Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1880-12-03
\ f,rmarkable Storm.

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pendent writes, under the date of June
10th, that a remarkable phenomenon re-
Gently occurred at Cltrens. Heavy
masses Of rain clouds hid from view
the mountains which separate Fribourg
from Montreaux, but their SUBMITS
from time to time lit up by vivid
flashes Of lightning, and a heavy thun-
der storm seemed to he raging IN the
valleys OF the Avants and the Alliaz.
No rain was falling near the lake, and
the storm appeared far OFF, when a
tremendous peal Of thunder shook the
houses of Clarens to their foundations.
At the same instant u magnifcaH
cherry tree near the cemetery, mshs-
uring q meter in circumference, was
struck by lightning. Some people
who were working in vineyard hard
by saw the electric fluid play about
little girl who had been gathering
cherries and was already thirty PAGES
from the tree. She was literally folded
in sheet of fire. The vlne-dressers
fled in terror from the spot. In the
cemetery six persons, separated into
groups, none OF them within two hun
dred and fifty PAGES of the cherry tree,
were enveloped in q luminous cloud.
They felt AZ il they were being struck
in the face with hailstones as fine as
gravel; when they touched each other
sparks of electricity passed from their
finger ends. At the same time col
umn OF fire was seen to descend in the
direction of Chatelard and it is averred
that tie electric fluid could be distinct
ly heard as it ran from point to point
of the iron railing If vault in the
cemetery.
The strangest part of the story is
that neither the little girl. the people
in the cemetery, nor the vine-dressers
appeared to have been hurt the only
Inconvenience complained of being an
unpleasant sensation in the joints, as if
they had been violently twisted, sem
sation which was felt with more or less
acuteness Tor II few hours after. The
explanation of this phenomenon is
probably to be found in Prof. Cola
don's theory of the way in which light
ming descends. The Professor CON-
tends that it falls in IL shower, not in q
perpendicular flush, and that it runs
along branches of trees until it is all
gathered in the trunk, which it bursts
ground. In the instance in question:
the trunk of the cherry tree is Us conat
plete|y shivered rs ii it hal been ex.
ploled by Il charge of dynamite.
Lord Bcaconsield will not aimit
human frailty u the extent OF eye
glasses, r4uch less Of spectacles. de
carries in his waiStcoat pocket small
glass, which, when he IS at
IL loss to recognize persons or places at
u distance, he fixes under his left eye
lid and undisguisedly stares. The eye
glass was much in rcquisltIon one day
on his visit to the House of Commons,
and was brought to bear without any
attempt at cover OF intention upon
various members OF whom Lord Bea-
had heard but whom he had
not before seen; Mr.. Brad!augh being
singled out.
Fig PRESERVES - Carefully gather
the figs, two-thirds ripe with 81 ans ieit
in; pour boiling water with little lime
dissolved in it on them, cover and let
stand until cold, then rinse and drain.
Have ready thick syrup OF white
sugar; put in only few at time;
when done take out, put in others, and
so Oh until the supply is exhausted,
then pour the syrup over them ana
seal. They do not require much work
ing and no stirring; boil slowly. One
pound of sugar to one OF fruit.
Fig pickles are nice and may be made
N the same way. with much less sugar,
! little vinegar and spices.