Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1873-01-30
The Winter in Minnesota
ST. PAUL. MINI. Jan. 8.

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habitants maiUtain that nothing
like it has been experienced here
for a quarter Of century; but
old age is a period of furgetful-
ness, and suspect that the old.
est inhabitants OF Minneso.a form
no exception to this general rule
of senility. The fact is. every
winter here is exceedingly cold,
much colder than a person who
has never lived in a climate cold
er than that of Boston can have
any conception of. The cold
must be once felt in order to gain
a correct impression Of its inten-
sity.
During Christmas week the
thermometer here in St. Paul
ranged from twenty three to thir.
ty-six degrees below zero. At
several railroad stations on the
prairie, westward, thermometers
indicated forty-two degrees, while
at Kandiy obi, near the middle of
the State, the mercury irOze -
Mention Of a few Of tie visible
effects IF the cold will aid in form
ing an opinion of its severity In
this connection. perhaps can
not do better than to give a bit
Of personal experience. Having
never spent winter here, | was
caught mapping. On rising the
Monday morning before Christ.
mas, discovered that every arti
Gle Of food in the house, the con.
tents OF the cellar not excepted,
We're frozen solid.
This must be a pretty cold
morning" | observed to MY wife,
who returned an emphatic assent
and added that the water pipes
had burst in two places As no
water was to be had, We dispensed
with coffee for breakfast.
"You had better wrap up your
ears" she said, as prepared to
60 down town.
wrapped up my ears and went
out On gaining the street the
air seemed much less keen than
had anticipated, but noticed that
the snow cracked remarkably un-
der my feet. Wher | had walked
a square and a half | m a man.
who said: Look out for that
nose when you get into the house.
| regarded this remark as imper.
tinent, and made no reply. / had
walked another square when ]
met another man, who stared al
me with such unfeigned commits.
Grafton in his eyes-I could moi
see his face-that | said:
"Well, sir, what is your great
diScovery?"
Your nose is frozen" said the
man.
"How do you know it?' l asked
sits ne white as chicken meat,
said the man, "and as solid as
stone. Put some snow on il quick
for Gods sake"
EXcusiug the unintentional pro
family, | went on NY way SORROW
fui:" for, like the young man in the
Scripture, | have great posses
sions," at least as far as that feat
ure is concerned. The same morn.
ing there we're many cases of fro
zen members, and even faces. A
young man in the pineries, stall
wart and robust, as full of
vanity rs Chestnut Of meat, hau
his feet So badly frozen that am.
| putation was necessary. Il some
of the churches the evening pre-
viOus it was impossible to hold
service because the gas pipes were
frozen.
The intensely cold weather last.
ed about light days. During that
period probably nine-tentbs of all
the potatoes and apples in the
city were frozen, and the same
tact holds good throughout the
State. Some are on the lookout
for enhanced prices of vegetables
Notwithstanding its severity, the
winter has IFS. attractions. The
air is certainly pure, dry and in
MIGRATING. One has but TO be
well protected by clothing out of
doors, and by warm fires within.
in order to feel first rate. Head,
ache AID lassitude. except from
special causes, are impossible.--
The nights are beautiful; genrr.
ally there is not cloud 10 he
seen. The moon aud stars shine
resplendent. Even when the
moon is in her quarter it il light e.
nongh to read.
No wind stirring, the smoke
from the chimneys rises 10 white,
vertical columns. that can be seen
at long distance. Underfoot the
snow creaks SO loudly and musi
cally that the ire d of man NAV