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M tornado dkfinkd. ? limatoIogUit Give* Relative Differ mc^N of Wind Storms. I. is a tornado ? what sort of a ?rind storm i* it?" That in a question that York county ftcople have been asking since the B-oming Wednesday morning of the B,wrt<i that did such damage in the ?Hopewell section of York county and ? , , , the state. One <>f the best au ? horities on the subject in the United ?States is Prof. P. c. Day, chief of the I linmtological division, United States ?weather bureau, who in a recent ?statement relative to the tornado, ? ays in part: ? "M0?t winds of the temperate ?voiles are either cyclonic or anti ?ryclonir in their final analysis; that ?s, they either blow around and at ? h< i" face, more or less into a ?region of low temperature pressure-? ? v< lonir? or they blow around and at ? he- surface, more or less out of a ?jrKi"" ot high atmospheric pressure ?--anti-cyclonic; the velocity of the ?wind 'in each case, and hence the de ?etruetivo capacity, depending upon ? iin barometric gradient, or the ? rapidity of the horizontal pressure ?ihangc. ? "The most destructive winds are ?usually associated with low pressure ? ureas ? cyclones; particularly those ? with steep gradients and relatively ? small diameters. "T\vo important types of cyclonic ? storms occurring in the United States ? are the hurricane and the tornado. ? "Storms of the first named type ? originate as a rule, in the tropical ? portions of the Atlantic ocean, some ? what north of the Equator, usually in I West Indian waters, and enter the ? states at any point along the coast I from the southern portion of the ? Florida peninsula to the mouth of the I Rio Grande. A few leave the Gulf ? oven farther south and pass into Mexico. MThese storms prevail mostly dur ing late sumnfer and early autumn, nearly 00 per cent occurring in Au gust, September and Octobor. During the last twenty years they have caused the loss of nearly 1 0,000 human lives and damaged or de stroyed property to the estimated 1 lvalue of more than $160,000,000," Much smaller in .dimensions than the hurricane is the tornado, the most intense and dreaded of the cyclonic winds, which yearly takes a more or less extended toll of life and property over some portions of the country. \ "This type of storm," says Mr. Pay, "differs from the hurricane mainly in the extent of territory in volved in ? single case and in the severity of the winds, which greatly exceed in destructive power those of the hurricane type. "Tornadoes are mainly confined to tho more level areas of -the country and hence attain their greatest fre quency in portions of the Great Plains, Mississippi valley and interior portions of the Gulf states. They are less frequent in the far south and to the eastward of the Appalachian mountains, although some of distihet severity have been observed in both these districts. Fro^t the Rocky mountains westward these storms are exceedingly rare, in fact no account of a severe tornado over this entire region in its recorded history. The season of occurrence is con fined mainly to the warmer months, but they may appear at any period of the year. "The tornado is strictly a storm of local character, its path frequently covering a path of only a few rods, rarely more than a third of a mile, and usually only a few miles in length, althotigh in some cases they may cover a length of 50 miles or more. Amateur weather sharks have re vivid the old theory about storms at or near the equinoxes. Touching this matter the official record, published by the United States department of agriculture, carried under date of January i> last the following! Question: What are the equinoxes and how do they cause sstonns ? Answer: The aun, in its apparent journey among the stars, passes from aouthern to northern latitudes about March 21, and from northern to southern latitudes about September 22. These dates are known as the equinoxes. In both Europe and America there is an old belief that ;? severe storm the soralled "equinoc tial storm" or "equinoctial gale" ? is due about the date of either equinox; or, more particularly, about the date of the autumnal equinox. The fallacy of this idea consists in identifying any storm that occurs within a week, or even several weeks of the equinox, aa the equinoctial storm. Statistic* show that there is no maximum Nof storm frequency, either in this coun try or in Europe, close to the date of either equinox. Of course, in the long i*un, storms do occur about these dates, just as they occur at all other times of the year. No reason why storms should be especially frequent at the equinoxes is known to meteor ologists. Mrs. Charles A, Stevenson, known to theatre goers of a generation ago as Kate Klaxton, known best fyr her roles in "The Two Orphans," and "East Lynne," was found dead in her New York apartments Tuesday morn ing. She was 74 years of age. The movement to revise English spelling, initiated in 1907 and inter rupted by the World war, is again irt full swing. About 460 universities, colleges and normal schools use the simplified spelling method in- publi cations and correspondence. You can select a good oil two ways. By mak ing elaborate tests for . yourself or by asking by name for a brand that has been tested and accepted by a whole generation of motorists and engineers. Think of the time, expense and, uncertainty that you save by aairing few "Standard" Polarine. A name is a convenient handle by which the public reaches for and gets the product it wants. All good motor oils have names. The handle is there lor your con venience and protection ? use * it, please. ? ? You never say "Give me a package of cigarettes" or"a tube pf tooth paste." You know what you like and you ask for it? by name. It is to your advantage to buy oil only by name. It prevents substitu tion. It guarantees uniform quality. ? There are several good oils, but none, ai^y better than "Standard" Polarine. It is the standard among lubricating oils and has been so for many years. It is still growing in favor. It is an honest oii. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (New Jersey) Buy the bat oil but buy it by name? <md the name is "Standard" Polarin* STAN D AR D 4 definition ? "Standard -Any typ?, mod el. or ntnpU for ?o?* . parl*of)|a criterion c( ?xt?IU?ft."? Fu?k ?# WacnalU Practical 8ta*d* ard Dtcn WW Oils you canftrust / 000 CRA.JE FOR SOUVENIRS Chrysanthemums Abstracted by Wont in From Church Followino Wed ding in Now York. Beyond any contest, the Flck\?lck cluh has loft many descendants in the persons of ladies and gentlemen who seek uml whenever they art? able cull here ii iid there smull objects of inter* est. Savants toll u? that wu nil hav* m preh ensile, acquisitive Instinct, ho we are not surprised at the gathering of these objects. What is surprising la that some of them should Interest anyone who held himself or herself above a Jackdaw, hut souvenirs have a wonderful fascination for u great many people, and they do not seeiu always to he ovtT nice as t<? the means of getting t hem. From soldiers' button to pictures in galleries, from-et?mmemornilon plates to Chips frotu a monument, all seems to be grist to these mills, and the lat est edifying Instance of this was at ? wadding In New York. On jthls oc casion the female souvenir hunters ap peared lb strong force and were active as. usual, though It does not appear that they Injured the. bride or the brldgroom. The wedding, says the dls< patch, "naturally attracted a large Crowd, but the police kept the curi ous' well In hsnd. . . . After the ceremony several young women man aged to get Into the church and took some of the chrysanthemums as sou venirs." Bless their hearts, of course they did, and no fair-minded man can re frain from respecting them for not taking the pews. You will note, too, thnt they did not snatch the bride's bouquet out of her hands and that no male souvenir hunter wulked off with the bridegroom's top hat. Such moderation must be commended. But what did the young women see. In the chrysanthemums that was of Interest? There was, of course, a little value In them, although there could not have been much left after being In the close church. Did they think that one of these flowers put under the pillow would bring a millionaire husband to the young female who had pinched It? It Is a riddle, like most of the perform ances of the souvenir hunter, and to our thinking wonderfully silly. Com pared to this the hero worship of the gentleman who had shaken the hand that had shaken the hand of Snlllvan was a reasonable and creditable sen timent. Besides, by the time that chrysanthemums have an odor It Is a very unpleasant one. ? Boston Tran script. Hindu Oamblers' Day. Gambling is permitted and coun tenanced for one day In the year in India, and that is the day of Devall ? the Day of Light, which is dedicated to the Hindu god Itam, In celebration of his coronation, and of this day the devotees of that religion take great advantage. Huge sums are wagered on games of chance, and on frequent occasions the horn gambler has lost one of his wives. The native bazimrs throughout In dia resemble fairyland, for outside th? house or shop of every true Hindu are placed numerous little lamps of primi tive construction. They consist mere- I iy of small shallow bowls, about the size of a saltcellar, filled with oil in which a wick is floated. The number of lamps varies with the financial standing of the householder, the wealthier natives d^playing them by the hundred. According to the tradi tion, he who displays the greatest num ber of lights will become exceedingly rich, for on this night Laksharal, the goddess of wealth, is supposed to wan der abroad, and enter wherever there are sufficient lights to catcfe feer fancy. For War Equipment. A new use hag been discovered for star shells, those eerie, ghastly para* chute shells* which so often lighted ( up No Man's Land with their spook Ish glare. Federal prohibition agents are going to use them on the coast. Adrian Chamberlain, dry agent for New Jer sey, had this to say of the first experi ments with the new methods of detect* ing rum runners : "The bursting shells not only startled the rum runners but sent fast liquor craft and waiting au tomobiles on shore scurrying for the safety of the shadows elsewhere. We will continue their use until darkness on the Jersey board is turned to day Mgkf Omen Forecasts Bloodshed. The "blood of the Burgundians" has appeared again on the water of Lake Morat, near Neuchatel, portending more trouble for old Europe, If ancient legend is to be believed. The reddening of the water of this lake Is caused by the flowering of an aquatic plant, which, however, blooms very rarely. The phenomenon was seen in 1476, when 36,000 Burgundians under Charles the Bold were defeated near the lake by the Swiss. The last time the waters, were red was In 1914, Just befor^tbe outbreak of the World war, a circum stance said to Justify the old saying, "When blood lst seen on Ldke Morat there will be bloodshed In Europe." A Sure Sign. A commercial traveler visiting Glasgow wu rehouse made a bet with the manager thai he would pick out all the married men among the employees. Accordingly he stationed bimself at the door as they returned from dlnaer, and mentioned all those whom be be lieved to be married. In almost every eese toe was ffeht. "How do 9*0 4o itr s?fced the ma? "Oh. ire qu4t# simple," said Ute trav eler. The married men wipe theii toe t oe the met ; U* siegle oeee dtaV Men everywhere who are being hard run to meet household expenses should feel indebted to the Low Angeles Times for the following "A St. l*ouis doctor asserts that silk undies ure an enemy of the human race. He says that the ^iilk is a non-conductor of life-giving "forces. A girl who wears silk hosiery is taking a frightful risk. The silk forms an armor through Which . the energizing forces of flight and air find their way with difficulty. ' Ladies in silken negligee are in dire peril, indued. It seems that the silken habit imperils both body and soul." This is very clear. It explains many things. The next time you see a woman looking down and out you may be safe jn- concluding that she is wearing ? well? wearing garments mftcte of the Wrong material. The information ought to be passed along to the women folks, of course. The head of the household might read . the statement of the Loa Angeles paper to his women fo)k? three times a day for the next month,? Spartan burg Sun. i Six log raftH, each #00 feet long and containing tf, 000, 000 feet of lum her, besides carrying deck loads of shingles and cedar poles, will Im brought to San Deigo, California, thi.i year from the Columbia i ivt-r. Thv' rafts run on schedule, the first start ing on June 15 in tow of a tug. The? are cut into lumber by the nulls at San Diego. Mrs. Km ma Crossmnn, an Knglisix woman, has mothered no less than 0% children, ller flock has included 54K shiUh'on of her own, 17 of hey second husband's 'children, by his ft rat wife, and 28 nurse children. /etma-ize Jay Walkers and thoughtless chil dren involve the most, careful drivers in law suits over personal in juries. ? Is it not good sense to carry an AETNA-AUTO Liability Policy with adequate limits ancl know that you are safe from loss however large the elaims for damages that may be brought against you? . CAMDEN LOAN & REALTY CO. AETNA-IZERS J Phone 62 ^Camden, S. C. Awnings for HOME AND BUSINES High Grade Awnings of all Kinds C. M. COLEMAN, CAMDEN, S. ?. THE burglar has educated many people to the advan - - tages of keeping their ? ? money in bank. Loan & Savings Bank CAPITAL $100,000.00 4 Per Cent. Paid on Savings Deposits BELTING? BELTING? 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