White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1916-06-04

The Words Embossed a Tempest.
from a general oar of amusement or
execration. The chairman was on his
feet Tapping both his hands and bleat-
ing excitedly. Professor Challenger
Observation-Disclosures" were the solid
peaks above his clouds of inaudible
mutter. The interrupter bowed. smiled,
stroked his beard and relapsed into his
chair. Waldron, very flushed and a
like, continued his observations. Now
and then as he made an assertion he
shot a venomous glance at his oppo-
nent. who seemed to be slumbering
deeply, with the same broad. happy
smile upon his face.
At last the lecture came to an end.
I am Inclined to think that It was .
premature one, Is the peroration was
hurried and disconnected. The thread
OF the argument had been rudely
broken, and the audience was restless
and expectant. Waldron sat down,
and after a chirrup from the chairman
Professor Challenger rose and advanc-
ed to the edge of the platform. In
the interests OF my paper took down
his speech verbatim.
Ladies and gentlemen" he began
amid a sustained interruption from the
back. 81 beg pardon-ladies. gentle
men and children. I must apologize. l
had inadvertently omitted a c0nsid-
cradle section of this audience" (Tu-
multi. during which the professor stood
with one hand raised and his o
nous head nodding alphabetically as
II he were ~bestowing a pontifical bless
ing upon the crowd.) 81 have been
selected to move a vote OF thanks to
Mr.. Waldron for the very picturesque
and imaginative address to which we
have just listened. There are points
I'm 1t with which ! disagree, and 1t has
been my duty to Indicate them as they
arose, but non the less Mr.. Waldron
has accomplished his object well, that
object being TO give a simple and In
teresting account Of what he conceiyes
to have been the history of our planet.
Popular lectures are the easiest to lis
tCh W. Dut MI iutO tnCiC nC
beamed and blinked at the lecturer)
will excuse me when l say that they
are necessarily both superficial and
misleading since they have to be grad
ed to the comprehension of an ignorant
audience" Qr0nical cheering) Pop
ular lecturers are In their nature para
Site" ANGRY gesture Of protest from
Mr.. Waldron.) They exploit for fame
or cash the work which has been done
by their INDECENT and unknown breth-
rem. One smallest new fact obtained
In the laboratory. one brick built into
the temple of science. far outweighs
any secondhand exposition which
passes an idle hour, but can leave no
useful result behind 1t. I put forward
this obvious reflection, not out OF any
desire to disparage Mr.. Waldron In
particular, but that you may not lose
your sense of proportion and mistake
the acolyte for the high priest" tAt
this point Mr.. Waldron whispered to
the chairman, who half rose and said
something severely to his water ca
rafe.) But enough Of this" loud
and prolonged cheers.)
LET me pass to some subject of
wider interest. What Is the particular
point upon which /. as an original In
v~estigator, have challenged our lectur-
er's accuracy? 1t Is upon the perma-
hence Of certain types of animal life
upon the earth. do not speak upon
this subject as al amateur nor, I may
add. as a popular lecturer, but | speak
as one whose scientific conscience
compels him to adhere closely to facts
when | say that Mr.. Waldron is very
wrong In %supposing that because he
has never himself seen "A so called pre-
historic animal therefore these crea-
lures no longer exist. They are in
deed, as he has said, u ancestors,
but they are, If l may s the express
sion. our contemporary ancestors. who
can still be found, with all their hid
eous and formidable characteristics.
IL one has but the energy and hardi
hood to seek their haunts. Creatures
which were supposed 20 be .Jurnssic.
monsters who would hunt down aud
devour our largest and tiercest mann
mails. still exist" tCries of "Bosh."
"Prove itl'' How do you known
'Questionl') How do l know, you
ask me? l know because | have Wis
tied their secret haunts. | know be.
cause I have seen some OF them"