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Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-24
Brilliance of the Sky

Brilliance of the Sky
Racing cascades of luminescence
traversed the length of the heavens
with remarkable speed.
Observations on meteorological OPP
tics and atmospheric electricity, with
chemical and physical studies In con-
nection with the freezing of the sea
surface and the numerous lakes In
the vicinity of Cape Royd, were made.
Detailed work was done on the min
eral occurrences and ice in all it's
forms, full Photographic records be-
ing obtained. Mr. Raymond Il. Priest
ley, OF Bristol, found much fungoid
In the peat-like bottoms of the lakes
on the land behind Cape Royd. lie
also discovered raised beach at an
altitude Of $50 feet near Cape
Barne.
Mount Erebus wits very active in
June, and on the 18th of that month
good moonlight photographs of the
eruption were obtained.
Professor David considers that
most OF the Antarctic bergs are snow
bergs. Fossil radiolaria microscopic
organisms) Were found in the glacial
boulders at Cape Royd.
Mr.. Priestley assisted Mr.. Murray
In marine dredging throughout the
winter. He and Sir Philip Brockle-
hurst sank deep shafts In the lake
ice for biological and physical stud
les. Sir Philip Brocklehurst kept
the records OF the marine current in
dicator, and Mr. Mackay erected and
kept tide-gauge. Mr.. Armytage
| was in charge of the ponies and as
sisted the biologists.
Mr.. Marshall obtained good rec
ords of natural history with cine
matograph. .,-. ..
Mr.. MarsOn was engaged in paint
ing landscapes and the aurora.
The weather was for time mild
with a lowest temperature of ~ de-
grees below freezing point.
We commenced sledging on August
l. ~, Messrs. Armytage. and payit
and went to examine the Great Ice
Barrier surface. We encountered
low temperatures of SO degrees OF
frost.
| Returning to Cape Royd on Sep
TENDER l9 Messrs, Adams, Joyce
Marshall, Marson, Wild, and lei'
again on September 22 to lay de
pot for the southern journey. W.
returned on October 13. after plac
Ing n depot l2l statute miles soutl
Jof the DiscOvery's winter quarters.
We experienced bad billiards. and
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-24
SOU I H
I 2 I'D

during January Z, S, and Q, the bliz-
card ragged, with ~ degrees of frost
and the wind blowing ut seventy
miles an hour.
II was impossible to move. The
members Of the party were frequent
iy frost-bltten in their sleeping-baRs.
On January . we left camp and
reached latitude IS deg. 20 min, lon
gitude 1862 east. This is the most &,
8outherly point ever reached.
Here we hoisted the Union Jack
presented to us by Her Majesty the
Queen.
No mountains We're visible. We
saw now u plain stretching to the
south.
We returned to pick up our depot
on the plateau, guided by our out
ward tracks, for the flags attached 10
the tentpoles had been blown away.
Less violent blizzards, blowing at our
backs, helped us to travel twenty to
twenty-niIe miles daily. We reach
ed the upper glacier depot on Janu-
airy 10.
The snow had been blown from
the glacier surface, leaving slippery
blue Ice The descent was slow work
in the heavy gale. The sledge was
lowered by stages by The Alpine rope
Site OF the Pole
On the morning of January 2G oar
food was finished. 1t was slow go
Ing. Sixteen miles were covered In
a twenty-five hours march. Tho
snow was two feet deep, concealinG
Crevasses.
We reached the lower glacier de-
pot in latitude SO deg. As min. on
the afternoon of January 81. There
we obtained food, and, proceedings
reached the "Grisi depot" Cnamed af-
ter the dead pony on February 2.
There was no food remaining.
Wild was suffering from dysentcry,
the Effects of horse-meat On Febru-
airy 4 the entire party was PROSTATE
with dysentery and unable to move,
The dysentery continued for eight
days but, helped ny strong southcrly
blzzards, we reached "Chinamun de-
pot" on February 12, Food had
again run out.
Bli2Zards continued, with 80 deg,
of frost. We discarded everything
except our camp outiit and geological
specimens, and on February 90 reach
ed the next depot, all our food being
finished.
Helped by n southerly blizzard,
which was accompanied By G7 degrees
Continued on Page ~
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-24
LIEUT.. SHACKLET0NS STORY OF "FARTHES

10. The active crater is half q mile
In diameter and 500 feet deep. II
was ejecting vast volumes of steam
and sulphurous gas to height OF
2O09 feet: Hypsometer readings were
taken at the summit simultaneously
with those from the base station at
Cape Royd. A geological collection
was made and photographs were TIA
ken.
Commencing the descent on the
same day-March 10--they glissaded
by stages down 5000 feet, reaching
their sledge depot. They reached
Cape Royd on March IL, after the
Nimrod had left for New Zealand
During a large part Of the year
1908 we finished the building OF
hut and OF stables for our Manchu-
rian ponies. Unfortunately We lost
In the beginning of March four po-
MES. which died from eating sand.
Aurora Displays .... ...
Lieutenant Adams commenced In
March systematic meteorological OBJ
servations, and studied with Profess
sor David the movement of the cur.
rents Of the upper atmosphere. indi-
Gated by the swaying of the steam
cloud on the summit of Mount Ere
bus. From October onward to the
end OF the expedition meteorological
records were kept by Mr.. Jas. Muir
ray and Mr.. Roberts.
Mr.. Murray found abundant micro
scopic life-rotifers vegetable org
anisms) etc.-in the freshwater lakes
near Cape Royd. The rotifers were
of remarkable vitality, living fol
years In the ice Of the lakes. Elk
periments prove that they can en-
dure very low and very high temper
.atures and immersion in very saline
mixtures. ....
We found the ringed penguin a
Cape Royd. The chief vegetation wa
large sheets of a fungus-like plant II
the lakes and many lichens, with
4 few mosses. Seaweeds Of two kind
4 were abundant.
Mr.. Marson made systematic rec
ords OF all the appearances OF auror
}, displays. These were exceedingly
, brilliant throughout the winter, ap
pearing most frequently in the east
ern sky and seldom in the direction
/, of the magnetic pole.
The most striking form of the AL
rora was that of a parallel with drap
, ed curtains extending across tn
heavens, sometimes stationary, an
sometimes moving rapidly across tn
! lsky.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-24
SPLENDID WORK
In MIDST OF ICE
Cabel Report Ma-D New Mountain
Chains-Erebus Volcano Explored-Glacier Forty Miles
Wide-Pony Crevasss southerly Gales
Aurora Borealis to

covering a distance of 1860 statute
miles. The winter was mild and the
lowest temperature they encountered
was 40 deg. below zero Fair.
The geological results of the expe-
dition are as important as the zoolog-
iCal.
The Nimrod encountered heavy
pack ice.
Mount Erebus, the southernmost
volcano in the world $4,000 feet
high, was assembled for the first
time.
On March 3, 1908, Lieutenant Ad-
ans, r. n. II. (geologisD, Sir Philip
Brocklehurst (surveyor and map
maker), Professor David, OF sydney
University, Mr.. a. Forbes Mackay,
, assistant surgeon, Mr.. Eric Marshall,
surgeon and photographer, and Mr..
Marson Ga scientist of Adelside) left
Cape Royd to ascend Mount Erebus
the great Antarctic volcano.
Bitten
On the morning of March 7 they
climbed with a sledge, to an altitude
of $500 feet.
Carrying their equipment on theil
backs they reached, on the night o
March 7, an altitude of $500 feet
The temperature was so degrees DO
low freezing point. .....
Then a violent blizzard ragged TO
thirty hours. Resuming the ascen
on March 9 they reached the old era
ter of the volcano at an altitude o
over II 900 feet. They explored tn
crater, and unique fumarolea Csmok
holes) were found.
The old crater is chiefly filled wit
large felspar crystals and pumic
and with sulphur,
Sir Philip Brocklehurst had bot
feet badly frost-bitten, and one to
was subsequently amputated,
AVast Crater
The summit was reached on Marc
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1909-04-24
From LIEUT.. SHACKLET0N to tn
London Daily MALL

HALF-MOON BAY, \. H., Tuesday.
The Nimrod Antarctic Expedition left
the base of operations at Cape Royd,
King Edward VIII Land, on October
20, 1908.
The following took part in the lin-
al expedition over the ice after leay-
ing the ship:
Lieutenant Adams, II. \. r., me-
teorologist.
Eric Marshall, surgeon and cartUg-
rapher.
Mr.. Frank wild.
Lieutenant Ernest II. Shacklcton.
The most southcrly point reached
was latitude SS deg. % min, longi-
tude east 1862 deg. "a distance of III
miles from the Pole ITSELF.
The journey was very dimcult.
After crossing several mountains
we reached plateau 10000 feet
high. Several new mountain ranges
were discovered.
The distance Travelled was 1908
statute miles and the time occupied
was 12G days.
Magnetic Pole Found
In all, more than 100 new noun
tain peaks were discovered. Bu,t
the equipment and the food suppIe'
,Droved very satisfactory. The Man
churian ponies did as well as was ex
pected.
We all felt T. hardships Of tn
journey very severely,
Good geological discoveries wer'
made and important slcdge journey
We're undertaken west and north,
The South Magnetic Pole wa
reached in latitude ~ deg. 20 min
longitude 154 deg.
Mr.. J. X. Davis, first mate, Mr.. \
Forbes Mackay, assistant surgeon
and Mr.. Marson made northwestern
! sledge journeys lasting l22 days an
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

The differentiations that sects like the
Puritan and the Scotch Presbyterians
aud other similar peoples have intro
duced from time to time.
The continental Sunday" as OBJ
served In Europe sees more church
going by the mass of the people than
the socalled "Cnristian Sabbath in
Vermont. Calling things by one name
or another does not make them any
more sacred as institutions or make
their observance any more religious
or devotional.
And the original Christian Sunday,
the Sunday as it was observed for
centuries before the Mosaic idea be
came at all prevalent outside the
Jews themselves, was not a day of
sanctity any more than all the days
of the week should be sacred to right
living. 1t was a day of rest and rec
reation. 1t was what Christ himself
said it was made for man, not man
for the Sabbath"
The Messenger believes in an OBJ
servance of Sunday that will make
every decent man, woman and child
glad they're living. st Adams
Messenger
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

The state has lost one OF its most
faithful officials and Arlington and
Bennington county one of its best
citizens in the death of Henry S.
Wilson. He was one of those direct
men who, when he decided that a
certain course was right, would go
straight ahead and do his duty re
gardless of criticism or pressure from
friend or foe. He was sheriff of Ben
nington county for fourteen years and
no county ever had a better sheriff.
He did not know what fear was and
his experiences as Sheriff would re
quire columns to recount. He has
performed the duties of cattle com
missioner in manner above criti-
cism. Last fall when the state cattle
law was under fire and every detail
of the business was scrutinized the
work of Commissioner Wilson stood
the test Appearing before the legis-
lature in committee of the whole and
inclined to be hostile, Mr.. Wilson by
his open, Straightforward and convinc-
ing answers and explanations won
the admiration of all and it resulted in
the law being amended largely ac
cording to ais suggestions.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26
Sunday Observance

THE attempt to give the Christian
Sabbath in Vermont continental
fiayor-which, being interpreted,
means the doing away with its sane
tity--is being vigorously pushed in
certain quarters. And the attempt
will succeed unless the churches get
out of their lethargy and wake up to
the peril of the situation. Ludlow
Tribune.
The Messenger has kept pretty well
out of the current discussion of this
matter by Vermont newspapers but
it's leaning toward a sensible liberal
ization of the Sunday law is well
known to its readers. These discus
sions are profitable to persons that
are willing to look on both sides OF
the question, and there are facts and
phases of this particular subject that
some of our brethren and neighbors
that have always supposed there was
only one side to IL may feel disposed
to give more than passing need.
The esteemed Ludlow contempor-
airy is not very accurate in one or two
of its terms and propositions, if it
will permit the suggestion. In the
llISl pldCtI inc SOtdIicu OHIlSlldn
Sabbath" instituted in Vermont was
not the Christian Sunday, at ALL It
was the Puritan Sunday, begotten OF
our New England ancestors and by
them largely constructed out OF the
Mosaic law. The careful student OF
this question must continually bear
in mind all that Is conveyed by Old
Testament and New Testament dlf-
ferences and the philosophy Christ
was believed to bring and the Office
he was believed to serve In the New
Dispensation, Our New England AN
cestors had gloomy fondness for
Old Testament theology They en-,
joyed the thunders of Sinai more than
the cradle song of Bethlehem. Their
Sunday was not the Sunday observed
by Christ and therefore Christian but
1t partook more of the Sabbath OF
the Jews and was Mosaic.
The socalled "continental' Sunday
is in reality pretty much the true
Christian Sunday 1t is the nearest
approximation to the Sunday as the
Christian church from its foundation
has kept 1t in the Old World save for
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26
TALE OF RUNAWAY POND
Story Of How a Vermont Lake Ran
off the Map

When the first white settlers went
to Orleans county, Vermont, they
found in what is now the town OF
Glover beautiful little lake where
is now no water except small
stream flowing through a valley. The
valley now contains several farms
and a travelled highway which is one
of the main roads of the town. This
lake disappeared over a hundred years
ago under peculiar circumstances,
which were first told in 1919 soon af-
ter the incident occurred. The story
was retold in the old Common School
Reader 20 years later and the follow
ing account is taken from that book:
Runaway Pond is the name of
place in the town of Glover, Orleans
county, Vermont. not where there
is now pond, but from which as the
name intimates, pond once ran
away. The facts in regard to this
spot, were published in 1910. There
was a sheet of water, about three
miles in length, and half a mile in
breadth, from which issued a small
stream, running to tae south, and
mmgling, in it's course. with the wat
ers that flow into the Connecticut riy-
err.
There was another small stream,
taking its rise little to the north
and west of this pond, the waters OF
which were discharged to the north,
finding their way through Lake Mem
phremagog, into the St. Lawrence. On
this stream there was mill and the
owner having viewed the make of the
ground to the north end or head of
the pond, and finding its elevation so
small as to oppose but trifling OBJ
stacle to its running in that direction.
conceived the idea of turning its
course to the NORTH, so as to aid in the
operations of his mail.
On July 4, accordingly, himself and
a number of others, went with spades
and shovels and commenced digging.
They very soon found, that, a few in
ches from the surface there was moth
ing but uuicksand; and the moment
the water began to run in that direc-
ton, this gave way very rapidly, cut
ting a channel; and the whole water
of the pond soon appeared to rush-to
that point. The banks of the new
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

stream, caving in were swept on by
the flood; so that the party We're only
able to escape with their lives.
The owner of the mill seeing, at
once, that there might be more water
than ne desired, and that his mill
might be in danger. very judiciously
made rapid movement in advance
of~the water. and arrived just IN time
TO apprise his wife of her danger and
enable her TO escape from the mill.
which she was attending In her hus-
bands absence.
AS the food moved onward it bore
down everything that opposed its
progress; taking along trees, earth
and rocks; and in narrow places in
the valley, the moving mass would
rise often to the height of so or 60
feet, and again reaching a broader
would spread out, and leave immense
masses of timber, stones, and earth
which, after a lapse of 20 years. are
still visible.
The beholder who was not apprised
of what had been done, was struck
with absolute amazement: as the
water the moving cause, was wholly
invisible. He saw trees of all sizes,
and every other substance which
could be accumulated. rolling onward
roaring. crashing, shaking the hills,
and leaving perfect desolation in its
course:-The forest and the morass
were both oblterated the hills were
laid low, and the valleys were exalted
1t swept, in this way some 20 miles
the whole distance Of Memphremagog
where, finding nothing to resist its
course. it gradually mingled its plac-
i'd waters vita those of the lake; hav-
ing erected, at every step, the most
enduring monuments of its resistless
power.
The width of the track Of this food
was from six or eight rods to near
half q mile When the mighty tor
rent, rolling onward. struck the mill
for whose benefit this letting out of
waters was undertaken it was crush
ed into atoms, and so completely OBJ
liberated that not vestige has ever
been found. There was only here and
there a solitary tree left, to show that
a forest had been there. In one of
them a fish was found, 20 feet from
the ground. Among the eytraordin-
airy and almost incredible exhibitions
of the power of this food, is the fact,
that a rock was moved about half a
mile, the estimated weight of which
was so tons.
The pond lay between the noun
tains, occupying the whole space; and
on being drained it was found to have
been 20 feet in depth In the bed of
Runaway" pond. the whole three
miles there is not a road leading to
A delightful little village
now occupies ground that was made
by the food
1t may be asked what was the fate |
Of the inhabitants below? The ans
wer is. that 90 years ago there was
not house and no building except |
The mill in the track over which the !
food passed. Runaway" pond will
ong continue an object of much curl !
osity; and the history of its uncere
exit will continue TO be told !
n generations yet to come.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

Lest we forget, wasn't 1t Hickey
who was the direct cause, according
to the Bennington management, OF
having led Bennington to cancel its
games with Hoosick Falls? And
wasn't it Hickey who played left field
for Bennington on Sunday last, and
who was Bennington's bright, particu-
lar star on that occasion? Wasn't 1t
Hickey who the Banner charged with
dirty muckerism," and who Ben
nington thought was too low for the
grandsons of noble patriots" to play
with? Now. what's become of muck.
erism ?-Hoosick Falls Democrat.
Lest you forget, 1t wasn't Hickey
that was the cause either direct or
indirect of Bennington cancelling
those games. Secondly Hickey never
did play left field for Bennington
Thirdly the Banner never charged
Hickey with muckerism With these
exceptions the Democrats remarks
are undoubtedly correct. Hickey is
all right. In fact most OF the Hoo
sick Falls players are all right. 1t is
the hoodlums and yaps WAC make
themselves so prominent around the
diamond down there that disgrace
baseball in Hoosick Falls. An ex-
ample of this was noted at one of the
games there during the early part of
this season when the manager of the
Hoosick Falls team was overheard
urging a bunch of tougas and cheap
sports to come inside the ropes and
get in the way of the visiting catcher
when he tried to get a high foul.
This sort. of methods and the spirit
which they indicate will ruin decent
sport in any town as they nave
ruined 1t in Hoosick Falls. The
Democrat and the better element |
down there can bring about a change |
If they desire and we believe that the |
majority of Hoosick Falls people |
would welcome the suppression of |
.hese questionable features.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26
PANTHER AGAIN SEEN
o. r. Virgins of MiddIesex Added to
List Of Those Who Have Seen it.

Montpelier, Aug. go. r. Virgins
of Middlesex reports that he has
seen the wilcat or panther which has
been causing some apprehension
about this section recently He says
that he saw the animal near the win
dow Of his house last Monday night
beast because he didn't have any fire
arm handy.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

To the Taxpayers of the village OF Ben
nington
Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows;
65cents on the dollar for the Village Tax, 20
cents on the dollar for the Highway Tax on
the Grand List of 1909.
hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from o'clock a. IN. un-
til O'Clock p. IN.
There will he "A discount of per cent. on the
Village Tax II paid within 30 deys,
g. II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l. 1903.
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WHAT SPELLS succEss2

Ability and opportunity to use IT,
What spells failure? Ability and OPP
portunity cancelled by death without
adequate insurance. Goth year. Nat
ional Life Insurance Company Mont
pelier VT. (Mutual.) Earle S. Kins-
ley. Agent. Rutland, VT.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

To the Taxpayers Of the Bennington
Graded school District
A Rate Bill has been placed in my hands for
collection as follows: 20 cents on the dollar on
the Grand List of 1909.
/ hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that will attend at the Bennington
County Savings Bank from O'Clock until
O'Clock p. IN.
There will be a discount OF 4 per cent. on
above Tax If paid within 80 days.
G II. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l. 1909.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

Tit death of Henry S. Wilson is
the third among the membership of
Bennington lodge of Elks since the
first Of July. 1t isn't often that a
lodge is so hard hit in so short a
time.
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FRANK B. HOWE, EditOr and PsbIishs

The work of the state public SER
vice commission is temporarily held
up while Commissioner S. HOLSTER
Jackson of Barre is away getting
married.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1909-08-26

70 the Taxpayers OF the Town Of Rem
uanOfnns

10 the taxpayers OF the FO"h VI heh-
ningtOu'
A Rate Bill of the Town Taxes of 1909 has
been placed in my hands for collection, as fol-
lows: 90 cents on the dollar for the Town
Tax. 20 cents on the dollar for the Town High
way Tax. 30 cents on the dollar for the Town
District School Tax.
hereby demand payment of said taxes, and
notify you that will attend at the Benning
ton County Savings Bank from O'Clock u. IN.
until 4 o'clock p. IN.
There will be discount of per cent. on
Town Tax If paid within 90 days.
c. ii. DEWEY, Treasurer.
Bennington, VT, July l, 1899.
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FREE DELIVERY ORDERED
Three Carriers to Be Put on at
WilIiamstoWn.

WilliamStoWn.
Washington, Aug. 26.-The post
office department yesterday ordered
the establishment of free delivery at
Williamstown, Mass, to begin NOvem-
Der 16 next.
IN connection with the order the
employment of three letter carriers
and one substitute carrier was au-
thorized, as was also the installation
of II street letter boxes on an equal
number of steel posts.