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The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-05
THUNDERSTORMS,
Simple Scientific Explanation of
 How They Occur.
ELECTRICITY IN THE CLOUDS.

Tho Processes by Which tho Masses of
 UuequaIly Charged Vaper Ars
 United, the Lightning Flashes Gen.
 Sratsd and the DesSnpou. Started.
 Lightning Is the result of electric dis charges from the clouds, says the Flee trtcal Experimenter ln printing what It calls "a thunderstorm primer" Every cloud, like every other object contains electricity. This makes no disturbance so long as the quantity contained Is normal. When the quan- tIty becomes greater than normal the object ts positively charged; when 1t becomes less than normal the object Is negatively charged The equilibrium Of the electric force in the clouds Is disturbed by corporations from the surface Of the earth, by changes of temperature in the atmospheric yapor, by chemical action on the earth's sur face and by the friction of volumes of air of different densities against each other.
 
 When clouds charged with the oppo- site electriclties approach, the forces rush toward each other and combine to restore the state of equilibrium, for all bodies charged with opposite electrici- ties attract each other. Between the clouds Is atr, an excellent uonconduc- tor. through which the electricity has to force a passage. The violence with which 1t does thls produces the light nIng and the accompanying crash of thunder
 Clouds are good conductors, while the air about them Is a nouconduetor; therefore the electricity accumulates in the clouds IL Is probably this cleo tricity which prevents the particles of water from uniting together and failing down in the form Of rain.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-05

Is tod distant to be visible, and its re- hection alone is seen.
 By remembering that sound travels a quarter of mile in a second. while light travels so swiftly that We see it instantaneously, we can tell how far of a thunder clap is. If We hear a thunder clap four seconds after seeing the flash we know 1t is a mile away. For such calculations our own pulse is a sufficiently accurate measure of timer for the pulse of an adult beats about once 6 second. A person under forty should count five beats to the mile; a person under twenty should count six beats to the mile.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-05
THE BEAUTIFUL.

Man comes into life to seek and find his sufficient beauty, to serve 1t, to win and increase it, to fight for it, to dare anything for it, counting death as nothing so long as the dying eyes still turn to it. And fear, and duIlness, and mdo- lence and appetite, which are no more than fears four crippled brothers who make ambushes and creep by night, are against him, to delay him, to hold him of and be- guile and kill him in that quest H. C. Wells.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-05
A Rough Criticism.

Lord Houghton's epigram on "Sor- dello," probably the most obscure of Browning's poems, though 1t has often gone the rounds, Is worth recalling. Said Lord Houghton, then only Dicky Milnes, 'aThere are but two lines in 'Sordello' can understandable first and last-'Who will may hear Sordel- los story told and Who would hath heard Sordello's story told,' and both are false"
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-05
Elnnar Print Love.

"why do you think you'll be happy if you marry that young man, daughterr' asked the father.
 ''Because, father, we've had our fin ger prints examined and they almost match" was the sweet young things reply.-Yonkers Statesman.
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-05
The Climber.

Are you making much social prog, ressF" asked the intimate friend of q newly rich man.
 "Oh, yes" answered the millionaire. i've been playing the game for year, and I estimate that an about six feet nearer the inner pale of society and about six miles nearer the poorhouse than l was when I started."-Balti- moro Sun
The daily Alaskan., 1915-07-05
Ills AHlIctlon.

What makes Bill such a croaker" "I believe it's because he's got frog In hIs throat. ."-EXChange.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
WAR TALK HAS
 MILITIA CAMP
 MEMBERS AGOG
Men At Fort H. H. Wright Scan Newspapers Eagerly
 For News of Import.
Special to The Farmer.)

Fort H. G. Wright, N. Y, June 15.- A scorching hot sun burned away the heavy mist and fog that has hung over the camp here since early last evening and by noon today the clothes of the artillery men were dry once more. The talk of war with Germany and repeated rumorS that hoStllltleS have been declared has had all the men in camp agog. Every newspaper that comes in is scanned eagerly for the latest news regarding President Will sons note to Germany. Rifles and ex- tra equipment for 800 additional men for the Connecticut Coast Artillery corps are said to be stored at Fort Terry, which will be the rendezvous of the Connecticut corps in the event that it is ordered out. None of the officers, however, expect that the corps will be called out.
 Yesterday the officers of the corps defeated the regular army officers 17 to 6 in a. game of baseball. Ideuten- ant Joseph M. Harrison of the 11th company was captain of the Connectt- cut team and played -shortstop. Lieu tenant LaRocoue pitched two innings. Major Adams was shortstop in the last inning. Captain E1ias Hall was un- pire. Quartermaster Sergeant Munson has his new automobile in camp. He | with Mechanic Smith rode from Bridgeport to New London in the ma chine and then crossed with it on the government steamboat, General Ma thanie1 Greene.
 The other evening the officers and men of the 10th CO, of New London presented Captain Connor of their company with a. handsor-e e+ IS karat gold watch, suitably engraved The Heutenants of the company were pre- sented with fountain pens and likewise 1 the sergeants.
 ! The mournful wai1ing of the log horn at Race Rock has continued for the past 24 hours.
 The Bridgeport companies will have s1b-cahbre practice Wednesday. On Thursday, the 14th 'Co., Captain Prague, will. have full service prac- tice on the d2 inch guns and on Fri day the 4th Co, Captain A. c. Bennett, and the 11th Co, Captain Hall, will have full service practice on the 1z inch mortars.
 Colonel Dorsey. the conmandant o1 the corps, is entertaining his nfeces l the Misses Dorsey of New London.
 The food this year issued each com pany is army straight the regular government ration. It is plentiful and 1 wholesome.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
AYS HE'S CHAMP I NE-ARM CORNETER OF THE UNIVERSE
III Dalton, of the Poli Band, Plays With One FIipper
 In 3 Sling.

William Dalton known to .5tdeVf1fei patrons here as Curse bu E aek' Dalton-is going after the Ei1iialIrfl K. Fox belt as the champion ie-arfned cornet player in captivity.
 B5f1sis training now in the trenches
 : 9oiI' $. where he is member of nj cyaavey's little band. A few eeksy ~Bi1I fell and hurt his louder. ae. pain became so in nse Saturday.. '>>lzat he went to a hysician and the NeRay showed that bone. in the shoulder N, e@az splIntefed. he doctor put Bills arm see1e~-a.s-s sling kd tsfd him t8 go home and tasfass77st Lsy for a week or so.
 A Affer a quiet Saturday and Sunday, Ell j5sz naturally reported at Polls esterday for the Monday morning |hearsal Leader: Sam Dayey. had ever had a one-armed cornetist in Is band, and, he didn't know wheth- Bill would do. seeing that Bill had be f11pper useless.
 Bill showed them, however that
 was there With From onist bhn Frost turning his music for him b waded right through the rehearsal hthout a hitch. At all shows yes Erday, he did his one-armed cornet- ng in a manner that won him sappro- htion from his leader. He says Bxt he is going to. Challenge Drum Ter Johnny Porter to a single-Wing fntest.-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
;xquisite Hair Tinting

There is a new preparation on the harket that is so entirely harmless nd so easy to use that there is really b excuse for any woman Cor man) p longer tolerate gray or streaked lair. -.zt5
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 ssBf8Hna tone' is the result of most Exhaustive experiments and is abso- lr1teIy guaranteed satisfactory or money will be returned.
 It positively can not be detected, will not rub off or wash off, and is Harmless, and permanent in every lay.
 Prepared in two shades-one for oIden or medium brown-the other br dark brown or black. Also in two bfzes, 25c and $1.O0. A trial. size and an Interesting book let will be sent upon receipt of ten kents, or we will fill your orders d1- ect if your, druggist insists upon
 Insist on ''Brownatone'' at your airdresser's.
 Made only by the Kenton Pharmacal #.o.. GAO D. Pike St, Covington, Ky. Il For sale at Riker's drug store- kCV.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
EUROPEAN WILLOW
 SUPPLY CUT OFF
Here Who Have Been Established by Government Cuttings.

Because the European supply of willow rods has been largely cut off several American manufacturers of willow furniture and baskets have asked the Department of Agriculture for che addresses of persons in this country who have taken up willow growing. For some years the De- partment has distributed willow cut tings of imported varieties with a view to developing the production of high-grade willow rods in the United States. The usual imports of will lows come chiefly from England, Bel giurn, Holland. France, and Germany, but these sources have been practical ly- closed for several months.
 One manufacturer reports that Japanese osiers are taking the mar llet' formerly supplied, by Germany, al a slightly higher price. Finished willow baskets from Japan have come in where split bamboo was the only Japanese basketware on sale be- fore the war. As a consequence o1 the shortage Of imported osiers, it is said, the price of American willows has increased and growers here are meeting with a heavy demand fo1 their product.
 Nearly two million willow cuttings have been distributed free by the Forest Service among state expert. ment stations, forest schools, and in. dividual growers. The value of vii. low culture as a profitable means o1 utilizing overflow lands not suitable for other crops has been demonstrat ed. and the Department of AgricuI. ture maintains a small willow hoI on the Government farm at Arling ton, Va, for further tests and fol the continued production of cutting, for free distribution. A bulletin or basket willow culture recently pub l lished by the Department discusse the varieties and methods whicI | have proved most satisfactory in tti country.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
LEADS ORCHESTRA
 USING THE ORGAN
Bridgeport Son Has a Musical Success in the Pacific
 Northwest.

Once in while, winds of the west ern ways wait back to Brgdipeort, the telling that one of her sons in the Hand of the sundown sea-" or it's en- virons, has becone a. top liner, so- called, in his profession. Over a dec- ade ago, Percy IF. French of this city, well known then in musical circles to the far west and after touring the Pacific, slope country, finally settled in Spokane, Washington, and took up piano instrumentation in theatrical environment, as professional work He acquired and held the leadership of the large and harmonius orchestra at the Orpheum theatre, Spokane, on the nationwide known Circuit of the above | QaIne, which last year was transferred --fsk= sGxtensive Loew chain of vaude- vile houS~---5i> 5i>s-1.sseirg ore of the largest amusement places in Spokane.
 They do things-many of them-on a large scale, out in that far country. Lately came to MT. French's relatives in Bridgeport, the Sunday edition Review of Spokane In it's theatrical review of the city's amusement houses, the paper, under a large photogravure i of MT. French, prints the following; 1 Percy F. French, leader of the su- perior orchestra at Loew's, is the only ] conductor in the Pacific northwest to use the organ as his instrument in 1 leading, in which he features his work. MT. French came west nearly IT years ago with the orchestra of a, comedy company sponsored by the New York
 World and has been in vaudeville for the past 12 years, continuously
 MT. French is the eldest son of Mir l and Mrs Arthur w French, the for
 mer being the widely known writer od
 songs.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
PUBLIC OPINION

Editor, The Farmer
 Through the medium of your estl- nable paper, would like to make few inquiries of the contractors hay ing in charge the construction of the new High school The questions are these:
 Why is it necessary that 1a'borers be put to work on the new High school building before sun-up on Sundays?
 Why do the contractors require that 1aborers, so. employed on Sunday mornings, be stone deaf?
 The reasons for these queries are apparent to anyone living within a few blocks of the new building. For the enlightenment of the more fortu- nate who can enjoy their Sunday morning rest in other parts of the city, this explanation is offered:<
 Each Sunday morning, a gang of workmen is sent to the building. What they do, besides shout at each. other and throw boards and brick around, is as yet unknown. They never ap- pear before regular working hours on other days, but are evidently required to begin their sleep-wrecking pursuits at dawn on the Sabbath.
 Residents nearby know that the workmen are stone deaf. There could be no other reason for the shouting that breaks the Sabbath calm.
 DISTURBED.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
Germans Halt Pilgrimage.

London. June 15-A somewhat veil ed report of trouble at Ma11nes on June 6. in which Cardinal Mercier was the central figure, has been is- sued by the Wolff Bureau in Berlin. It states that the Cardinal wished to goT to Brussels on foot, accompanied by a. hundred persons. The German guard refused to allow such a num- Der to pass. A priest with Cardinal Mercier, protested, and eventually the Cardinal with a few followers was permitted to go to Brussels.
 The dem monstration is said to be due to the fact that Malines is with out railroad or vehicu1ar communication with the outside world It is sup posed here that the account of this trouble covers occurrences of an un- pleasant nature.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
WOMEN WATCH TaE CToCK

in our stores and factories for that blessed hour when the days work ends The reason, is readily seen, as the nature of their duties too often drifts them into the horrors of; all kinds of organic troubles peculiar to women, causing backache, headaches, nervousness and irritabiIity Lydia E. Pfnkham's Vegetable Compound a simple remedy, made from roots and herbs, may be relied upon to overcome these troubles.-Adv>
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
Moscow Mobs Loot German shops

INAOsNJONV WAOATS LAJUG WoEIIe1dA oIIOEJS.
 Moscow, June 15-Moscow for two days has seen street rioting and anti German demonstrations of a serious nature. The police were unable to control the mobs, which footed and destroyed German shops. | The demonstration started because of illness among men employed in a factory. This led to the belief that German sympathizers had. poisoned the drinking water.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15

The British government pail an in lllrnent of $3O1. I05 on the cargo of
 btton of the steamship Marie detain- h at Kirkwan last April while on a
 byage from Galveston, for sMaImo,
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
Harvesters for War Victims.

Paris, June 15-Char1es and James Deering havt cab1ed giving on behalf of the Deering farm machinery con- cern fine harvester binders for the use of the farmers of the Mouse depart ment to save the wheat crop, which was uncut last year.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15
War Mars Princes Birthday.

London, June 15-An fntimation is issued >at Buckingham Palace that congratulations of the Prince of Wales on his 21st birthday will be postponed until the conclusion of the war.
 The Prince has decided not to make any appointments to his household at this time for the same reason.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15

The death rate last week in the city 1929, shows an increase over the cor resp onding week of 1914 of a little more than half point which is equivalent to 60 deaths.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15

An Illinois statute requiring car riers to furnish coal cars within a reasonable time after berng requ ested to do so, was held to be constitutional by the United States supreme court
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15

You can be happy-footed just like me. Use ffTIZ'' and never suffer with tender, raw, burning. b1istered, swol- Ion, tired, smelly feet. cTIZ'' and only ''T1Z takes the pain and soreness out of cOrnS, cal1ouses and bunions
 As soon as you put your feet in a '.T1Z' bath, you just feel the happi- ness soaking in How good your poor. old feet feel. They want to dance for joy. "TIZ'' is grand. .ttTIZ' in stantly draws out all the poisonous exudations which puff up your feet and cause sore, inf1amed, aching, sweaty, smelly feet.
 Get a, 25 cent box of t'TIz'' at any drug store or department store. Get instant foot relief. Laugh at foot suf- ferers who complain. Because your or make you limp any more-
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15

ADVERTISE IN THE FARMER.
The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1915-06-15

Farmer Want Ads. one Cent g word
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-04
lINIENSITY OF
 WAR ORDERS NOT
 FULLY UNDERSTOOD

BoSTON-The results of the big war orders which have come to this country. cannot in many instances be appreciated until the figures of our exports Of various kinds of supplies arc examined. For instance. some people who were unable to reconcile comparatively small copper exports with heavy sales of the metal, over looked the fact that much of the cop per was going into the manufacture of brass which in turn was being ex- ported, as pointed out by tho Boston News Bureau.
 There was much talk of the large leather sales some of our big domes- tic leather companies were making, particularly Q few months ago. It is, therefore, interesting to note that the total exports of leather and tanned skins in March was more than double in value those of March of last year. For the nine months ending March 91 they reached Che total of s46,5S2,355- on increase of $19,725,750, or 7S.5 per cent over those of the corresponding period last year.
 It is known that contracts for prob ably close to 5,OO0OOO pairs of army shoes have been placed In this coun- try by foreign governments. and this is already reflected to some extent in our exports. For the nine months ending March Si, we exported over 100000 pairs boots and shoes more than for the same period 9 year ago. The principal increase came iu ex- ports to France. 1,5ss,s9l pairs being shipped to that country compared with only s7l34 for the nine months Of the previous year. It must be talk en into consideration also that a good deal of our trade in civilian boots and shoes was killed. Germany was hitherto Q pretty good customer ofl ours. In che nine-mouth period last year we exported to Germany 454,- 057 pairs of boots and shoes. whereas they are reduced now to Q nominal hgure-13,4S7 pairs, Tn March as a matter of fact there were no ex- ports at ell to Germany.
 Most remarkable Of all, perhaps. is the big spurt in our exports of harness and saddles The exports of those manufacturers for tho nine months ended March 8l, reached Q totel oil S1s,00O,0O0 in value against over half
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-04
SPORTS
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chalmera ReaI come.laek

Chrlsty Matthewson, in hls signed articles. admits at last that Manager lMcGraw has made a mistake For three seasons, Matty always has an allbl ready every lime McGraw was apparently ouiwitted or beaten ct his own game; but when Chalmers was passed up by McGraw and signed by Pat Moran there was not loophole for che famous pitcher and he ex- piained matters as gracefully as he could for McGraw.
 According to the article. Pat Nor an bumped into Chalmers bg accident and George asked Pat to give him a chance Go coem back, as tae Giants manager had decided to tuIu him oy- CT to Jersey City. That goes pretty good for an alibi, but it is known ab- solutely that Pat Moran had been anxlously waiting for that time to ar rive when McGraw would overlook Chalmers.
 Last winter after be had been ap. pointed manager Of Che Phillies. Pat Moran was tipped off to the fact that Chalmers arm had returned to form by Johnnie Castle manager Of the Ellentown club. Of the TriState league last season; but Pat believed Chalmers was under contrlct with the New York club. and, therefore, did not try to do business with the big pitcher who throws the wicked spitball.
 Castle was managing team of mi- nor leaguers who were baronstorm- Ing in and around New York, and ran into Chalmers pitching for g. semtpro team. No one knows Chalmers style and condition better than caa'tle, who played with George In Scranton in 1910. and 1t did not take Castle long to see that George was back in shape.
 One afternoon during the winter he told Manager Moran of this and Pat said he would grab Chalmers If he were turned loose by NoGraw. Pat believing all the time that Chalmers was under contract One of the Phil ly players met Chalmers before the second game in New York and George told him that McGraw had offered him small money and wanted to send him to Jersey City. Chalmers said that he was never better in his life.
 The player told Moran that chal- mers was a free lance and Pat took
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-04
setting on saasbali

ttH tNa NAiA-f
 Setting on 5aaoball
 Betting on the struggles for tho baseball pennants which in other sea. sons had languished until midsum- mer, has already begun in earnest.
 The Boston World Champions are the favorltes in the National League at to 9. At that figure Arnold e. Rothston has bet about S5,0o0, taking the Bohton end.
 The Giants are 5-to-1 shot. Jay 0'Brien. the amateur rider, bet $S,. 300 against S2.75O that the Brooklyn Nationals would not finish in the first division.
 The longest price given on a biz bet was 100 to ] against tho chances of the Philadelphia Nationals winning the Tag. This bet S10,000 against $lOO was made by Arnold Rothstein, with @ Broadway tire manufacturer But 1t was made about three days be- fore the season started. Since then the Phillles have shown what they can do. and the odds have receded Co 6 to l.
 The Boston Red sox are favorites in the American league. Two bets on them of S2,5OO against $4000 have been made
 The Philadelphia Athlete are quot ed as 5 to l. The Brooklyn theatri- col man get S2,OO0 against $lo,000 on Macks team. Rothstein taking the field.
 The betting is now even money that the Yankees will finish fourth or better. Willie FleIschmann has al- ready bet S1,5O0 on that proposition.
 The Chicago White Sox are to in Che betting, and their supporters are betting even money that the Sox will finish ahead of the Washington club.
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-04

Taking total exports of leather and tanned skins and the manufacture made from them. the aggregate sums up more than $S4,7OO,OOO, an increase of 9S per cent. compared with last (Boston News Bureau(
The Alaska daily empire., 1915-06-04
FORMER JUNEAU CASHIER
 IS NOW IN RENO BANK

Ray E. Wilson. former assistant cashier of the B. NJ, Behrends bank, Is now cashier of bank in Reno. Ne yada. He left San Francisco month ago. according to a letter to "Chick" Harris.