Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1908-12-09
A PULLING CLIMATE,
The Curious Way Rain Falls In
Balmy honolulu.
A peapLtyINo SPECTACLE.
pownpour. Hail q Mile Away rhs,
Threaten 10 pfsneh You Every No.
msnt, bu Nsvsr ArrIvs--A Mo, of
Broken up Halnbovs IN The Valleys

ment bu, Nsvsr Arlvs--A Mo, of
Broken UP HaInbovs IN The Valleys
The most ler,icAlnp thing about
IInwnli's climate 10 the new arrival
IL the matter OF rainfall iou begin
10 experience this pcrplesty before
You have set foot on The Jock NJ Homo
lulu, when you consult nnSlouslf with
your fellow travellers M 10 The adylaa.
bllliy Of digging out m umbrella on
fainpIoof before you no ashore, The
chances are That YOU are nil convinced
Tint The heavy veil OF black clouds
which shuts Oul portions ~ The NOUN
tain scenery from view aud The few
drops Of rain which the fresh shore
breeze dnnhrs IN Your face like fash.
lng Jewels torn from that bli of rain.
bow are warnings too plain 10 be W.
nored, aud you prepare accordingly FOR
the downpouf which seems Imminent,
iou observe With some surprise that
hone " the wvnrcrH " the dainty zoe.
TUNES you pass on the street appear 20
be- N the least ,eiiurbed by the puspl.
hIlli, of getting caught IN the inpond.
Ing shower until after awhile n dnMnH
on YOU that the storm Keeps rlRhi on
impending and nothlnn more A. yon
ride IN street ear along the finishing
apnboaeh. vivid with color Of break.
ing surf aud of flowers IN trees ana
hedges along the way The sunshine
never appeared NJ brilliant Hut OF 10
the left IN q beautiful little valley
tucked Hike deep pocket IN the noun.
tnlnr and seemingly scafcel, half n
mile ava, there can be no doubt ~
the fact that n good heavy rain Ia fall
Inv The sunlight striking through
fhe falling drops ills the valley With
glory " broken ~ reInbowu a riot
~ colof thai caussH one 20 gasp aud
escialni IN admiration There can be no
doubt that the rain We have seen fall
Ing h real and that Il n NJ near M II
seems, fer the wind now aud then car
tles refreshing dnahcs ~ II Into The
open ear, cansing n few ~ the passen
nerr 20 change their seats 10 the oppo
site aide Hut attn the street n per.
fecily DRY and the sunshine ~ bright
M ever
Five minutes later We leave the eat
~ he Foe, ~ n great jagged pile ~
,olcanic rock that marks the vent ~
a prehistoric volcano. and the red base
and sides which support n niunted
mesquiie.llke growth aud few cacil
look m though they hndnt had n good
shower for nls months And they prob
ably haven't
IN time one learns that lIawall'u ell
mate n purely n matter of locality,
that the report of the rainfall Tor any
Given time. published by the United
states weather bureau, dOce not nran
for every place In the territory nor for
The island OF oahu MOI oven Tor The
rliy " Honolulu, tt only Tor The
place where the rain gauge stands u
would not be- true for place half or
three. quarters ~ nile away one
learns that no may live IN honolulu
100 70 llHrrent conditions ~ Ia
preclplLlsssM according Co location In
somS<m the valleys rain falls pmcul'
80. every day " The year aud varies
~ hmount In different parts of the
anmo valley. which may bo only q mile
or two long. There are other sections
In which the splendid lawns aud bow
cra of grecn foliage Witch surround
beautiful homes are only possible
through constant irrigation, Aud there
are 10 be found almost every degree of
moisture between these extremes.
Like everywhere else one finds PEG
pie Of every turn OF mind IN Honolulu
~ 10 the most desirable places In
which 20 live IN sections whore the
rnlnfnl may amount 10 two or three
hundred inches per year vegetation
flourlshea most luxurlantly ana with n
minimum OF attention. There N also
an absence of humid feeling IN tho at
mosphero or dlnagreeablc dampneaa
which one usually associates with
much rainfall. This In accounted for
hy the fact that tho rain comes IN
showers, OF which dozen or more
may come Ia n day and may occur
while tho sun IN shining brightly,
while the never failing trade winds
and a porous soil dry up the surface
moisture within few minutes after a
shower has passed. The heaviest pro
clpltation also usually occurs NJ night
In the dry sections, II one has plenty
Of water with which 10 lrrlgate (and
Honolulu has u splendid system Of wa
ierworks with ample supply, one MAJ
more easily control what he would
grow and ut the same time escape the
Inconvenience OF Oft occurring show
ers. some Of uonolulu's most beauti
fui residence districts 40 well ~ the
beautiful Kapioianl park, ono OF the
most beautiful tropical gardens In the
world, was originally barren sand
plains, practically devoid OF vegcta
ton and once thought to DO worthless
The newcomer N often pusEled 10 heal
an old resident refer 10 "the plains
when speaking Of q section OF the cit,
IN which are located some OF tho
most magnificent homes aud bceutlfu
grounds IN the whole territory.
Tho variation of rainfall, together
with the difference IN temperature due
To elevation, give TO Hawaii diyersi
! "a Of climate that can scarcely III