According to the statements we receive, the citizens take to the
prairies the moment a tornado strikes a Kansas town. As the children
cannot run as fast as the grown-ups, they have often been caught and
injured by the terrible storms before they could escape.
To prevent such accidents in the future, some one decided to build
tornado caves under the schoolhouses. These caves are large enough to
shelter all the children while the blow lasts, and the scholars are
regularly drilled in the methods of reaching these caves quickly and in
good order.
The teacher sounds the alarm, and instantly the pupils stand up, and to
the music of their own singing march down the stairs and into the cave.
Then, let the tornado rage as it will, they are safe.
* * * * *
The tailors' strike is over, and has resulted in a victory for the
strikers.
The contractors have signed the new agreement, and most of the tailors
are now back at their work.
This victory means a great deal to the workers. Their period of labor
will be reduced from fifteen hours a day to ten, and by the new scale
of wages they will be able to earn from $10 to $18 a week, instead of
from $5 to $10 as formerly.
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