FOREST GROVE PRESS. FOREST GROVE, OREGON. THURSDAY. JUNE 19. 1913.
WILD WIND ANTICS
The Havoc That May Come When
a Tornado Breaks Loose.
STORMS PLAY QUEER PRÂNKS
H o u se s H a v e Been C a rrie d B o d ily Into
the A i r and Exploded, and H a lf a
B u ild in g H a a Been Sw ept A w a y ,
W h ila tha R e st R e m a ined U n h a rm e d .
The weather burenu at Washington
has been collecting statistics and facta
about cyclones uiul tornadoes for many
years, uud the experts have succeeded
iu securing considerable valuable data
about the big winds; but, after all, the
freaks of the storm are the things that
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give it special Interest, and If all these
were properly classified some remurka-
ble reading would be furnished. Every
visitation of a tornado adds to this val
uable storehouse of queer freaks.
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It Is not uncommon for the whirling
wind to cut a house iu half, demolish
ing one side und leaving the other un
disturbed. This happened Iu' au Iowa
tornado, and the part that,was left in
tact was so little disturbed that tbe
clock on the mantel continued tlckiug,
as if nothing bad happened.
In the Texas town of Shermau,
which was visited by a tornado in
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189(3, two houses were picked up and
carried into the air, where they ex
day in the w eek.'
ploded. Every one in them was severe
ly iujured except a baby, which did not
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receive so much as a scratch. A man
Bran,Shorts, Rolled Oats, Ground milking u cow in a shed saw the cow
and shed carried up iu the air, but he
Oats, Ground Wheat, Cracked was not so much as touched. Not a
Wheat, Cracked Corn, Whole drop of the milk iu his pail was spilled
Wheat and Corn, Middlings and or disturbed.
In the St. Louis tornado of the same
several kinds o f Hard Wheat year a carpet in the parlor of one house
f lour, Sack Twine and Sacks, was pulled up by the twister and car
ried away a few hundred yards with
Hay and Vetch Seed.
out so much as a rent being torn in it.
The tacks had been pulled up as neatly
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as if extracted by a careful carpet
luyer.
In another house tbe bedclotbiug and
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mattress were lifted from the bed, and
the bedstead was left Intact. A resi
dent was carried through the roof of
another house with the bed and drop
ped a quarter of a mile away without
injury. The mattress saved him in the
fall, and he picked himself up in a va
cant lot to dress without knowing ex
actly what had happened to him.
The "twisters" have been known to
pull nails out of shingles and then go
on to pick up a chimney bodily «nd
carry it through the air. In Kansas
one picked up a buggy and lauded it in
the branches o f a tree. At another
time it ripped the harness completely
off a horse and left horse, buggy and
man uninjured. In Louisville, In 1890,
a tornado carried the roof off a house
ADVERTISE IT ! Not once,
uud pulled a child from the mother's
timidly and penny-wise ! But
arms and carried it safely to another
as often as needed—a n d a
house six blocks away.
showing o f FACTS about it
Bdt these are merely among the
which will unfailingly interest
harmless freaks o f the big wind. There
the probable purchaser! Make
are others more heartrending. It has
dismembered human beings, tearing
it the best advertised r e a l
arms and legs from the body, and
estate in the city for a little
twisted the hair of women Into ropes.
while—and your buyer will
In Kansas it drove a piece o f scantling
seek you out and quickly close
six Inches square through the body of
the transaction !
a hog. At another time it blew in the
door of a farmer's house and carried
the owner away on the door, to drop
him in the branches of a tree. The
tornado did not hurt him, but he broke
I his neck fnlling from the tree to the
ground.
No one has succeeded in measuring
the full force of a tornado, but it is
known to travel at the rate of 200
Embalming and
miles and more an hour.
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Tornadoes are exciting more general
attention than formerly because o f the
greater number o f towns and villages
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located tn tbe tornado belt. Each suc
cessive one Is more dangerous than its
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predecessors because it is apt to And
more human material to destroy. For
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merly it might travel half the length
o f a continent without finding anything
in its path to destroy except grass,
trees and ocasionally the crops of a
solitary farmer. Today, tf it followed
the same route, it might pass over a
dozen villages and towns.
The only thing that can possibly
break the force o f a tornado Is a range
All kinds o f survey
of mountains.
It may create wild
ing and maping.
havoc among the trees and bowlders
of a mountain, but it cannot carry the
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mountain Itself away. It will uproot
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giant forest trees, suck the water from
wells and streams, twist and demolish
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iron bridges and carry up houses, but
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the mountains are proof against the
mighty force o f the wind.
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Until we know how to control the
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tornndo or find some means of baffling
it. Its menacing danger must always
be a source of considerable uneasiness
In the great plain sections of the coun
R o y a l In fo rm a lity.
try. But, like earthquakes, the tor
At Cadinen, Emperor William’s mod nado and cyclone do not come every
el farm In West Prussia, where he year, and sometimes they defer their
loves to tramp about In rough clothes visit for a decade or so, for which we
and high top boots, there Is a certain may tie thankful.—George E. Walsh in
blacksmith whose hand Is never too Harper's Weekly.
grimy for his kaiser to shake. The
Princess Victoria Luis« from earliest
T h e P le asure of R a is in g W h isk e r s.
years has shared her father's liking
The enfhuslnsm of those engaged in
for the man's sterling qualities. One
the cultivation of whiskers is lnsptr-
flay the emperor and princess. In com
f,ig. A man with a full beard may In
pany with a high official, called at the
But
smithy. As its owner turned from a lucid moment shave it off.
work to welcome them the kaiser in watch him closely. Within ten days
he will show signs of returning to his
troduced him ns ‘a special friend of
old life almost as certainly as a mur
my daughter's."—Pictorial Review.
derer will return to the scene o f h is
crime.—American Magazine.
STUDIO
W. F. HARTRAMPF
Put that Property You
Want to Sell
“Under the
Spot-Light ! ”
UNDERTAKING
SURVEYOR
T o a ste d B u gs.
An Insect much resembling the June
mg snd found in great quantities tn
he high pisins shoot Quito, capital
if Ecuador, is toasted and eaten as a
lellcacy by the natives o f that conn-
ry. It Is sold In the streets in the
«m e manner aa are chestnnts in the
ltles of this country. The roasted
mgs taste very much like toasted
D id n ’t Get a Chance.
OUR FEARLESS SAILORS.
A n In c id e n t of the O ld D a y s O ff the
C ap e of G ood Hope.
American vessels in those days (18331
surpassed the sailing records of ships
of every other nation. Once when
down nearly to the latitude o f the Cape
of Good Hope we encountered the most
severe gale o f our outward bound voy
age. A mountainous sea was heaving
in from the south, and the wind, which
had originally come from that direc
tion, was now blowing directly from
the west with hurricane force. High as
the Washington stood above the water,
occasional crests would sweep her main
i deck and she steered so hard that I
had to keep two men continually at
the wheel and have them relieved ev
ery half hour.
The wind, however, was fair, and
therefore every man on the ship, from
, Captain L. to the cook's boy, would
have felt disgraced hud the order been
given to heave the ship to. Under dou
ble reefed topsails and fore course she
was logging upward o f sixteen knots,
and all hands were as pleased as If
■ they hud Just been granted a week’s
shore leave at New York.
Later in the day, when the wind had
moderated somewhat, we sighted a
large British bark hove to under short
canvas. She was flying distress sig
nals, so Captain L. ordered the wheel
put up and ran down to have a look at
her. As soon as our signals could be
clearly seen he asked what she want
ed, and the bark replied with a request
to stand by. Captain L. then ran up
flags demanding If the bnrk were in
jured or anything wrong on board. The
Britisher replied again, “ Stand by. Do
not like look of weather.”
When the second mate read the
meaning o f this signal out o f the code
book a great laugh went up in our
cabin, and Captain L. replied with
flags rending, "See nothing wrong in
this weather,” nnd hoisted the Ameri
can ensign above the signal In order
to give point to his remark. No doubt
the British captain said, “ Another of
those crazy Yankees!” when he read
our flags, but we were In Batavia a
week before he appeared.—From “The
Journal of Captain Nathaniel Webber”
in Outing.
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Drugs and Medicines
Cornelius
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Hardware and Supplies
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Furniture and Pianos
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Main Street, Forest Grove
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Jewelers
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Main Street, Forest Grove
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Pure Drugs and Medicines
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General Merchandise
Pacific Avenue, Forest Grove
SUN-RISE GROCERY
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Groceries and Provisions
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Cherry Grove
TODAY IS YOUR ONLY DAY.
Y e ste rd a y le a R e cord and T o m o rr o w
M a y N e v e r Com e.
Good days and I tad days exist only
in your own head. The weather has
nothing to do with it. Each day is
what you make it for yourself. Bad
weather is only an unfortunate opin
ion.
Suppose it is ruining pitchforks. Yon
get word that your salary has been
doubled or that a forgotten uncle has
left you $1,000,000. What do you care
about the weather then? Or suppose
the person you love is dying. Unex
pectedly a turn for the better comes.
The doctor says your dear one will live.
What if it Is hotter than Tophet? It
is a good day. a great day, a happy day.
It’s what you think and feel about it
that makes each day what It is. You,
within yourself, can make each day,
every day, a good day. Put down iu
the notebook of your soul the poet
Runeberg's thought:
"Each day Is a life.”
When you get up In the morning
throw hack your shoulders, take a deep
breath. Meet the new day like a man.
Say to yourself:
“ Anothei day—another life!”
For all we know, It may be the only
day we'll ever have. Let’s make It the
best day we can. Let's strive to see
that it Is a day worth while. Let’s
move a step forward in our work.
Let's do all the good we can. Let's get
all the happiness we can—today.
Right now Is the only time you can
control. Yesterday is a record. To
morrow is a secret. Today is yours, Is
mine.—American Magazine.
T h s “D s v i l’s G ra ve y a rd .”
A cemetery known as the "Devil's
Graveyard,” on top o f a rocky hill
overlooking Sion, Switzerland, where
for centuries were buried sorcerers
and sorceresses, is being blasted away
»o make room for public Improvements.
From the tenth century to the early
seventeenth those supposed to be In
traffic with the evil one were tortured,
executed and buried there. The exca
vators have found bones estimated to
be those of many hundreds of persons.
8 till H s H a d It.
A certain physician told some of his
patients that as long as they kept their
feet and legs dry they would he safe
from an attack of the grip. One day
he was surprised to receive a letter
from a patient In which the latter said
that he had two wooden legs and yet
he had had the grip for five consecu
tive years.—Philadelphia Ledger.
E x p la in in g It.
Jones (Just Introduced) — I suppose
you don't remember me, but I was
once a witness against your side In a
certain trial, and I remember that you
cross examined me with tbe greatest
courtesy. The Lawyer— Is that so?
Perhaps your testimony was not ma
terial.—Puck
Ths E t s r n a l F s m in in s .
“ Wiromen certainly ain’t got no con
sistency.”
"W hat's the matter, Mike?”
“ Me wife chased me out wld a rolling
pin this morning and then cried be
cause I left home without kissing her
goodby.'*— Pittsburgh Poat.
“ Did your son who went to the city
to make his fortune deliver the goods?"
C a u g h t tha H abit.
"No. He was caught with them be
"That yachting party are telling the
fore he had a chance.” —Hooaton Post.
biggest fake* 1 ever heard.”
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“ Yea, and yon can see at a glance
Doing well depends upon doing
that even the yacht I s lying to.” —Bslti
pletely.—Persian Proverb.
more American.
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Pacific Ave., Forest Grove
C. L. BUMP & CO.
Orenco
ORENCO DRUG CO.
General Meachandise
South Forest Grove
MORTON & FREEMAN
Drugs and Jewelry
Orenco
W m . OELRICH
Groceries and Provisions
Builders’ Materials
Hillsboro
J. A . HOFFM AN
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OREGON NURSERY CO.
Jeweler
Wholesale and Retail Nursery Stock
Hillsboro
THE DELTA DRUG STORE
Drugs and Medicines
Orenco
M. P. C AD Y
General Merchandise
Hillsboro
Beaverton
PERCY LONG
J. L. H A R D Y
Hardware
2nd Street, Hillsboro
MRS. M. L. BURDAN
Confectionery and Patent Medicines
Beaverton
R. L. T U C K E R
Millinery
Everything to Build With
2nd Street, Hillsboro
SAELENS & SPIESSEHEART
Meat Market
Beaverton
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General Merchandise
2nd Street, Hillsboro
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Gales Creek
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Hillsboro
Gales Creek
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Hillsboro
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Pope Photo Gallery
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