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: ♦ T illamook IGHTNING » MÏSTERV ils Phenomenon of Nature Is a Puzzle to Science. E THEORY OF THUNDER. a General Way It Is Understood) uL as a Matter of Fact, the Bolt rsm the Storm In Its Erratic Tend* icita Defiee the Inveetigstor. i a general way we understand tbe ory of thunderstorms. As a mat- uf fact there Is uo phenomenon nature, but excepting even earth kea. of which we know so little, lau-uiude lightning—that Is. elec- Ity of the highest power, which can artificially produce—will act Drdlug to certain known laws. It I. for Instance, travel along a con- tor of inetaL ut a flash of lightning will tre at leap from a well defined metal b and launch Itself through tbe ail some adjacent object which is an nltely poorer conductor, bls may be due to tbe almost In- ireivable force of a flash of llght- [. says a writer in Pearson's Week- It is estimated that a Hash of thing a mile long represents a isure of discharge equal to 3.(KX).- 000 volte. a such a flash lasts only about tbe UHsndtli part of a second tbe en- F dissipated by the discharge la ill to 300.(100 horsepower, l’ut in . ?r words. If we could And some ins ot saving and usiug lightning should be tbe richer by a good ad sum for every flash. Igbtniug is, as we know, usually ampeuled by a peal of thunder, ch is louder tbe uenrer tlie bearer o tbe point of tbe discharge, but Is uot an invariable rule. There cuses on record of most destruc- i lightning flusfies which were un- ampauied by sound. ueb a phenomenon occurred at Brnd- d some years ago. Wbat Is de- ibed as “a slleut thunderbolt” fell a graveyard, destroying oue mouu- lil aud smushlng to atoms nearly eqt; glass cases containing wreaths 1 (lowers. n tbe same summer Swanscombe. Kteut. was terrified by a freak of Mqlug. All of a sudden "a great ss of blue fire” swept along the >et, and next moment it was seen t tbe flue old parish church, built rly 700 years ago, bad been struck be building, with all its fine old ved oak. was soon a roaring fur e. and only a part of tlie chancel * saved, dentists are still hopelessly at sea tu tbe cause of that peculiar pbe aenon known as globe lightning. At ventry some years ago during a vio- >t thunderstorm it pass«*d along a eet like u soap bubble built of blue » and drifted into a shed, where It lloded. blowing tbe roof off tbe co. .t Rhelms. In France, a similar Ore I came Into a cobbler'a shop ough the open window. The soli- y occupant of tbe pla<-e sat perfect still. paralyzed with terror, while fearful vtsltaut hovered for sever seconds overhead. Then It moved vard the fireplace aud presently ised up tbe chimney. !ext moment there was an explo- a like a shell bursting, and tbe up- part of the chimney came crashing A CHINESE STRATAGEM. Legen J of How a Projected Invasion Was Averted. Rajah Suran, who was one of the earliest rulers of India, overrau the entire east with tbe exceptiou of Chi na. killed innumerable sultans with bls own hand and murrled all their daugh ters. It la said that when tbe Chinese heard of his triumphant progress and learned that be had reached their frontier they became much alarmed. I The emperor called a council of his generals and mandarins, aud upon the advice of a crafty old mandarin the following strategem was carried ont: A large ship was loaded with rusty nails, trees were planted on the deck, the vessel was manned by a numerous crew of old meu and dispatched to tbe rajah's capital. When it arrived—tbe most wouderful part of the story Is that It did arrive—the rajah sent an officer to ask how loug It had taken tbe vessel to make tbe trip from China. Tbe Chinamen answered that they bad all been young men when they set sail and that on tbe voyage they bad plant- ed tbe seeds from which the great trees had grown, in corroboration of their story they pointed to tbe rusty nails which, they said, had been stout iron bars as thick as a mun's arm wbeu they started. "You cun see." they concluded, "that China must be a very long distance away.” The rajah was so much Impressed by these plausible arguments that he concluded he would nof live long enough to reach China and abandoned his projected invasion. headlight , HIS HAPPY THOUGHT. ROUSSEAU’S SHYNESS. It Let ths New Train Dispatcher Of! Without an Accident. Ab operator for a western railroad who bad served bis eotupauy long and well was called Into the <>IU<e oue day and asked If be thong lit he could bulJ down the job ol ulght dls|>at<Uer lie promptly replied that he could and was told to re|H>rt for duty that uiglil. and his chief iustrin ted him iu what he was to du. Just after the chief left the uffice it t»egau tu blow and snow and tbe traius coimneiu ed t<> ruu late The uew ulght dispatcher soou had de veloped u bad ease of “rattles" and al most cried. He did uot want an acci dent and he could uot haudle tin trains. So a happy thou.tit struck him. As fast as n report came tn b<- replied, directing the conductor to tak> a siding and wait for orders, and h was uot a great while until he ha« every train on the division skJetnu-krt Then he took a book, li.'btetl Ins pip and sat down to wait for daylight. It the morning tbe chief appeared, with anxiety written all over his face. "Any accidents. Johiqiy?” asked tin chief “Not an nccldeul. I've got 'em all <v tbe sidetrack, snowed in and w.tiiiu for orders, and you will have to go 'em out. I am going to blow this Job It took the t hief and Ills force ue-irl. all day to get the trains straightened out and traffic resumed on the roud. An Experience ths Composer Hsd In a Country Inn. On one occasion limisseau composed an opera, which was |ierfurmed be- i fore King !>suis XV. aud met with I the royal approval. Tbe king sent for him. aud if he had put Iu au up|H*iir- ance be would probably have obtained a pension. He was. however, of a re tiring dls|rwlttou aud could uot bring himself to face tbe court. To his friends hr gave as a -euson his repub lican opinions, but bls real reason wus his shyness. Accordingly he fled from the court and sought the privacy of a country Inn. While he was there a man came In who began telling the company that be was tbe celebrated Itousseau and proceeded to give au account of the opera, which, be said, bad been performed before the kiug with great success. . Most men In Rousseau's position would have felt nothing but contempt for th* impostor, but this extraordina ry man felt only pity aud shame. ”1 trembled and blushed so.” he tells us tn his “Confessions," “for fear the man should tie found out that It might have been thought that 1 was the Impostor." He was afraid that somebody might come in who kuew him and exjiose tbe pretender. At last be could bear it no longer aud slipped out unobserv«*d. Very few people would treat an impostor like that.—Westminster Ga zette. I CAT AND FOX MEET And Reynard Retire* the Worse For the Meeting, in a recent number of a German SNEEZING. sporting paper a forester describes a It Must Havs Been a Violent Operation scene which he witnessed in a clearing In tbe forest Before Jacob's Time. He came oue afternoon upou a big We frequently bear the expression "God bless you!” uttered after some black cut occupied apparently In tlie one has sneezed. The expression, if pursuit of lul-e. und from the shelter we cau believe Clodd In Ills "Child of a tree be watched its movements hood of the World." dates back to the through u fieldglass After u few min time of Jacob. We are told In Jewish utes an old fox made its appearance. literature that previous tu bls time Slinking slowly forward toward tbe men sneezed but once iu a lifetime ent. It lay down within a few steps <>t and that was the end of them, for the It. ready to spring. The cat bad observed its enemy, but shock slew them. Jacob prevailed la prayer and had tbe fatality set aside beyond keeping n sharp hsikout ou its on tbe condition that among all tbe movements it made no sign. Shortly a nations a sneeze should be hallowed young fox joined tbe old oue und nl by the words "God bless you!" In tbe most immediately bounded ut the eat. "Jataka," one of the books of tbe which sprung aside and struck Its as Buddhist Scriptures, we read that tbe sailant so elllcucipusly across Its face expression was. “May the blessed Lord with its sharp claws that it retired -is quickly us It came. After an Interval allow you to live!" Buddha on one occasion while the old fox, advancing slowly and preaching to Ills disciples huppened to carefully, made Its attack, but lite re sneeze. Tbe prk-sts gave vent to tbe sult was the same. The cal. spitting exclamation, aud Buddha lectured and hissing, struck out bard, mid the fox retired discomfited. them for Interrupting his discourse. A minute afterward It ggnln sprang "If wbeu a person sneezes.” he ask ed. “and you say. 'May he live.’ will forward, but this time the cat got much tbe best of It and was left in he live the longer?"'' peace.—London Globe. "Certainly not?’ cried tbe priests. “And If you do not say It will he Trotter and Thoroughbred. die any the sooner?” "The trotting horse is infinitely more “Certainly not!” was the reply. "Then," said Buddha, "from this practical and useful, s|>eaking on time forth If any one sneeze and a broad lines, (ban tbe thoroughbred." priest says 'May you live’ be shall be said a well known horse breeder, to a guilty of a transgression.’’—London Washington Herald reporter, "A tbor oughbred has the speed for burst ol Spectator. time, but when It comes to do han' work every day. day after day and The Kind Caddie. “Once In a game." aaid the golfer. all the year around. It cannot com “I bad the good fortune to be six pete with the trotting horse. The tllor boles up on my opponent by tbe time oughbred Is rattle brained, has no tbe eigth hole was reached. At the sense, is beyond ull control. It doesn't 4 eighth green something went wrong know when to stop or what t<> do In with our reckoning of tbe strokes, a race; it simply runs until It eanuot and I clalm«*d that I hifil won that run any longer, whereas the trotting hole, too. while my opponent claimed horse is under the control of Its driver that It was halved. After a mild dis from start to finish and ot>eyK orders at any time, The thoroughbred uatu pute 1 yielded. “But as I moved on with my caddie rally exceeds the trotter In a burst of sjieed. but In the long run It cannot i couldn't help grumbling: “•Well, you know. Joseph. 1 gave In. compete. As a general pro|x>sitlon. It But I still think I won that hole after is accepted among horsemen that the trotting horse Is sui>erior to tbe thor all.' "The boy. with a frown, turned oughbred for general purposes." shocked and reproving eyes» on me. Artful Legal Tactic*. Disgusted with my greed fur boles, be Lord Chancellor Erskine, with all bls whispered hurriedly, so that my op arts and all his intrepidity In the face ponent should not overhear: “'Shut up. can’t you? Do ye want of judge or Jury, was easily upset by to break the man's heart?’” — Ex anything wtik-b tombed his amour propre. Vanity was his foible, mid be change. bad all the susceptibility which at Laughttr. taches to It. One artful attorney, Overirdulgence In laughter is repro knowing thia, used to plant a man tn bated by Emerson. Explosiou*. of IL court In full view of Lrskine to yawn be says. should be under strict control, hideously at his most eloquent apiwal* and be quotes approvingly tbe eaying or to titter at his most tragic tones. of 1-ord Chesterfield. “I am sure that Once wbeu Garrow, the well known since I had tbe use of my reason no hu counsel, lost In thought, bud fixed hi* man being has ever beard me laugh.” eyes vscantly U|a>n liiui Erskine was But Emerson Is not altogether consist so put out that be stooped down und ent In Ibis matter, for. whereas In one hissed In his ear. "Who the devil do passage he refers to laughter as a yoa think can get ou with that wet "contemptible squeal of joy.” in an blanket of a face of yours la-fore other It liecomes a "pleasant spasm." him?** The same sensitiveness of crltl and be gratefully acknowledges “the Cistn followed him Into the bouse of rest and refreshment we get from the commons — La w Times. shaking of tbe sides." Moreover, be admits that "to see a man In a high 8t. Elmo's Fire. wind run after bis bat la always droll." St. Elmo's Ore la a name popularly Presumably If tbe man In t»ald and tbe given to a luminous ap|warance some road Is muddy even Cbesterfleki might times seen on dark and stormy nights be led to emit a contemptible aqueaL — •t the masthead anti yardarms of ves sels and also on land at the «<n> of London Chronicle. church spires and trees ami even on horses' manes aud alsait human heads I Invisible Dog*. The cost of a red setter normally It Is doe to the presence of electrh IV. stsuds out fairly clear against heath generally at elevated pi«ints. where If er of the ordinary hue. When, how accumulates ue.re rap>dly than it «-so ever. It gets soaked with rain It dark be discharged and is named after ens very much sud blend* very ckne- Elmo, the patron saiut of sailors. ly with the heather Tbe Gordon set ters sre perliai« the worst in tbi* re gard of assimilating with tbe color of heather and so being liable to get a charge of shot.—Country Life. *ot long ago Count G. Hamilton de a record of a similar freak of rtricfty. lie Was sitting st dinner a house on Lake Wener. In Sweden. •n Just after • vivid flash of light- j a brilliant white ball appeared r the table and after hanging poised jo for some seconds went off with b a loud bang. ortunately It did no barm to any 1. although It was quite close to eral people. Those who saw it sug- ted it was like a ball of cold llgbt- n November. 1901 8ydney. Austra- , was visited by a terrific dust rm. Iu tbe midst of which a perfect n of electric fi e balls began to fall, se set tire to a number of houses, a moat appalling panic set In. A was raised that the end of the Id was at band, and people rushed of tbelr bouses Into tbe Ink black, deep streets. >e moot amazing and terrifying lays of tbe power of lightning are i on mountains, tn 1800 a party on tbe top of a mountain In tbe rsxns when a huge . Iolet ball, sur- ided by vivid rays, struck a rock ■ by and. exploding like a bomb, it Into atoms. One of tbe party badly hurt. F ebruary 24, 1910. to s y s s w Pacific Salvage Co Complete Home Furnishers. We carry a general stock of New Furniture, Rugs, Cai pets, Heating Stoves. Cook Stoves, and mis cellaneous House Furnishings. NOTE.—We buy and bc '1 Second Hand Goods of every description. PAGE BROS., Props. I » (fi I Farm, City and Town Loans FIVE PER CENT interest, NINE years’ time with privilege of paying at any time. Return payments monthly, quarterly, semi-annually or annualiy to suit bor rower. For particulars write The Jackson Loan & Trust Co 310 CENTURY BLDG., DENVER. COLORADO. PENGUINS. Th. Comical Way These Queer Birds of ths Antarctic Act. "The resemblance of pengluns to human beings Is always noticed.’1 says Lieutenant E. H. Shackleton in his book. "The Heart of the Antarctic.” “Thia Is partly due to tbe habit of walking erect. But there are truly a great many human traits about them. They are the civilized natives of these regions, aud their civilization. If much simpler than ours, is In some respects higher and more worthy of tbe name." Of two of the photographs that appear in the book tbe following remarks are made: "An emperor penguin, meeting an emperor or men or dogs, bows gravely till his beak is almost touching bls breast. Keeping his head bowed, he makes a long speech in a muttering manner, short sounds following iu groups of four or live. Having finish ed tbe speech, the head' Is kept bowed a few seconds for politeness sake. Then It is raised, and he describes with bls bill as large a circle as tbe points of his neck will allow. If you have not comprehended be tries again. Meantime his followers are apt to get Impatient. They are sure he is act ing Incorrectly. Then another male will waddle forward, elbow the first aside and repeat tbe ceremony. Both emperors and adelies move, when the surface is suitable, by tobogganing.** Wild British Cattle. The wild cattle of Great Britain have become one of the curiosités of the bovine race in England. There are very few herds of them remaining, and most of these are diminishing from a very natural cause. Of course they are confined In parks and are jealously guarded from any admixture of alien blood. They are as wild as buffaloes and are treated In the same way ns deer. In color they are white, with red ears, and historians assert that they bad a large share in the evo lution of the Shorthorn as It Is known today. It Is certain that the color mentioned very ofteD crops up quite unexpectedly In our pedigree herds. They will probably become extinct In a few years owiug to the extreme diffi culty of procuring sires unrelated to the herds and yet of the same breed.— Farm and Home. . Ths Sc*ntsd Court. The rage for perfumes reached Its height during tbe reign of Louis XV. Throughout the continent bis court was known as tbe "scented court" It was then th« custom wbeu giving a large entertainment for tbe hostess to Inform her guests what particular odor she would use for perfuming her rooms, and each guest would use that odor In making her toilet. At court a different perfume was used for each day of tlie week. Much more attention was paid to the use of the perfume tbnu to sonp and water, and cleanli ness was not numbered smong tbe vir tues of that age. Hew Shs Escaped. Pauline, who bad been attending sebum for almost two weeks, was tell lug uf tl>e misbehavior of some of ber little classmates. At ber mother's question as to whether It bad ever tieen necessary for tbe tsar ber to s|>eak tu her Paulin« answered quick ly. "Ob. no. mamma. ' Then, "tys bad to s|«eak to all tbe class but me this aftern<x>n." "Why. wbat did she say?” "Ob. »tie Mid. ‘Now. children. well all welt until Panilo» te In order.* Ilueatoe. “ Sue H. Elmore (CAPT P. SCHRADER). MOTOR STEAMER OSHKOSH (CAP. T. LATHAM). Tillamook & Portland Sail Every Tuesday and Saturday Couch St. Wharf, Portland “ That’s President Helps Orphan«. Hundreds of orphans have been helped by the President of the In dustrial and Orphan’s Home at Macon, Ga., who writes: “We have used Electric Bitters in this Institu tion for nine years. It has proved n most excellent medicine for Stom ach, Liver and Kidney troubjes. We regard it as one of the best fam ily medicines on earth.” It invigo rates all vital organs, purifies tbe blood, aids digestion, creates appe tite. 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