most tropical hurricanes, therefore, move east to avold the mid-ocea- n barrier, and then dash northward well east of the coast. Once around the end of the 'high' they swing northward and continue on even Into Europe: "Some of the storms do not have such plain sailing. If the Atlantic 'high' extends farther westward than usual, the disturbances must swing over the land to round the end. It Is upon such rather Infrequent occasions that the Atlantic coast suffers as It did In August Sometimes Herded Into Gulf. "By a still farther westward of the high pressure area the storms are prevented from moving north and sweep Into the Gulf of Mex-ico. It was such conditions that brought about the terribly destructive canes that cripple a Gulf of Mexico city or an Atlantic coast port every so often are probably as ancient In their origin as the Atlantic pcean and the North American continent," says the bulletin. "They are the creatures of atmospheric temperature and pres-sure, and variations In these In turn are caused by the sun beating down on the expanses of Atlantic water and the 'and mass of our continent The first such storm on record devastated parts of Cuba In 1494. "Annually, between July and Octo-ber, about ten hurricanes are bora some here east of the Caribbean sea, usually to sweep westward, then north-ward, and finally back northeastward, their paths forming pretty accurate parabolic curves. The primary fac-tor in the births and careers of these storms Is believed to be an area of high atmospheric pressure or 'high,' that exists practically permanently over the Middle Atlantic. In other words, a great blanket of heavy, slug-gish air lies continually over this area. Along Its southern edge In the trop-ics little swirling disturbances occur which are the seeds of possible hur-ricanes. But there Is a certain In-fant mortality among these stormlets, especially In winter and spring. Then the Atlantic 'high' extends In a broad band on Into the North American con-tinent, forming In effect a fence of heavy air which the storms cannot pass. Confined to the tropics they are dissipated without causing the United States any concern. . "But, when summer heat has warmed up the land the 'high' with-draws to Its ocean home, jutting out tike an air penlnmila toward America. . he atmosphere over the land becomes an area for shifting "highs' and 'lows.' It la ad though an atmospheric foot--, ball game were In progress. The newly born storms of the tropical At-lantic regions seek, because of the gen-eral drift of the atmosphere, to move northward. The 'highs, whether sta-tionary or In motion, furnish the In-terference which they must dodge. The weakest place In the defense la be-- MG5 WKH Gen. Taylor Now U. S. Chief Engineer Brig. Gen. Harry Tsylor Is,, the new chief of engineers U. 8. A, suc-ceeding Maj. Gen. Lansing U. H. Beach, who has been the incumbent shice 1920 and now retires. General Taylor .has been an assistant to the chief of engineers, In charge of the civil division, since 1918. He was chief engineer A. E. F. from May, 1917, to September, 1918, and has the D. S. M. and Is a member of the Legion of Honor. General Taylor was born In 1802 In New Hampshire and Is a graduate of the United States Military academy (1884) and the Engineering School of Application (1887). His engineering duties have taken him all over the country. Until 1896" he was busy on the Columbia river and on river and harbor works in Oregon and Washing-ton. Then he put in four years in charge of the Puget sound defense works. Next he went to the Philip. pines ror four years. Next he was for several years engaged on defense snd other works on Long Island sound. He was assistant to the chief of engi-neers, 1911-1- From then until be went to France he was In charge of ths New Tork harbor works. The Corps of Engineers, It should be understood, Is not merely a part of the War department. It Is charged with many duties In connection with the navigable waters of the country. Anne Nichols and "Abie's Irish Rose" ( .r 71 A year ago In Chicago began a litigation suit to put a show called "Abie's Irish Rose" Into the Sturte-bske-r theater. After battle In the courts lasting nearly a month the play was opened. Three years ago this same comedy was fighting for breath In New Tork. Producers had spurned it snd the Fulton theater In which It wss exhibiting plsyed to empty houses. It Is now playing at five theaters to crowded houses. 8o a woman, single handed, has won out. Anne Nichols began her stage career as an actress. For msny years she barnstormed. Then she wrote seven plays .for Flske O'Hara. These were profitable In a small way. Then she wrote "Abie's Irish Rose." It had Its first showing In Los An-geles. After 42 weeks on the coast It was moved to New Tork. The east-ern critics gave It a cold shoulder and for ve weeks It hovered between life and death. With much difficulty Miss Nichols managed to borrow enough to keep the comedy In the theater despite the fact that all her friends ssld It "didn't have a chance." She was $30,000 in debt before "Abie" made a nickel profit. It was later transferred Into the Republic theater where It still Is, now In the third year. Scott Says U. S. Universities Are Best Walter Dill Scott, president of Northwestern university, has returned to the Evanston campus after a trip In Europe firmly convinced that the United States has by fsr the best universities snd the best educa-tional equipment In the world. "Regardless of what may have been true In the past, there Is no doubt that the best educational opportuni-ties today He In the United States," President Scott said. "There was a time when students had to go to Europe If they wanted the best edu-cation ptslbie, but that Is no longer true. "Our colleges are much better equipped In every line from llbernl arts to medicine. In France and Eng-land the universities are still tied down by tradition. Most of them do not even try to keep up with the lat-est Ideas In education. Cambridge was the only university I found where they were beginning to modernize equipment." Pretildent Scott plunged at once Into the task of registration. This year freshmen, besides taking the usual mental alertness tests, must also be ex-amined In mathematics and English. Before arriving on the campus they must have forwarded six recoromendutlons as to their general character and give reasons why they want to enter college. All are being photographed. Dr. Smith May Be Seeing 'Em in Alaska Philip S. Smith, administrative ge-ologist of the United States Geological Survey, will be back In Waxhlngton some of these days from Alaska with some Interesting stories. At this writ-ing he Is exploring for petroleum In the region between the Porcupine and Colvllle rivers, which is practically unknown. A letter that came through to civilisation by Enklmo hands has told of the discovery of a large river which flows west and then north. London Tit-Hit- s thinks Doctor Smith may see things more Interesting than rivers. It says It Is rumored that there are weird animals of Im-mense sire up there. Strange tales, It says, have been spread amongst ths fur traders and gold hunters by ths native Kxklmo and Indians regarding the territory which appears on the maps largely as a blank spare. They say the land Is haunted by weird beasts, some of such great sir. that they leave tracks us large as dinner plates. It is stated that no Indian can be persuaded to penetrate this region even though tempted by the promise of abundant fur. Some of the more credulous of the white men, linking these tales with their scientific reading, contend tbst there may still lurk In ths Kar North remnants of the mastodon herds that have left their bones snd vcy In a'most every stream bordering the lower Yukon river. GROUPING SUPPLIES IS ALWAYS HELPFUL Many Steps Saved by Plac- -' ing in Convenient Spot. (Prepared by th United Statea Department of Arlctlture.) Plenty of d cupboard and shelf space fur storing utensils and food supplies Is helpful In every kitchen. Save steps by grouping sim-ilar things and placing them near the part of the room where they will be used. For Instance, suggests the United States Department of Africa!-- j L 1 Y ' : i P mi' Til li Utsnsils Grouped Where Used. ture, keep mixing bowls and spoon i and such dry materials as sugar and flour near each other If possible. Nar- - v row shelves often economise spac better than wide ones and are easier to clean and to keep In order. Low cupboards are on the whole preferred to those reaching to the celling, and are not so likely to become "catch-alls." GREEN PEPPERS ARE GOOD WHEN PICKLED Keg or Stone Jar It Quite Satisfactory for Brining. (rnptnt br the United StatM t Department Acrloultura.) "Peter Piper" may have "picked a peck of peppers," but they could not very well have been "pickled" until after they were "picked." If he had an abundance of green peppers, how-ever, he might very well have cared for them first by brining and then pickling them, says the United States Department of Agriculture, The method recommended Is as fol-lows: First, wash the peppers, then cap and core thent with, a sharp kitch-en knife, making a circular incision around the stem, so that the core can be twisted out Any seeds remaining should be scraped away. The cap Is replaced and the pepper Is placed in 80 per cent brine, made by using a proportion of one pound of salt to four pints of wster. - As the brine must be maintained at the same strength throughout the en-tire process of curing, and as juices which dilute the brine are drawn out of all products, It Is necessary to add salt from time to time. A sallnometer, which Is a simple, Inexpensive piece of apparatus. Is (he best means of deter-mining when the brine Is of the re-quired strength. Its use Is recommend-ed wherever possible, especially If any quantity Is being handled. A keg or stone jar Is satisfactory for brining. Kegs must be well washed with hot water, and soaked overnight with fresh water, to be sure they are watertight Hound board covers, coat-ed with hot paraffin, are used to keep the vegetable submerged In the brine. Clean bricks are used as weights. An-other large round wood cover over the top of each keg Is necessary to keep out dirt and dust. At frequent Intervals It is necessary to remove, with a large wooden spoon, or other sultshle appliance, the scum which forms on the surface. This con-tains wild yeast molds snd various organisms. Covers and weights should be washed and the strength of the brine tested whenever the scum Is be-ing cared for. For use, peppers prepared In this way are first soaked In cold water to freshen. They are then stnffod with chopped cabbage or some form of rel-ish and the raps replaced and fastened with a few stitches or wooden tooth-picks. They should then be packed loosely In Jars, covered with spiced vinegar and processed. Monument .: ..... N to First Preacher , i Towns of Black Hills Honor "Preacher Smith." Sioux Falls, 8. D. Elaborate exer-cises marked the dedication of a mon-ument to Rev. Henry Weston Smith, known as "Preacher" Smith, who was the first "sky pilot" to enter the Black Hills after the discovery of gold. The monument, which was erected with funds contributed by the people of the different cities and towns In the Black Hills, stands near the exact spot, three miles from Deadwood, where "Preach-er" Smith was killed by Indians on August 20, 1876. At the time of being killed he was on his way from Deadwood to Crook City, a town of the district, to preach. It was a curious coincidence that "Prencher" Smith and "Wild Bill" Hlckok men representing the two ex-tremes of society should die violent deaths In the same month, "Wild Bill" having been assassinated by John Me-Ca- ll on August 2, 1876, while seated with other men in a Deadwood saloon playing cards. "Preacher" Smith lived in a log cabin In Deadwood, and before depart-ing for his d trip to Crook City he had written ths following words on a card, which he fastened to his cabin door: "Gone to Crook City to preach, and If God is willing, will bs back at three o'clock." Killed by Indians. He never returned alive, for at about 10 o'clock that morning be was killed by Sioux Indians on the top of what was known as Big Hill, over which the crude road to Crook City wended Its way. Information of the killing of the "sky pilot" created In-tense excitement among the rough-and-read- y element then making up the population of the young Dead-woo-which at the time was termed the wildest mining camp In the world. A posse was quickly formed by heavily armed men, who started out to punish the Indians. Members of the posse had several skirmishes with the Sioux raiders that same afternoon, killing several of them, but themselves losing fire of their men. When mem-bers of the posse made their way back to Deadwood, where the body of the slain "sky pilot" had been taken, thef found "Calamity Jane." a noted fron tier woman, and "Kitty" . Arnold, a familiar character In Deadwood In the early days, laying out the body of the dead clergyman in his cabin for burial. "Calamity Jane" said, with tears streaming down her face: "Isn't It too bad that the only man who came here to tell us bow to live had to be killed by the Indians?" On one occasion "Preacher" Smith, on Invitation of the proprietor, held religious services In the saloon and gambling den of "'Nutshell Bill," an early Deadwood character. "Nutshell Bill" had shoved back his tables for the occasion. All was orderly and quiet during the time "Preacher"-Smit-was preaching his sermon to the assembled roughs and others, who contributed liberally to him In cash at the conclusion of his remarks. Some men entering the Black Hills had permitted "Preacher" Smith to accompany them, and one evening one of them found hlra reading a Bible. Then the stranger Informed the men that he was a Methodist minister. He was told that he was up against a hard proposition, to which he replied: "Possibly so, but I will do the best I can." His only baggage when he entered the Blnck Hills was a small valise. He was a man about six feet tall and of fine physique. His age at the time he reached Deadwood was about forty. He came West from the New England states to preach the gos-pel among the rough men of that day. Seorch May Com Out A frequent question put to home economics workers In the United States Depsrtment of Agriculture Is how to take out scorch. Scorch upon cotton and linen sometimes can be re-moved. If the fibers are not actually burned. Wool and silk are disin-tegrated at a lower temperature than cotton and linen and cannot be re-stored to their original condition after being scorched. For removing slight scorch stains from cotton and linen, use one of the , following methods: ' Wash with soap and water. This Is sufficient to remove very slight stains. Try water and sunlight Wet the spot with water (or soap and wa-ter) and expose to the sun for a day, or longer, if necessary. As tt dries out wet again. The scorch disappears much more slowly If the material Is not moistened frequently. Very slight scorch on the surface of materials) which are not especially delicate sometimes rsn be rubbed sway wltb bread crust Buttermilk Lemonade A refreshing and nutritious drink may be made by the addition of lemon juice and sugar to buttermilk, follow-ing the same procedure as In making ordlnsry lemonade, says the United States Department of Agriculture. Jt will usually be found necessary to use more sugar and more lemon Juice than In making lemonade with water. But-termilk lemonade should be served very cold. CONVENIENT STORAGE PLACES FOR FOOD K 'K 4f'f Mr Cold Box for Food, Opsnlng Into Kitchen Vsntllatsd at Bottom, . ..... . (Prepared by th rnlted States Department of Agriculture.) Successful care of food In the home depends very largely on whether there Is a god storeroom, suitable contain-ers and an Ice box or some other reli-able meanii of keeping foods cool, says a new Farmers' Bulletin, 1374, "Care of Food In the Home," prepared by the bureau of home economics. The pantry, cellar or oilier room where food Is kept should be clean, cool, airy, dry, screened attalnst tiles snd other vermin, and free from musty or other (Unagreeable odors. Sukkch-tion- s about the convenient arrange-ment of pantries and other storerooms with relation to the kitchen and an Illustration of a good type of home-made window box are given In a bul-letin Issued by the I'nlted Stales of Agriculture. If tlie cellar linist be ntcd as tlie chief sturau'e place fur fund, a dumb-waiter on hlch snpplleKcun he lowered Slid raised socm pa) a for Itself In time snd Ntri ny'l' saved. The Hln-ri- LSt; of whitewash and unslaked lime In the cellar helps to keep down micro-organis-and undesirable odors. Since the bottom of the cellar Is the coolest part, foods often keep best If set on the floor, provided It Is clean and dry. If the floor Is damp and earthy, a layer of clean brlcka may be arranged under j the food. If there Is a furnace In tlie main part of the cellar, It Is generally too warm and dry for the winter stor-age of fruits and vegetables, but a storeroom can oftentimes be parti-tioned off and so ventilated that the temperature Is kept constantly cool. A cool room In a dry cellar Is also a good place to store canned foods. In a cool, dry climate food may be successfully kept in an airshaft from the cellar or the lowei floor of the house to the roof and equipped with a door opening Into the kiti hen or pantry and wire or perfor-ated shelves of convetdent height. Moth ends of this shaft sluiuid screened t Chance for Men With a Little Money b .am mh f0 T.!S.ymmi 111 If s, f" PL 'ISSi '( vl'l June Zclser, twenty-on- e (left), and her sinter Cerllla, twenty-five- , who offer to wed the man or men willing to pay off a $3,.K0 mortgage on their mother's e farm north of Milwaukee, Wis. The girls are now living at 731 Briar place, Chicago. Life of Christ Written in First Century Found Naples. A detailed chronicle of the life and martyrdom of Christ, written In the fifty-eight- h year efter his birth, has been discovered by the Itullan scholar, Murlo Dl Murtltio, according to Commander. Delia, superintendent of the Naples Public libraries. Delia has forwarded u summarized report of the discovery to the minister of education In Rome. Dl Martlno's find Is not an original work, according to Delia, but is a transcription from the original. The revelation contained In the new-ly discovered pages of parchment are expected to cause a tremendous sensa-tion throughout the Christian world, as the hook Is suld to reveal many un-known particulars of the life of Christ. THIS MODEL JAIL OF 1877 IS TOUGH JOB FOR WRECKERS the courthouse across the street, the authorities will not permit explosives to be used. Workmen, accordingly, are breaking the Jail apart, ntone by stone and rivet by rivet. It Is expected the new struc-ture cannot be completed within two years at the present rate of prngrvaa Meanwhile, prisoners are to he kept In the rear of the fire department head-quarters. Dangerous criminals will not be rlwked there, however, but aie to be sent to a Camden Jail. In the temporary Jail many facllltle are lacking. Accordingly every pris-oner will be given a smull stove, and rations will be served Id in uncooked, so that he will have to prepare his own meals. The new county and Jail building Id denned by Charles It. Ped-dle, Philadelphia urchltect. Oemollshsd Stone by 8tons on Site Used for Sams Purpose Since 1689. Woodbury, N. J. Prison history Is b'lng made here with the wrecking of the present Gloucester County Jull In the center of the town to make way for a modern county building at a cost of $.'100,000, with an prison on the third floor. The pres. ent structure was considered a model when It was erected In 1877. The site began to be used for prison pur-poses In 1089. Gloucester county In thnt yenr had a log house us Its very hist Jail, an afTalr about 18 feet pnuure. This made way for a larger Ins house Jail In loor, which In turn was trn down ond replaced by a J:ill of masonry In 1719. The specifications provided for a corner chimney at each end, "cross- - barred with Iron In each funnel to prevent escapes." In 1703 stocks and a whipping post were provided In the Jail yard, and there Is a record of new public stocks being ordered erected In the yard as late as 1822. A Are In 1790 destroyed the buildings, nnd they were replaced at a cost of $12,000, with a notable Improvement in the form of a bell for the courthouse. rinally the present structure was put up n't a cost of $22,000 In 1877. It has stone walls two feet thick and 100 tons of Iron and steel, with a floor of broken stone and cement, three feet thick. None of the 10,000 prisoners kept there ever broke loose. Dynamite would customarily be used In wrecking a structure of this sort, hut owing to the fact that It Is lo-cated In the heart of the town, with a high school ucar by, and s bank and Woman's Field Is Unlimited Oakland. Cat. Mrs, Harriet tiunn Roberson, Washington educator ad-dressing a local women's club recent-ly, said that out of 007 distinct pro-fessions In the 1'nlted States women are engaged In all but 33. |