The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-06-05
A Year without q Simmer.

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weather during the year 1916,
which was known as ''eishteen
hundred and starved to DEATH"
The season ofthat year was quite
different from the present one thus
far. January was SO mild even
in New England that fires were
were scarcely needed. February
though not so cold, was COMPARE
lively colder then the previous
month. March is scarcely ever
a pleasant month, and that of 1916
was an exception to the rulo.
April began warm "for the time
Of year." bnt the latter part OF
the month was less favorable then
the former. In the latter part of
May flowers froze in the gardens,
and corn fclds had to be- replant-
ell. June was the coolest ever
known, frost, ice and snow was
common. Snow fell ovee a con
siderable part Of New England to
the depth of ten inches during u
single storm. Fires were needed
on the Fourth Of July, and on the
fifth ice formed to the thickness
OF window glass. Occasionally a
field Of Indian corn in u favor.
able location was not killed, Int
generally it was all destroyed.
In August snow. foil in most Of the
Northern States, and in the Mid
die States ice formed an inch in
thickness. Most of the cvrn that
ESCAPED thus far was cut mp for fod.
der. The fir two weeks in Septem
ber furnished tho warmest Ofthe
season, bnt the last halt was cold.
October was as cold as November
usually is, while winter set in
early in the last named month.
Such was the season known as the
"Ycar without u Summer.
AN amusing incident occurred
recently in tho smoking car
Of a g., 9. & l. K. r. train
between Shelby and this city, A
woman with II poodle dog entered
the car just prior to the departure
OF the train from the former
point, and after depositing her
dog in one seat, turned over the
back of another one, So that each
seath faced the other. Together
she and her canine companion
thus monopolized two entire seats.
Appearances seemed to indicate
that tie car was one exclusively
for tho convenience of those
addicted to the use Of the "weed;"
but Of this fact she was soon ap-
prised by the conductor, who ad-
vised her to obtain q seat in
another car, informing her at the
Same time that the accommoda-
ton in the way Of seats in the 9th.
err coaches were superior to those
to where she was then. However,
she insisted on remaining, urging
TINT her presence would deter the
occupants the car from smoking,
and she would Consequently exper-
ionce no discomfort from tobacco
fumes. Long before the train
reached this city, however, gen.
tlcman sitting directly in front Of
her produced his case, and tax.
ing therefrom a cigar, began put
ting away at it in manner which
seemed peculiarly to aggrava'e
the "strong-mindcd" woman i'm
mediately back Of him. In an
instant, by strategic movement,
sllo wrcstcd the obnoxious cigar
from bis mouth aud threw it out
of the window, enchanting, "If
there is anything | hate, it is to-
bacco smokes"
The passengers who had wit.
messed that affair were convulsed
with laughter, but the offended
Representatives, emotions may
have been struggling for expires.
sion in words or action and main.
tanned throughout the some I'M
perturbable gravity which had
characterized him from the first.
Calmly rising from his seat, he
opened the window nearest him,
fastened it up and reaching over
the scat back of him, took that wo
mans poodle dog and threw him
out of the window as ia beyond
as possible at the same time say
ing. IF there's anything do hate,
it's poodle dog ~
The scene which followed beg.
CARS description. The car resound
cd with peals Of laughter, aud as
the extreasne righteousness of the
affair because apparent to the
principal aetorsin it they too joined
with the rest, Despite the regret
incident to the loss Of her dog, the
woman could not suppise her in
clination to laugh at The unexpect.
ed finale of the affair,-C2eveland
Times.
A YOUNG married man i'm Ar.