The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-04-22


A barometer. gnod .nongl II, all
ordinary purposes. can now be- Oh
tanned for from So 70 s.. Tie inter-
st on this sum. even At ten per cent.
j. only 80 70 80 cents \ year. From
our own experience and observation.
VIZ are certain that the barometer will
save many times that amount. t. q
farmer. AMI Indeed 10 every person
whose hnsiness or pleasure depends at
alup"n being allie 70 predict the
STATE of the weather. Ii is said that
'.all signs fail in dry weather bntl
alter severa years Of careful observa
, iron. we cannot recall an instance inl
which onr barometer has failed 10 giyel
indication in advance OF any materi-
~ immeiiate change in the weather.
No'nattcr what the visible signs 10
the skies, or how threatening the
cionds may appear. II our barometer
index remains nnmoved. we are al
WAYS confident that: neither rxia nor
wind will speedily disturb the present .
state OF the weather. On the contrary q
though the sun may shine ever 50
brightly and clear, and everything be- '.
token serenity in the atmosphere. vet :,
IT the index hand of our Aneroid \,
moves 10 the left. or If the mercury in II,
our Woodruff commences to sink. we
begin to ''look ont for squalls. and
TO prepare for them. Ii the move =
inent BE- sudden and rapid. we look
TOR an inTeiiste smart shower. ar M +
least violent gust OF wind. bur oil
short duration. Ii the index hand. or r
the mercury, fall very slowly, and con :
unae to decline To- a day or two. wei
are sure that there is anvxtensiye dis y,
fnrbancc Of the atmosphere. with
storms at distance; that within a Fs
day or two these disturbances will III
reach our own locality; aud that il
VIZ require several days at least for
settled weather 70 again prevail. Take 70
me example Of many: On the morn
ng OF September 2s. the barometer Fo'
ndex began e. recedc, aud thus con-
'nued until the evening Of the 2yth. n
When the index stopped falling and AZ For
erwards rose little. Yet during Fo'
9th OF those DAYS the weather Was For
npsually pleasant. Our barometer ro'
'as pronounced a false prophet. huf =
e Old the dcubters wait a day longer equ
'uring the night Of the 30tt a heavy l"s'
IN commenced. and it has not ceased -
rain NJ 10 this time of writing. (atl-nd
Don Yet. 3d), nor will the weather BE- fec,
sttied Tor some time yet. The slow. p
eady, long continued fail of the h nun
,meter is conclusive on this point che
here are some exceptions to this rule.
spending npon direction of the wind. a
s.. out these exceptions are readily E"n
armed by observation. On the con. -
airy. We have often known il 10 III a
cudy and threatening. everything II, !.
dica'ing storm; yet the barometer sx'r
owed DO change. and there wus none n Y
The weather. We are TAR more 81 q
'rned by the barometer in plans for s1av
't-door work. for travelling, etc. than re, '''
anything Indicated in the clouds Or !,
nds We say unnesitatingly that a ~ q
rometer ls one Of the most useful oRFA
'pIemepts on the farm. and in the Al
usehold. As guide to cutting.
residing. or gathering hay or grain.
Gu an instrument will often I,ay for -
elf in single day. Farmers who VA
n AFFORD to do 50, will do well ID Sc
re one now. and stndy it, use 50 as 90
re able to turn 1t to the best practi ks'
account during the coming season; -