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STORAGE BATTERY 105 STORK mitted to sink below the level of the top of the plate. The acid does not evaporate and should not need renewing. But if some is accidentally spilled, it should be replaced with chemically pure sulphuric acid of the specific gravity recom- mended by the makers of the cell. In the case of the Edison cell, a 21 per cent, solution of caustic potash is used instead of sulphuric acid. STORER, BELLAMY, an American lawyer and diplomatist, born in Cincin- nati, Ohio, in 1847. He graduated from Harvard in 1867, and began the prrictice of law in Cincinnati. He was elected to Congress in 1891, serving until 1895. From 1897 to 1899 he was Minister to Belgium, and from the latter year until 1902 filled the same office in Spain. He was appointed Ambassador to Austria- Hungary in 1902. His alleged activity on behalf of the proposed elevation of Archbishop Ireland to be Cardinal, led to his dismissal from his post, in 1906. STOREY, MOOREIELD, an American lawyer and publicist, born at Roxbury, Mass., in 1845. He graduated from Harvard in 1866, and after studying at the Harvard Law School, was admitted to the bar in 1869. He had previously served as private secretary to Charles Sumner. He took an active part in politics and was prominent in the "Mug- wump" movement of 1884. He was a candidate for Congress in 1900, but was defeated. He was president of the Anti- Imperialist League, and of the National Association for the Advancement of the Colored People. He was a member and official in many societies, and was a fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. He wrote "Life of Charles Sumner" (1900); "Ebenezer Rockwood Hoar" (1911) ; "The Demo- cratic Party and Philippine Indepen- dence" (1915). He also contributed many articles to magazines. STORK, in ornithology, any individual of the genus Ciconia, or of the sub-fam- ily Ciconiinse. In form the storks re- semble the herons, but are more i-obust, and have larger bills, shorter toes, with a non-serrated claw on the middle toe. They inhabit the vicinity of marshes and rivers, where they find an abundant sup- ply of food, consisting of frogs, lizards, fishes, and even young birds. Storks are migratory, arriving from the S. at their breeding haunts in the early spring, and departing again in the autumn. The white or house stork, C alba, which is common in many countries of Central Europe, constructs a large nest, most frequently on the chimney of a cottage. The plumage is dirty white, the quills and the longest feathers ou the wing covers black; beak and feet red. The male is about 42 inches long, the female somewhat less. The black stork, C. nigra, from the center and E. of Europe, Asia, and Africa, has the upper surface black, the lower parts white. Storks are pro- INDIAN WOOD STORK tected by laws in some countries for their services in destroying small mam- mals and reptiles, and in consuming offal. The wood-ibis, a sub-genus, is found in waters of our Southern States. Heralds have adopted the stork as an emblem of piety and gratitude. SHOE-BILLED STORK