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. Children’s Home, uml Orphunage, which has been kindly len t for the purpose. Already th e nieinbers of the reading room have purehased th e old tillio barn near the church with money tliey liave raise<l, and the bazaar is biMiig held in tho hoj)e^ of raisiiig 1*500 to cover tlie cost of converting the barn into a suitable amt up-to-date village in s titu te . No elforts are lioing .spared to assure the .success of tlie bazaar, and a g re a t deal of material su p p o rt has already biH*ii given, the cominitlee having JL200 in hand wlieii Uie opening eeremony took iilace on AViMlnesilay. I'lie reading room a t (Jrindleton, liko


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steailily and bv practising L'coiu»my «|uitc a n'.spoctable baianeo was crealetl. No un­ necessary expense* was einbarke*d upon, the* uu*mbcrs t?ven cleaning the preMiiiscs Lbem- selves, and seiou the club was making sound progress.


i t was suggested th a t if the rj.uidiug room M-ere made into a Conservativi^ Club i t would probably meet wil.Ii b e lte r support and patronage. After lengthy considera­ tion iL was dcHfided to take tins st<‘p, and the few meinb(*rs subscribed a siuii of money snflicient to transform the remling rooni into a Conservative C'lub. At ouee th e ir anticipat ions as to b e tte r support were realizEHl.


'I'ncy were all Conservatives, and 'r iu‘ membership iucreaseil Mombors Depleted by tho War.


s itu a tio n luul to be iully discusscel, and it was finally eleeieled th a t the best poliyy t.o pursue wouhi be lo wind up the atlairs^ fd


member rcsponilod to the call ol bis country, u ntil bu t


'Phen came tin* war. Mt'ialn.*r at ter .sevt*n i^vro lelt. Again the


the club ami lo re-open a l te r llio war. 'Pliis was 4I0110, the saleal)le assets being disposeil of by auction, tin* iiionoy being invesictl in J'Aclie(|Uer Honds. of


arms, gamed possession ol tl I 'o r a few pounds tliey purchase<l a .sinall billiard table, and managed to keep tilings '”oing u ntil a f te r tlie war. Several ol tin* members of the club [laid the supreme sacritice, bu t th e ir ctunrade.s upon re tu rn ­ ing to th e ir native village, in <lue cour.so joined the reading room.


elub piT’iiiises were not Aliout


tin* a dozen


remaining members, bo.vs,


too young


left vaeaiit iini


.he to building take


long. uj)


luember.sliip inereased ami with its growth there grow a de.sire for ho tter premises, .it was no t possible lo I'ealize this wisli until about nine months ago, when th e t i th e barn came into the market.


(Jradually the


possibles instiluti* was soen, and elforts were nimio to rai.se money for its pnrehasi*. A deputation was asked to interview I^lr. .1. Widdop, who was one of the genllmncn respon.sihle for th e formation and subsequent disbanding of the Conservative Club, to see if p a r t , a t anv ra te , of th e funds ot tlie eld club could b e ‘used lo licln, to buy th e barn. Tlu* ileputation bad no heavy task in (.*n- li.sting Mr. AViddou’s ready symnathy for such an object, and he promised his assist­ ance. Vremplly he eallcd a meeLing ii* tho committee uml trustees of the old club, and i t was <h*cided lo g ra n t £50 if tho members of th e reading room eould raise £51).


Its value as a


time. Jiniuodiatel.v atterwards, .subscrip­ tions by villagers realized a fu r th e r .L*5l». and i t was possible to purchase the_ barn. Then came th e question of how to raise the inonev to eonvert the building into an up- to-da‘u* in s titu te . A meeting was called and a .suggestion hv ^ I r .


'Phis was done in about two months


th a t a bazaar he held was adopted. Since t l ia t time all manner of efforts have been


. H. Charnlcy


held in the village in order to rai.so funds for tlm eiinipping of the various .stalls.


.sweets and oven farmer.s’ produce were < ii sale, and met with a ready response on the p a r t of the large crowd of visitors.


work <lono du rin g the win ter mouths by members of the Jhizaar Committee uu(l th e ir willing lu'lpors was elcarly sliown lu tho well stoeked stalls a t the Hydro on Wislne.s- dav afternoon. All manner of goods, artieles of d a in ty wearing apparel, nsetui and attrac'tivi* pre.sents, fru it,


Enthusiasm for tho Now Institute. The result of tlie tremendous amount of


ilower.s,


coinmitti'c*, led hv so able a (’hairiuaii as the \ icar (Rt'V. K. N. Jiive.sey) ami having till* ae.vanlngo of the services of so energetic a .secretary as ^Ur. Widdop, and sc


I ho


ellieieiit a tr<*a.surer as. Mr. J . T. heenun is to he congratulated iipon iirganisiug so I’omprehetisivi* a b a z a a r .' ’I heir work will, liowever havi* its t r u e ' rellcction in the new in s titu te , which is to ho ciiuipp(*<l to bring i(, up to tlu* s tan d a rd of any similar lu- s ti iu t io n in tlu* d is tr ic t.


tii'i'lv non-])oliticsil aiul nou-.sectarian. Then- will he a large entrance Iiall, and opening elf this will he rooms lor recreation —a hiUiard room, a reading room, and a room for hulv members. Surronmling llie barn is a considerable amount ol land, and i i is propo.setl, if sufheient money is raised, to make a bowling green and tonni.s courts. If tlu* .*^cheine i.s carried through in its en t ire ty , as it is earnestly hopc*d will be iiossible. (iriudlelo'n will imssess an in s t i tu te of whieh aiiv village might be proud. 'Phero was a largo g a th e rin g a t Wislnes-


I t Is to hi’ _


roeiliuK:. wofo tlicn prcsUloi ■\V. S. YVofks, F.S.A., 'J


Clitlioroo. Mr.


ioil ’ ovyr It.v ou u ClorU


'Po the g re a t surprise liowevcr. tor


tin*


the ra tlie r informal <liscussion, which took place round tin' iiresido, i t was tliscovtu’CLl ll ia t all present lield the same ])olitieal vit'ws.


In the midst of


many similar ins titutions, lias liad its uj>s and downs.


.down cottage in tlie c entre of the village. I t has long been felt th a t betto r aeeom- inoilalion ought to be providt^d for Uie young people of tho village for recreation purposes. With tins object in view a ha/.aar i.s being held u t tho National


cditt<>i)ted with its villngt* roadinp: room, which lias boon housed iix u ra l lu ir tumble*


askod to ocotipv iho position of chuirnian ra th e r .spread themselves out, and le f t noth­ ing for tho siibscnuont speaker to say. A lecturer was asked te sneak to an midienco ill a c e r ta in town, and his chuirmaii was an eminent local Member of P a r l iam en t . So


much iiino d id ‘ th e chairman ta k e up with his .speech th a t when called -upon tlie


the duty of onciiing the bazaar, b u t was sorry th a t ^ ir . Duckworth could not be


had shown his in te re s t in no xincertaln nmmu*r by forwarding a- cheque for £25 and oxjiressing his .sincere wish for llie succ(*ss of tlu* clforl.—(Applause.)—^'I’ho le t te r re ad :


I\Ir. Duckworth Mr. Duckworth’sj[tetfor.


■ and pnhlie life whicli keep mo in towns, yet. every time I. <lo come over for a few liours


*• 1 n*gret I. see so l i t t le of my eottaj»o a t (irindletou owing to tlie claims of busiues.s


I, fee! tlu* charm of tho country growing on me, and .1 begin lo reg re t more and more t l ia t I 4lon’t take enmigh advantage of my opjuuTunities. An in s titu te such as your.s can <Io a good deal to help along in a (|uiet, kindly way the real amenities of vilhigt* life. Unless wi* <,lo encourage these amenities people will d r i f t more into th e town.


flrimlletoii an in s t i tu te such as you are about to open is vi*ry m*ce.ssary ami should prove a gn.*at asset to the village. An in s t i tu te of this kind ought to give the people of the village aii opportuni ty of meeting on a eomnioii footing and g e ttin g lo know one anotlier.


a uu’aiis of lielping to d(*al with llie_ affairs of the village. Kvery village has its own lilV, however small i t is—aiul remember th a t if a man or men can manage parish affairs well lliey will soon tit tluMiiselve.s for manag­ ing alfairs in liiglu*r walks of life.


I t ought also to be the in s t i tu te thoroughly lepre.scntative of


in s t i tu te will. I hope, also serve as a resort for all village movements.


If you itiake


tlu* viliago and of village life you will find no t merely th a t i t will givt* yoii a good <leal of happiness, hu t th a t you will tone down lillie eurrenls of fwlin g which a re .some­ times all too evident in small comimiiiitics. J wish you all po.ssible succ(*.s.s in your e n te r ­ prise, and hope th a t you will obtain all the money you want to establish this in s t i tu te I a. n*ally (irm footing.” Mr. Keiiij) eoncluded by reminding the


'J'ho


have lu*aril i t suggested th a t in the country people can do all the gossiping and social intercourse tliey want over the garden lence, and can <lo without an in s titu te . T h a t is not my view. I feel th a t in a jdaco like


I


would soon be restored to complete health and s tre n g th .—(Hear, h e a r .)—A groat deal of work, more th an many people roalizetl, luul been performed on belialf of tho bazaar, ami he sincerely hoped the sum aimed a t would be realized. Mr, Kemp went on to road the following le t te r from Mr. Dnclc- wortli, adtiing tluiL he had been i)re.*Lsed by his doctor to go lo Jlournemonth for a com­ plete rest and change.


pres'eut. J le liopcd th a t Mr. Duckworth


tlenicn, T bog to ])roposo a very h e ar ty vote of thanks to the chairman for his very able and in te re s tin g addrcs,s.” There was also aiioilier s to ry of a gentleman who was^ askcsl to speak in iho" country on a Rcnii-scicntific subject upon which ho was an acknowledged au th o rity . Tho chairman in this case was a local magnate anxious to impress iipon th e audience what lie know of th e subject. Finally, however, he de clared : “ I will now ask ^ I r . ------ to give his addrc.ss.” I ’lio speaker on glancing a t his lyatcli saw th a t he luid ju s t tiiiie to catcli his tra in , and ho .sui<l: “ Ladles and gentlemen, my a<!dres.s is 155), Lougliboi*migii-road, Loiuhjn. Good­ night, I am off- to catch my - tra in .” In conclusion, i l r . Weeks wisIilhI tho bazaar every success, and e.vpre.s.sed tho hope tlia t when the result was doclare<l. tlio workers would feel amply repaid for t lie ir efforts on behalf of tho bazaar. ^Ir . Kemp said ho was pleased, to perform


lecturer could only s ay : Ijjidie.s and gon-


ADVHERTTSER AND TIMES. FRIDAY, APRIL 5. 1929. (THREE) STABBING CHARGE.


FORMER CLITHEROE MAN’S ALLEGED ATTACK ON BROTHER.


COMPLAINANT NOT FIT TO ATTEND COURT.


(•U), 1, Larkill-stroot, vras remanded in o u s t^ y u n t i l F r id ay on a charge of unlaw­ fully woimding liJrno'it Clieu*, his brother, by i*tabbiiig him in tho back with a knife a t 0, Itedgett^alreet, th e previous night. Accused is a n ative of GLsburn nnd resided a t Clitheroe for a long period. The Chief Constahlo(Mr. C. Hodson) Faid


A t Blackburn, on Tuostlay, William Ohow


th e hou-se in Ilodgctt-stroot wliore ho saw luH 'wife ami brother. A quarrel eu.siicd. Accusoil was hcon to g e t n knife ou t of his pocket and was heard to th re a te n what he would do. His wife th e n ran o u t of the kitchen in to tlio lobby, and wlicn accined followed h e r his brother went to h er assist- unoe. I t was alleged th a t a f te r tho brother ha<l s truck accused he liim.solf was struck, and shortly aftmvards f<ilt a severe pain in his hack. A policeman who was- calleft found a s l ig h t s tab in the man’s hack and a doctor luul to in ser t two atitches. Complainant was not y e t fit to a t te n d court.


SLAIDBURN.


had more visitors th an over before during ISaat-ortide. Tlio ^biises iia<I full comple- nients, b u t .scores arrived bj* c ar and foot. 8o busy Avas Good Fr id ay t l ia t provision


could not bo made for all, with tlio re.stiR t l ia t some Jmd, per force, to re tu rn to Clithoroe toa-lcss.


day evening la st tlio Hev. A. W. T. Pcrowiio, Bishop of Bradford, vLsUe<l Androiv’s and confirmed fifty-ono candi­ dates, many of th e i ir adults. Of this num­ ber thir ty-four wore from the Slaitlburn Park^h and .'‘eveiit-04*n from Bolton-by-Boiv- laiid, prcrsento<l by th e Revs. W. C. J o r ­ d an ami C. C. BriMlhurst respectively. In his nddre.ss, ih o ' Bishop sought io impress on tho candidates tlio .‘'•eriousm.*)>H of the vows they luul made. They liad elected to load a Clirist-liko life, Avhich waH a diflicult th in g to do; h u t i t was llie difficult things^ t l ia t inspired iieople to show what i:onlly couUI 1)0 ilone. 'I’ho Bishop urge<l tliom » ot to be afraid of lending a. devoted religous life. Not to he afraid of a fall, Iiccause a


formal opening of th o viliago bowling green ou S aturday a t tra c ted more th an piussing notice. The tu r f i.s in good condition de.spite llio .sjxu'sity of ra in and tlio generally l>ehvted_ .‘‘ca.son. I t is hope<l th a t villagers and friends will .make good uso of tho rec­ reational facilities thus nfforde<l. CONFHtMATION SLCRVICE.—On I’liurs-


BOWIANG GR KFN OPKNKD.—Tiip


fall in His .service Avould tak e tjicm nearer to Him. fJod never cxpo<;ted them to do tho impossible. In eonclnsion, his Lordsliip addres.sod tlio parenl.s and urged tho iin- porUnce of rjirecept and example. 'Hio ehnreh was erowilcd, many friends a tten d in g from Bolton-by-Bowland.


members th a t i t was ever th e ir d u ty when enjoying the advantages of th e ir new In­ s t i tu te to remember the generous help given tliem by tho many workers a t llio bazaar.-— (Applause.) A vote of thanks to tho speakers was pro­


posed by Uie Vicar, who thanked hotli gentlemen for th e ir services. Seconding, jMr. ^yiddop pointed o u t th a t


the young people of the village had not humehod th a t appeal and left other people lo provide the money. On tho contrary tiiey had worked hard on helialf of tlu> bazaar, and had also raised a good deal of money themselves. The resolution was most enthusiastically


carried. \V<*du(*.sday’s proeei'ds totalleil the spleiulid


sum of £-l0'0. CHATBURN.


village on (Joed Friduv was very heavy, hilt on the succeeding days th e volmno did no t reacii the tUmensions of last .voar. Folice regulations were eiricienl, and no accidents were reported.


KASTKU THAFKIC.—Trallic tliroiigh the


attendance of members of tbo iMolher.s’ Union a t a meeting Iiold in tlio Clnircli In s t i tu te ou Tuesday afternoon. Miss llobinson, of Wlialley, was the speaker, and her a<ldress on “ T’he Noble Women of the. Staircase and Atrium Wimhxus of the Lady Chapel of Liverpool C ath ed ral,” was ex­ tremely inlerosLing. Miss llobinsoii pointeil ou t th a t tlu* women of her subject were not necessarilv wealthy, some being among the poorest- of the ])oor, but none llie less


IdOTHF llS’ UNION.—There* was a good noble.


arrangemont o f ,a profusion of llowers, em­ blematic of the season, gave a most effective L*tting to tho Fas ter services a t the Parish C'lmivli.


KASTKIl SKRVICFS. '.riie tasteful


were eomlueied by the Jlev. .1. H. .Booth. Tlie congregation at- each .service was most gratifying. On ICasler Day all tlic .services wen* well atlendeil.


(Ill Good Fr iday, three services


H. Booth again officiated, and a t the morn­ ing .service tlu* lessons were reml by ^Ir. L. King-WilkinsifOi Large numbers alleiuloil the celebrations of Holy Coin-


'.rhe Uev. .1. iminuui.


affairs is appareiillv dovVn- a t zero, lor a t the ainiual parish meeting held in l ie National School, on Momla.y n ig h t, the attendance numhere<l five, including the Cliairman and Clerk. Tlie minutes ol the last meeting having been luissed as a correct


reconl. the Chairnmu (M r. presented .tlie halaiicu sheet.


dav’s opening ecreimmy. After th e singing of* the National Anlliom, th e Vicar (Rev K N. Livo.scv) olfered praver, and Ibo pro-


R. Komp Deputises for Blackburn M.P.


nr J t r . Joliii Dnek.vnrtli, of Wilpshire, who ouclit to havo declared th o b a za a r open h u t was unavoidably absent throngli iM- lioaltli. Tliev liad, howdver. a most able Kulistituto in 'Mr. R. Kemp. C.C., of Bank Top. Siiwlcy. His (Mr. Meeks’s) ta sk as


eliairnlan, wits a I is l i t 'o n o for lio fe l t th a t a chairman oh such an occasion was like a l i t t le bov—he ‘o ught • to ho seen and not h e an l .—(L tuightor.)—Some people >vhon


■\lr. Weeks first apoloRiscil for tlie ulisciiee


J l r . of


receipts, including a balance oi £20 Ss. H d ., were £()3 13s. 4d., and the to ta l expemli- tu re amounted to £o2 VJs. 1UI._, leavin; balance • in hand of £ l fj-s- •»(!. aci’ounts all' related to tlie lightin villaRi-. Owii.B to ib c new, as ■(■oininu; into operation, i t was impo!«iblo to lew a ra te for tlto ensuing year , and i t wia decided to a.sk for a nrecent ol £4o. No other husinoss being brought forward, th e meeting te rm in a ted a f te r about minutes’ d uration.


1 he thtal asse.ssment of the Hies I>A1US11 MKKTINC;.—Interest in parish . . . „ ,


.service was proceeding on 1'hur.‘Hlay even­ ing, Mr. John I.eeniing, who i.s roqmusiblo for the gas u;-e<l for lighting the church, visited tbo gas-lioii.-e to assure him.sclf th a t everything was a.s i t slioiild bo. H e car ried a naked light when be oi>enotl tlio iloor, and a s light explosion oecurrcHl. Tliougli burnt about the hnml9 and face, Mr. IjCCiu- ing tenijiorarily tre a ted his injuries and oonliniio<J his tlnties, afte rwan ls gong to Dr. Bremuer for ire a lm en i. Happily be is progre.ssing .satisfactorily.


ACCIDENT.—While the confirmation


Cliur.ch Clioir. as.sistod by friends from Clit- lieroe, gave S ta in c r ’.s ” Crucifixion ” to a large congregation. .Messrs. W. Long and G. S. Calvorley were tbo soloists, and Gity sang most effectively. 'The work was given Avith devotional feeling, and the congrega­ tion frequently joined in the liynins. Mr. W. Calverley Avielded the baton, Mr. A. Binington being a t th e organ.


ST. ANDREW’S.—Ou Good Kriduy the


nors of the BoAvIand D is tr ic t Billiard.s liOaguo, AA'ero en te rta in ed by Cliipjiiiig ^-len's Club on tho occasion of th e ir nialcli v.ilh tho Rest of the League, the la t te r provinj' «*asv Avinners. 'riiis tho .second time th a t Slaidburu have Avon tho cup since tlic league Avns inaugurated four yeans ago, and liioy had to fight for i t , tio in g Avith Hollins nnd heating tho la t te r in tho play-off u t New­ ton. I t is p a rticularly Avorthy of note th a t onlv .seven players ha\'e hj,x)U called on tliroughout the season, and th e same h.alf- tlozen participated in tbo la s t e ig h t matches. At an iiiterA-al in th o proceedings a t Chipping. Captain J . Berkoloy-Wold, of Leagram Hall, pre.sonted tho cup to the Skiidburn c ap tain , ^ fr . M. Tomklim, and. Avhilo cong ra tu la tin g tlie team, expressed reg re t th a t he Avas niiahlo to pro.«ont tho gold niedaU to the individual players in con.seqnence of th e ir nqn-rotiirn from the makers. The presentation Avould have to ho made a t Slaidhnrn la te r. The gold modal for th e liighe.st hroak in an away match was won by ^Ir . T. T. AVilkinson, ol BoIton-hv-Bowhind, avUIi a run of 4i a t Holden.* Mr. Tomkin’.s rotunied .thanks to Captain Berkeley-AVeld for his kindly service.s. and appraised th e .si>orty fooling th a t pervaded llu* league.


CHAMPIONS RECEIVE LEAGUE CUP. On Wednesday last. SlaidbUrn, a-s A.in-


the match is appended.. THE REST V. CHAMPIONS.


'I he rcs*ult ol 75 E. Ru.**!!^)!! (Newton) Jo h n Leeniing 100 1(X) H. W r ig h t (Ba.shnll)' W. AVhilwoll 505


AUCTION MARTS. GISBUR.N.


ton Jn lv to £27 tOw.; August and Septembor, £1S lo £ 2 4 ; fab cows^to £ 2 0 ; gold hoifors


and coAVs, £14 to £17. of tho Clitheroo nnd DLstricL Motor Club


CLITHEROE MOTOR CLUB. The C ap tain ’s trial-, u nder tbo auspices


will tak e place on Sunday next, Apr*! ‘Lh» s ta r t in g from tho Workhouse, in Chatburn- road, a t 9-15 a.m. prompt.


DEAR DROPS.


lio.ss; 1 only liad two drops of Avhislcy, Alagistratc: Tliou pay S-s. ’ for each- altogether.


Alan charged a t Tottcnlium vAith drunken -10s


AV<*re olfered to a good company avIiicIi in- eluded several South Country buyers. Tr;ulo for lying-oil cuttle sIiowchI a marked im­ provement on recent sales, and a sati.s- factorv clearance rcvsiiUed. Q u o ta tio n s : A p r i l ‘ and Mav calvor.s to .C2G; Ju n o and


AVedue.sday: At tho fortiiiglitly -sale of store cattle.* lt)5 lying-off and 30 geld, boasts


HOLIDAY _ INCURSION.—Slaidburn has


th a t a t about 7-45 on iNfoiulay n ig h t neemed, who was .separated from hi.M wife; went to


lightning more fr«iuontly limn other.?? Air. M. Morcillon, inspector for tho French foro.st adminiatra'bion, boUcvoi th a t i t is Iho .smooth-barked .trees th a t got off _ Avith tho least injury, and th a t this immunity is duo to tho case Avith Avluch water, a good con­ ductor of tho electric cu r re n t , runs down thoir tru n k s . W r i tc i Air. Aloreillon in L a N a tu re ” (P ar is) :


sistance o f ’ th e treo.s to tho pa.ssugo of electricity.


have boon sot on foot in various countries of Central Europe Avliich emihle us to draw up a tab le of pcrcentago.s of tho kind.s of troo.s .struck by Jiglitning in Central Europe.”


Since 1S74 in\’o?tigutions. of thus m a t te r


.show why its effects aro noticed on only p a r t of tliom.


a Effect on Rods.


rod leaves no' trace on i t if i t i.s in good condition, th a t is to say, if the rod is of a


good oondiicling metal and large enough; othorAvisc i t i.s melted. . Tho conductibilitv is incroa.scd Avlicn tho rod is Avot.


tics of trei*.s .struck by lightning in the principality of Lipi>e-DotmoId. Eleven I'cr cent. Avon* .struck wlien th e re avjls no rain, 48 Avith .slight rain, 3.*1 with much ra in , 40


hark, Avhich is alway.s covered Avilh moisturo from the ra in , during a thunderstorm. Tho Avood being a poor conductor, tlio lightning naturally Avil! follow tho film of Avater on tho hark. '• There is confirmation of thi.s in s ta t is -


* Tills slionhl he tlio ca.se also Avith smooth


Avitli tompest, 30 Avitli hail, and 10 Avith snoAv.’’ According to Dr. Hoppe (Vienna,' 1800), tho average quantity of Avator tliub runs


do^vn till* trunks of forest trees vario.s from 0.7 i>er cent, of tho to ta l falling on tho tree, in the ca.'H* of tho pine, to 15.5 per cent, lo r smooth-liurked trees, 'riiis supjiorts tlie


the T r e e s ’ (Brus«At*Is, 1907), insists on ' t h e influence th a t th e e.xtei’ior co'nfontiation of the tru n k seems to <*xort on tlio .sorioiLsnos.s of the injuries due to lightning.’ Ho shmved th a t among tree.** s tru ck by lightning those Avitli thick aiid deeply furrowed liark pre- domiimte. Avhile tbo smooth-barked furnish foAv victim.?. Dead tissue i.s a had con­ ductor and Iu*nce the effc(?t of a discharge IS more injiiriou-; in it . 'rims i t is Avlion '.a tre e is <lriost th a t i t is most .severely injured by electricity.


t)ioor>* th a t smooth-Iiarked trees are Avotter in a .storm than the rougli-barkcd. Again: “ V.'inderlinden, in his * Lightning .and


ning strokes on those Avithout rods uind Avithout metallic r;iin-.spoiit.s rcacliing to tho ground are generally tlio cause of fires.


“ 'I’he s:imo is tru e of buildings. ;Light-


sj)rlng, when the wood is full of sap, rough- b.arkcd trees are on.sily wtripiHHl by l ig h t­ ning. In Hummer-, on the contrary, a chan­ nel Avill bo made in tbo bark and in the AVjootl, A


“ At the so.n.son of richest vegotation, the


p en etra tin g into tho Avood. This .shattering is very probably due to


tho .saj> has nearly s(oppc<i floAving, .Much rei's are generally sJiattercd, tlie discharge


A ’bilo a t tlio end of Ibis .season, Avhcii ...... ..A


tho CLXparisiA'o force of the Avatcr vaj>or pro­ duced by tho pn.s.sage of the cu rren t. Tho lieat lilK'ratod during tho passage i.s .suffici­ en t to melt lead and project tlie 'melted metal lietAvoen tbo Avood and tlie bark, ns sIioAvn in th e ca.'-c of an oak .Mtrippod of its bark in Znricli, SAvitzerland, in Jn lv , 1893.' This Avould support tbo idea of Vaiiderli'n- den, Avlio says : ‘ TIio reality of tbo mechan­ ical action of tbo vaporLsixl liipiids may be recognised inoro clearly if observation hIioaa’s th a t th e injuries are more .serious Avlion flio trees contain ino.sfc Avater and hence can pro­


duce most A'apor (.spring and oarlv sum­ m e r ) .’ “ 'This theory of vajiori.sation ha.s been


rejected by Paul Drunian.x, Avriting in “ 'TIio Bnllotin ” of tbo Central Belgian Forestry Association, avIio lielieves th a t tlio Avooily tissues and bark, being non-comlnclors, aro n aturally s liattored by th e pji*»sage of so g re a t a q u an tity of electricity.


innunor. electric insulntor.s' a re freqiionlly broken in case; Avliero vaporisation is ou t of th e question.


with smooth bark, tlio Avator, running along tho branclic.s, follow.? doAvn tho tru n k , lu rough-harked trcc.s, the .<trcam is no t coii- timion.s. In tho former case the lightning giKvi directly from the croAA'ii of th e :ree to th e ground without leaving appii.ront


/ ' Summing up, le t u.s say th a t in trec.s In liko


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tra c e s; in tho la t te r , tbo fluid penetrates betAveon b a rk and AVOod or Avithin tlie Avond itself, caii.sing a broalcago of one or both, or i t leaps to a botter-condncLing body tlio vicinity—man. animal, or inotal.” Many people think t l ia t tree*; near by


Absent A. Greemvood (Holden) M. Tomkins


protect .a bmiso from lightning. Thi.s niay or may not bo tho case, thiiik.M tho Avritor, Avho says on th is poin t:


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source of danger, for Avhon lightning strikcH a rough-barked tre e insuflicieiitly moistened by the ra in , i t may leaA'o tlio tre e suddenly and seek tho ground through a channel of lo.is resi.Ntenco. Avhich m a y lie thfougli the insido of tlio hou.se. In this ca.se tlio tre e acLs like ,a defective lightning-rod. At three Imndred feet or so from a hiiikling, tho tre e Avill protect. Write.M Drumaux- in tho bulletin already c i ted : ‘ This protection is s light, and oven ;i fine gro\*o around a house should not be an excuse for neglect­ ing tile ins tallat ion of a lightning-rod.'


furnished by tho motnl conductors used lor carrying rain-Avater from th o roof dircctl.v to tho ground. I Iiavo had occasion to dlisorvo th is several time.? o n my oavu house, Avhich is also fitted Avith a lightning-rod.”


“ In my opinion the be.st protection , is FDR ANYTHING ELECTRICAL n


tho ** mass d e s tru ct io n .” of whales is being b u i l t a t Bolfa.st a t a cost of £275,000.


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.stroke, of Avhich 28 i>cr cent . AA'oro on pop­ lars and 22 on hooches. No other i>orcont- uge e.xcecd.s 10. Tho Avritor notes th a t roiigh-biirlcod trees are most frequently struck, Avhilo Ihoso Avitli perfectly sinootli bark aro rarely injured. Wo read fu r th e r : ' Since Hglitning .strikes all te rre s tria l ohjoctK, trees included, a-o Avill a ttem p t -to


Tho table lislx 4,352 ca.sos of lightning ;


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ed regions, wo often notice tha’t ligh tn in g lias loft i ts mark on beeches, populars, and rosinoiLS trees more frcqucntlj* th a n o n ' others. Hence many i>on«oii.s have concluded th a t l ightning lias a predilection for c er ta in : trees and a dislike for others, 'llioro have thus ari'sen a considerable number of differ­ e n t theories, Avho.se sununaries Avould fill a volume. . Those are based u-sually on tlie , n a tu re o f' tho Avood, iho size of tho roots and Uio doplli to Avliich they po n o trn tc; ou tho oily or .stniehy co n ten t of th e Avood, on the shap<* of the outer hark or on th e re­


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TREES LOVE LIGHTNING. AVIiy a re some kiiula of trec> s truck L.v


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