Spots On The Sun

The tornadoes and hurricanes of Friday and Siturday in Iowa, Kansas and Missouri were as severo as any tbat have oecured for aeveral years. The destruction of (h towu of Grinnell, lowa, hs rarely been exqeUed What the earthqwake is tö iiiy ■ 1 Central America, the taffta& "'t the prairie atetes, MteWgW " „Xid l hroafh nf the, „,nto, V7?aaSJtl.ltt a er yet dftne amch, " nas "e.v" fs an innaceftt fcL reth b? noonday witb tUesp : m arms comparad tprrih) -'Winds. And the most vio ' J Powerleas to avert it. Pre„ y, o similar disturbances in April, ? íarked agitation in tbe sun, with ihe breaking out of many spots was observed. Last week the same phenomena were noticed, and a prediction of like disaster made. Whether by accident or not, the prophecy is f ulfllled. Unfortunately, however, the1 prophecy, though it were repeated: every time, would afford no hiut' how to guard against or prevent the danger. Those who live in regions reasonably exempt from these scourgea have much cause for thankfuluess. But Iowa, Kansas and Missouri seem to be their favorite arena. The brewers of Vienna have ra'scd thepiice of beer, and the drinkers have deterniined to drink no more beer until the prices are lowered. Such a state of affairs was never known in this country. We "strike" against everything else, but the idea of striking because of Ligh-priced drinks does not seem to have oecurred to anybody. "We shell out 15 cents for 5-cent wliiskv without a