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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
SYNOPSIS OF PRECEDING CHAPTERS

EDWARD MALONE Ihe London Courier told by his
- desired things
sentmenay
would
to
Challenger had
he had
His
Geological Professor
trave
Chalengers
destroyed
ladder by which they had assembled, and
tthemm the a terrible will
faithful remained and helped
her a
dinosau 4
of pterodactyls barely with nh
lives. RI
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
CHAPTER x. (Continued
The Most Wonderful Things Have Happened

nUT surely had just such day day the
world began. Some fresh surprise
When following the of brook last reached
glade
adventures end But had something
think of before could
The of Fort Challenger had been untouched the walls
unoken had strange
absence No
and only the ovehanging branch of the gngko
suggested how might have and but of the maevoent
strength there ample evidence
They sewed random all the ground of
meat had been crushed into the
cartridges had been shattered matchwood
of the brass shells lay shredded into beside the
feeling of vague horror upon gazed
with frightened the dark shadows which
all of which earsome shape might be lurking
How good it when hailed by of Zambo
CcpH,tng by A. Doyle
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
BY SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE

going very edge of the plateau him sitting gnnng
upon the top of the opposite pinnace
All we'll, Massa Challenger all WE'LL" he cried Me stay here
No fear You always find when want His honest black
before which carried halfway
the aent the Amazon helped realize that
really this earth the twentieth and had by
been conveyed planet earliest and
widest How difficult it realize that the violet line
the far horizon well advanced that
which huge and folk talked the small affairs of life
while arooned the of bygone could but
gaze it and yearn for all that it meant.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02
CHAPTER XII.
For Once | Was the Hero

ORD ROXTON right when he thought that specially
quality lie the bite of the horrible creatures
which had attacked On the morning after first adventure
the plateau both Summeree and and
while Chaenge bruised that he could hardly
limp We kept camp day therefore, Lord Roxon busyng
himself with such help could him. raising the height
and thickness of the thony walls which only defense
remember that during the whole long day haunted by the
feeling closely Observed though by whom whence
could So strong the that told
Professor Challenger it, who down to the cerebral excite
caused by fever Again and again glanced round swiftly
with the that about something; but only
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-02

ONE other memory remains with
me of this wonderful day, and
with it | will close this letter The two
professors, their tempers aggravated
no doubt by their injuries, had fallen
out as to whether our assailants were
of the genus Pterodactylus or Dimor-
phodou, and high words had ensued.
To avoid their wrangling, l moved
some little way apart, and was seated
smoking on the trunk of fallen
tree, when Lord Roxton strolled over
in my direction.
Il say, Malone" said he, do you
remember that place where those
beasts were?"
Very clearly"
"a sort of volcanic pit, was it not?"
Exactly" said l.
did you notice the soil?"
Rocks"
But round the water, where the
reeds were.
ct was blush soil 1t looked
like clay"
Exactly. A volcanic tube full of
blue clay"
"What of that?" l asked
ooh, nothing, nothing said he,
and strolled back to where the voices
of the contending men of science rose
in prolonged duet, the high, strident
note of Summerlee rising and falling to
cr.
more of Lord Roxton's remark were it
ght | heard him mutter to himself,
ic tube" They were the last words
an exhausted sleep.
:. :. .,.,..... SEQ.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
PASSENGERS BOOKED

Per stmr. Kilauea, for Kona and
Kau ports, June lS.-Richard Miller
Mrs. w. c. Miller, Geo. Armenian
Miss Il. Armenian, Miss Edith Aungst
Elmer Aungst, Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Hind and servants, +. II. Wodehouse
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hind, Mona
Leighton Hind, Margaret and Ev,
Hind, Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Mcguire, Flo
ra Kaai, Mabel Wilcox, +. Smith, w
J. Paris, Alex. Paris, Lawrence Gay
Ernest Gay, Elsie and May Gay, G. c
II. NJ. Verdaser, Mrs. X. Akana, Il. II
Wodehouse, Jr., Julia Apela, ROLAND
Gay, Y. Macfarlane, Richard Muller
Mrs. w. Muller, Miss Carrie Muller
Mrs. Craig, Willie, Herman and Chas
Luis, A. A. Akana, J. A. Noble, Lilo
mel Limo.
Per stmr. Kinau, for Kauai ports
June 1S.--A. Huffman, Mrs. II. Mey
err, Miss s. Meyer, Miss II. Meyer, o,
Meyer, II. Christian, p. Christian.
Per stmr. w. G. Hall, for Kaua
ports, June 2O.--Frances Bower, David
Ii, w. II. Winhard, John Fernandez
NJ. Fernandez, Alfred Fernandez.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
LIQUOR LICENSES TO BE
RENEWED ON THURSDAY

All saloons, wholesale houses. hotels
and restaurants must make application
for renewal OF their liquor licenses be
fore July |, when all licenses for the
past year expire, and to consider mos
Of these the Board of License Commits
"'oners will meet Thursday. despite
the fact that the date has been de
clared a legal holiday.
Twenty-nine saloons, paying an an
nual fee of $3.50 each, eighteen whole
sale houses, four restaurants, and five
hotels at present hold permits to sci
liquor. Saloons are not permitted tC
open on Sunday, and the restaurants
and hotels, which pay $500 each fol
the usual license, pay an additiona
$3.50 for the privilege of selling OF
Sunday.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
VESSELS TO DEPART
Monday, June II.


Salina Cruz via Island ports-Mig
sourian, All. S. s.
Kauai ports-W. G. Hall, stmr.,
pm.
Kauai ports-Niihau, stmr., : pm.
Kauai ports-Noeau. stmr.. pm.
Tuesday, June ~.
Vancouver and Victoria - Zealan'
dia, CA. S. s., pm.
Kona and Kau ports - Kilauca,
stmr., noon.
San Francisco-Nippon Maru, Jap.
stmr.
Maui, Molokai and Lanai ports-Mi.
kahala, stmr., . pm.
Kauai ports-Kinau, stmr., pm.
Wednesday, June 10.
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea,
stmr., 10 am.
Sydney via Fiji and Auckland-Ma.
kura, CA. S. S.
San Observation-Disclosures, NJ. N.
S. s., 10 am.
Thursday, June 20.
Kauai ports--W. G. Hall, stmr.,
pm.
Friday, June Fl.
Maui and Hawaii ports-Claudine,
StHlT., % psm'
Hongkong via Japan ports - Chiyo
Maru, Jap. stmr.
Saturday, June %.
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea,
stmr., pm.
Tuesday, June rs.
San Francisco - Tenyo Maru, Jap.
stmr.
Hongkong via Japan ports - Kiyo
Maru, Jap. stmr.
Wednesday, June 26.
San rancisco-Honolulu, NJ. N. s.
s., 10 am.
Friday, June 20.
Hongkong via Japan ports - Nile,
p. NJ. S. S.
Kona and Kau ports - Kilauea,
stmr., noon.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
MOVEMENTS OF
MAIL STEAMERS
VESSELS TO ARRIVE
Tuesday, June 10.

Hongkong via japan ports - Nip.
pom Maru, Jap. stmr.
Sydney via Auckland and Fiji-Zea.
iandia, CA. s. S.
San Professionalism, NJ. N.
S. s.
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea,
stmr.
Wednesday, June 10.
Maui and Hawaii ports - Claudne,
stmr.
Kauai ports-W. G. Hall, stmr.
Vancouver and Victoria-Makura,
CA. 5. s.
Friday, June Fl.
san Francisco-Chiyo Maru, Jap.
.tmr.
Saturday, June 20.
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea,
stmr.
Sunday, June 20.
Maui, Molokai and Lanai ports-Mi.
kahala, stmr.
Kauai ports--Kinau, stmr.
Central and South American ports
Kiyo Maru, Jap. stmr.
Monday, June "a.
Salina Cruz via San Francisco and
Seattle-MeNlcan, An. .. ..
Tuesday, June rs.
Hongkong via Japan ports - Teuyo
Maru, Jap. stmr.
Kona and Kau ports - Kilauea.
stmr.
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea.
stmr.
Wednesday, June 26.
Maui and Hawaii ports-Claudine.
stmr.
Kauai ports-W. G. Hall, stmr.
Friday, June %.
San Francisco-Nlle, p. NJ. s. S.
Saturday, June 20.
Hilo via way ports-Mauna Kea,
stmr.
Sunday, June 80.
Kauai ports-Kinau, stmr.
Maui, Molokai and Lanai ports-Mi.
kahala. stmr.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
PASSENGERS ARRIVED

Per stmr. Mikahala, from Maui and
Molokai ports, June l6.-A. G.. Nc
Leod and wife. Mrs. Fernandez and
daughter, Mrs. G. A. Sahr,. son and
daughter; Chuck Hoy, II. b. Brown
II. Warren, A. A. Wilson, 7. Ito and
wife, J. p. Nicholas, ID. l.. Meyer, p
Q. Hughes, John Hughes, d. McCorris
ton, II. NJ. Vincent, Charles Hopkins
Mrs. A. II. b. Judd and maid.
Per smr. Kinau, from Kauai ports
June 16.-N. Anderson, II. Kubey, II
Mitsu, r. II. Gibson, Capt. Charles
Puck. Mrs. Nakata, w. II. Stuart, n
Yonekura, Miss Toobal, Mr.. Mcclellan
=. C. Harmon and wife, S. w. Tay
c. Bayer, Miss Helen Tin Wal, C. Apa
ma, Mr.. Pay, c. Du Roi, DR.. j. S. d.
Pratt, X. Roendahl and Miss McLaren
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
ARMY AND NAVY NOTES

Lieut.. Col C. b. Winder of the Ohio
National Guard, well-known rifle
shot, startled the regular Army avia'
tors at College Park by performing
several dangerous spiral glides on his
first trip in an aeroplane alone. He
has made several flights before in
company with the Army ayiators.
Starting out on his trial trip in one
of the Armys Wright machines, Col
Winder assembled to height of BOG
feet, and then circled around for more
than thirty minutes, performing sew
eral difficult and dangerous feats in
the air. lie was congratulated by the
other aviators when he came down.
Col. Winder Is inspector general OF
the Ohio National Guard and came
here for training several weeks ago,
His home is in Columbus, Ohio. He
IL a wcll.known rifle shot, and com
peted in the Olympic contests two
Years ago.
Bulletin Wan; Ads Will find It.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
PASSENGERS DEPARTED

Per stmr. Mauna Kea, for Hilo via
way ports, June 15.-Chas. Gilliland,
Miss Metcalf, Miss Agnes Frando, Mrs.
Geo. D. Russell, Mrs. Russell, Mrs. A.
j. Knight, Miss V. II, Fisher, Mrs
May Hitchcock and maid, Miss Hitch.
cock, Mrs. Chas. Cash, Helene Phina,
Mary Weggin, +. Biggerstaff, William
Il. Chamberlain, Miss Klauber, Mrs.
+. Crossen and child Mrs. NJ. Downs,
Geo, p. Denison, Mrs. W. +. Drake
and infant, Mrs. Like, T. C. Wills,
Mrs. Smalley, G. J.Wills, W. Sinclair,
A. K. Nawahi, 7. A. O'Brien, w. NJ.
Moore.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
TENDERS, CONCRETE BRIDGE.

The Kauai Loan Fund Commission
will receive bids until II o'clock noon
Of July 8, 1912, at Llhue, Kauai, r. H.,
Tor the construction of l0O-foot Rein
forced Concrete Girder Bridge across
kilauea stream, at Kilauea, Kauai.
Plans, specifications and particulars
will be furnished by the undersigned
upon application accompanied by IS.
j. II. MORAGNE.
Engineer for Kauai Loan Fund Com
mission.
Lihue, Kauai 526O-Gt
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
HURST SENT TO JAIL TO
WORK OUT HIS FINES

Failing to pay the fine of 500 and
costs OF court which Police Judge
Monsarrat imposed upon him last Sat,
nrday for libeling John A. Beaver
Walter Hurst, a plantation engineer
was sent to the reef to work out his
salvation at the rate of 81 a day.
Hurst when arrested last Friday af
ternoon made a strenuous effort to Sc,
cure bail, failing which he was incar,
Ccrated.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
MAILS
Malls are due from the followir

Malls are due from the following
points as follows:
Yokohama-Nippon Maru, June Is.
San rancisco-Ilonolulan June is.
Observation-Disclosures June. 10.
Colonies-Zealandia June IS.
Mails will depart for the following
points as follows:
Yokohama-Chiyo Maru, June 81.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS June IS.
Colonies-Makura June 10.
San rancisco-Nippon Maru, June Is
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
REAL ESTATE
TRANSACTIONS
Entered for Record June a, 1912

Entered for Record June IA, 1912.
From 1880 a. m. to $3.50 p. m.
Carlos a Long and WI to Il Iva
Shita Observation-Disclosures, -
KOloa Sugar co to MCIBryde Sugar
20 .................... Il
Piliwale (k) by gdn to McBryde
Sugar Co ................... IL
McBryde Sugar co to Kawaanu-
hea Hipa (w) ................. l.
Kawaianuhea Hipa to MCBryde
sugar Co NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. IL
Elizabeth X Booth and as gdn by
comr to j II Schnack ...........P ID
Irwin = Kimball and WI to Rose
Hopkins ...............,.... -
KaloOokckoi (O to G Bolte, tr.... ID
Moaikcahi kawaihoa and hsb to
Edgar Morton OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. ID
Bank of Hawaii Ltd TO Tomi2o
katsunuma OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Rel
Abbie X Harper to Emmelinc NJ
MagoOn NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ID
Won Hamm- Young Co Ltd to T II
Hughes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. y NJ
Kalua Kapukini to William Henry NJ
j X Palama and WI to W A Kin
ney Observation-Disclosures. NJ
Theresa G S CARES and hsb to w
kinney ...,..,..........,.. NJ
Dung Yet and VT to w A Kinney NJ
Christina Comes and hsb to w A
Kinney ..,....,.......,... NJ
John de G JcrvCs and VT to w A
Kinney ................... NJ
Mary Func and hsb to W A Kin
ncN ................... NJ
Juan Torres and VT to W A Kinney NJ
Agustin Caraballo and WI to w A
Kinney OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. NJ
Il l. Hutchinson to George Il Plum
mcr and WI .Corctn ID
Mutual Bldg 4 Loan Socy OF Haw
Ltd to George 4 Plummer and
WI .............,..... .Rcl
George r Plummer and VT to Ella
T. Osborn Observation-Disclosures. II
Court Of Land Registration.
Henry Warehouse Trust Co It'd to
Jennie Hair ...................A NJ
Entered for Record June IS, 1912.
From $3.50 a. m. to 1880 a. m.
Hulihana to John Samcry ......P a
llulihana by atty to Mrs Kino Kaaa II
First Bank of IIilo Ltd to Henry
NJ Mcdciros ...................R Rel
First Bank of Hilo Ltd to Malaka
NJ PaChcCo and hsb .......... Rel
NagatO Noshitaro ct al to S Hata C NJ
Rchna Comes to Francisco G Sa-
bolu ...,,,....... .....,........ ID
Paahao to First Bank of Hilo Ltd. NJ
John Fernandcs to X Morizumi... l.
Antoine NJ Lopez and WI to Man
ucl X Cook, tr INSTRUMENTATION. ID
Juan Nilchc and WI to w A Kin
IVY ''''''''''''.' '''''''''''. NJ
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
BY AUTHORITY.
IN THE MATTER OF CLEANUP
DAY.

At Supervisors meeting held the
Idth day of June, A. d. 1912, II was
moved and carried az the sense of the
b"ard of Supervisors of the city and
county OF Honolulu that property own
ors IN the city and County of Homo
Iulu cooperate with tho authorities on
'I'hh-up Day, June 20, A. ID. 1912, by
gathering all garbage which may be
round on their premises and having it
put IN containers, such containers to
be placed on sidewalks, making It easy
OF access to garbage collectors; and
also the said property owners scgre-
gate such garbage collected, by plac-
ing the unburnable stun in one con-
'aihcr and the hurnable in another.
ID. kALAUOKALANI JR.,
clerk. city and County of Honolulu.
5265-3t
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
CORPORATION NOTICES.
NOTICE TO STOCKHOLDERS.

There will be a meeting Of the stock
holders of the HonOkaa Lyceum on
June 20, a, ID. 1912, at 1880 p. M, at
llOnOkaa Lyceum, HonokaR, Hawaii
VIM. ], RICHARD,
Secretary, Honokaa Lyceum.
5247-3W
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17

Photo Engraving OF highest grade
can now be secured from the Bull
ietiu Photo Engraving plant
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
WATERFRONT NOTES
Japanese Line Has Raised Rates.


After carefully considering the
views of the Yokohama Chamber of
Commerce and of japanese merch-
ants connected with foreign trade, to-
gether with the report Of the Depart
ment of Agriculture and Commerce
on the question, the Communications
Department decided to grant the APP
plication of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha
for permission to increase the freights
on its European line. Exception, how
ever, is made in favor Of exports which
are products peculiar to Japan, goods
which have to meet the competition
of similar articles on the foreign
markets, goods the export Of which
has prospects of increasing in future,
and goods of small value, and in favor
of machinery specially produced
abroad and raw materials for manu-
features in the case of imports.
This decision, the Japan Chronicle
states, is said to have been privately
notified to the Nippon Yuen Kaisha,
which Immediately opened negotia-
tons with the foreign steamship COM
panies in the Conference. The pro-
posed increase in the freights on the
n. Y. X. European line is expected to
be approved by the Government short
~. and II is feared that freights on
the Pacific will also be increased. Jap
anese merchants in Kobe connected
with foreign trade are therefore or
ganizing combined movement
against any increase in freights across
the Pacific.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
Oahu Railway Time Table
Outward.

For Waianac. Waialua, Kahuku and
Way Statlons-"9:15 a. m, % 20 n m
For Pearl City, Eva Mill and Way
statlons-i7'3O a. ~, 1915 a. m.
'll;8O a. m, '2:l5 p. m, 1920 D. IN,
'5:l5 p. m, 1890 p. m, tlI:I5 p. m.
For WnhIawa and Leilohua-.lO 20
a. m, '5:l5 p. IN, 1880 p. m, fll:l5
D. IN.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
p. H. BURNETTE

Commissioner Of Deeds ,or Califor-
MIA and New York; NOTARY PUB
LIci Grants Marriage Licenses. Draws
Mortgages, Deeds, Bills of Sale,
Leases, Wills, etc. Attorney for the
District Courts. 70 MERCHANT ST.,
HONOLULU, Phone 1916.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17
Inward.

Arrive Honolulu from Kahuku, Wal.
alua and Waianae-'s'36 a. m, 1891
p. n.
Arrive Honolulu from Eva Mill and
Pearl City-t7:45 a. m, 1876 a. m.
'll;O2 q, m, .l:4O p. m, 1925 D. m.
1871 p. m. .7:3O p. m.
Arrive Honolulu from Wahiawa and
Leilehua-9:l5 a. m, tl:4O D. m.
1871 p. IN tlO:iO p. IN.
The Haleiwa Limited, a two-hour
train Conly first class tickets hon.
ored), leaves Honolulu every Sunday
at S:36 a. m; returning, arrives in
Honolulu at 1910 p. m. The Limited
stops only at Pearl City and Waianae
outward, and Waianae, Waipahu and
Pearl City inward.
'Daily. tsunday Excepted. tSun.
day only.
G.. p. DENISON, +. G. SMITH.
Superintendent. G.P. A.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17

Advertising matter relating to the
two new and fast liners soon to be
operated in the Canadian Pacific
trans-Pacihc service has been re-
ccived here with pictures of the new
Pacific liners. the Empress of Asia
and Empress of Russia, now under
construction on the Clyde for "the
shortest and smoothest route across
the Pacific" on the cover. The new
liners are expected to be ready next
year and will be operated on a sched-
ule which will provide for ten-day
trip between Victoria and Yokohama.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17

PrOphcsy Trans-Pacitic Freight war
WASHINGTON, June "a trans
Pacific freight war is prophosied by
Consul General Anderson of Hong
kong, in report to the State Depart.
ment. The Nippon Yusen Waisha and
the Calcutta Pacific Coast freight con-
ference have locked horns over the
shipment of gunny bags to the United
States and general war on all freight
and particularly upon goods from In
dia for the United States is in pros
pect. The freight on tea at present
from Calcutta to the Pacific coast Is
$l2 ton; that on all other commod-
tiles, except prison jute, 81 gold ton
and on prison jute SO ton-all cubic
feet tons and all subject to a deferred
rebate of 81 a ton.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-17

Bulletin Wan; Ads will find IT,
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-07-05
THE BOYS PROBLEM
By JOHN ANDREW HARRIS.

Among the many things that con-
front the negro today, and among the
many problems that are fndispersa able
to the solution Of the race problem, is
the problem Of the boys. ..5.s,
1t is a foregone conclusion the boys
must solve the race question, for 1t
has truly been said, the boys and girls
are the arbiters of the destiny Of the
race. Hence it is high time that
something be done toward lending
them aid in this work of such vital
importance.
True it is that corrupt tree cannot
bear good fruit. Neither can father.
whose life is corrupt, raise unto him
self son whose life will be pure and
shining as the glow of the MONDAY
sun. For the boy that comes out of
such home will be sure to lead an
"unkindly light"
We have carefully noticed that the
boys that make, men of worth and
men that count, are those that come
out of the best homes. Not necessar-
lily lO1uOS VI w Cc1llu anu 1CAO"u OuAy
or homes where bounty and plenty are
always to be found, but homes where
fathers and mothers have given vent
to the teaching of ethics and have
spent their lives in defense of virtu-
GUS boys and girls. fathers and moth
ers who have been known to send up
their prayers and supplications daily
to the Deity in defiance of popularity
and the fascinating things of vanity.
True it is that the race has made
a wonderful progress. The progress
Of the race Is largely due to the train
ing received by our earlier fathers
and mothers who ventured the thresh-
hold Of responsibility without educa-
ton, refinement, enlightenment, or
any of the qualities with which we Of
today are blessed. But we find today
reared by their hands. men, yea hon
orable men, whose portraits shall
adorn the imperishable halls of fame.
Iowa state bystander. [volume] (Des Moines, Iowa) 1894-1916, 1912-07-05
FREAKS OF LIGHTNING
SOME PHENOMENA OF THE ELEc.
TRIO CURRENT EXPLAINED.
Wooden Roofs Are Struck oftener
Than Those Of Metal, Slate or
Other Materials, Declares a
Fire Warden.

There Is not as much danger from
buildings being struck by lightning as
most people suppose. Last year Of
1885 buildings being struck by light
ming great number were barns
OF these buildings 95s had wooden
roofs. 81 were metal, SO were slate and
SIG were not described.
Or this whole number only 40 were
rodded, s55 were not, and 952 were
not reported.
In the ten years. 1898 to 1908, Ger
man investigators found that of all
buildings struck, 9 per cent of those
having hard roofs and IS per cent OF
those having soft roofs were not set
on fire.
Older writer's say that risks of build
ings being struck by lightning is five
times greater in the country than in
the city. Electricity is present In
the earth and in the atmosphere at
all times. The amount in the atmos-
phere varies from time to time, but
becomes large during so-called mag
netic storms. These storms are usual
ly accompanied by auroral displays
and are often coincident with sun
spots. -
1t has been found that there is an
excess of negative electricity In the
| surface of the earth and an excess of
positive electricity in the atmosphere.
AS like electricity rerels and unlike
electricity attracts, it follows that
there is a constant interchange or
movement of the positive electricity
in the air toward the earth and Of the
negative electricity in the earth to-
ward and into the atmosphere.
At times this is so marked that
there is visible discharge from OBJ
jects extending into atmosphere, like
masts on vessels, or from the bodies
of persons standing on mountain tops,
just as there is sometimes between
the finger and rapidly moving belt.
This brush-like discharge Is called
"St. Elmo's fire." One man went out
on the summit Of Pixies Peak with a
raised umbrella during magnetic
storm and when he came In said 1t
was raining lead. -
Thunderstorms will be generated
wherever there Is rapidly rising cur
rent Of very moist air. Why and how
We do not know. We do know, how
ever, that moisture is condensed from
water vapor upon minute particles of
dust and upon electric ions. We know
also that each drop of water, large
or ever SO minute, has q coating OF
electricity upon its surface.
Whenever the stress of electricity
in the air, due to the identification
of the cloud mass. passes the break
ing limit, the air gives way. 1t Is
| cracked from cloud to earth like a
piece Of glass as the bolt descends.
1t is held by most scientists that
sometimes ut least the lightning flash
Is an oscillatory discharge, and that
the electricity passes both up and
down.
The distance of a fash is approx
mately as many miles as one-fifth the
number Of seconds between the flash
and the thunder.