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Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-21

which Benedict admits that they
listened to his story suggests q sus-
picion that in this instance at least
the incident was not wholly super
natural. Finding boxes liable to
these miSfortunes, the pilgrims
next tried stone bottles, but with
no better success = the stone
cracked like the wood. A youth at
Canterbury suggested tin ; the
bursting miracles ceased, and the
meaning Of it was then perceived.
The pilgrims who intended to
carry st. Thomas water round the
world, hung it about their necks in
bottles which could be at once Sc
cure and sufficiently diminutive for
transport. A vessel that could be
relied on being thus obtained the
trade became enormous. Though
the holy thing might not be sold,
the recipient of the gift expressed
his gratitude by corresponding
presents; and no diamond mine
ever brought more wealth to its
owners than St. Thomas water
brought to the monks of Csnter-
bury. AS time went on the mira.
cles grew more and more prodigious
At first weak eyes were made
strong; then sight was restoreC
which was wholly gone. A
first sick men were made whole
then dead men were brought bacl
to life. At first there was the un
conscious exaggeration of real phe
nomena; then there was incautiou
establishment. Finally, in som
instances, of course, with the bes
! intentions, there was, perhaps, de
, liberate lying. To which of thes
classes the story should be assigne
: which has now been told the reade
s must decide for himself. No mlri
: Gle in sacred history is apparent
better attested. The more complet
i. the evidence, the more the choic
, is narrowed to the alternative b.
+. tween a real supernatural occur
t renee and an intentional fraud.
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RAILROADS.
MEMPHIS AND CHARLESTON
RAILROAD.

csoHEDULE ON AND AFTER SEPT. I6,
Leaves. Arrives.
Mail and Express, daily. Is pm $40 pm
Somerville accem' dat'n
daily lex. Sunday. 5.o0p.m S.lS Jam
Time Twenty MInatos Faster than
City T1me.
Bonneville train Will stop at reg
mlar and fIag stations.
The II. so pm. Train makes the quick
esI lime ever made to Chattanooga, KNOX
vile, Lynohburg, Washington, and the East,
and will stop at all Regular Stations, ana NJ
Flag Stations when tagged, except tlag sta
tions between COllierville and Memphis;
Ticket efice 27S Maln street and Depot
Memphis and Charleston railroad;
JOHN A. GRANT,
Chief Engineer and General Sup't.
7. S. DAVAN1,
4e4 Assistant General Passenger Agent.
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THOMAS A'BEOKET.
Miraculous Powers of His Bloc,

miraculous Powers OF His BLOOD.
James A. Froude, in a recent his
torical article upon the assaSsina-
ton of Thomas a'Becket, says:
The blood of Thomas a'Becket
gathered on the handkerchiefs from
the pavement had shown powers so
extraordinary that there was a uni.
versal demand for it. The difficulty
from the limitation of quantity was
got over in various ways. At first
It exhibited 3 capacity for self.mul-
duplication. A single drop might
be poured into a bottle, and the
bottle would be found full. After
ward a miraculous fountain broke
out in the crypt, with the water
from which the blood was mixed.
The smallest globule Of blood, fined
down by successive recombinations
to a fraction of unimaginable min
uteness, impaired to the water the
virtues of the perfect original. st.
Thomas water became the favorite
remedy for all diseases through
out the Christian world, the
sole condition Of a cure being that
doctors medicines should be alb
iured. The behavior of the liquid
as described by Benedict, who re-
lates what he processes to have con
tnually seen, was eccentric and al
first incomprehenSible. A monk al
the fountain distributed it to the
pilgrims, who brought wooder
boxes in which to carry it away
When poured into these boxes i
would sometimes effervesce or boil
More often the box would split il
the pilgrims hand. Some sin un
confessed was supposed to be the
cause, and the box itself, atteI
such a misfortune, was lef
as an offering at the tomb
The splitting action after a tim,
grew less violent, and was confined
to a light crack. One day a woman
brought box which becam,
tthus slightly injured. The monl
| tS whom she gave it though
~ yos ZOO oood IN he Wasted
and was meditating in hi
own mind that he would keep
for himself AT the moment tina
the wicked thought formed itsel
the box flew to pieces in his hand
with loud crash. He dropped i
shrieking that it was possessed
Benedict and others ran in, hearin
him cry, TO fnd him in an agon
; of terror The amusement wit
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MEMPHIS TENN FRIDAY EVENING. DECEMBER q. 1871

ingIit, and then went down in the
waves.
And this we saw as we crawled as
rapidly as trembling and benumbed
limbs would permit toward the
trunk Of the tree. There we seated
ourselves, joining hands to avoid
being blown off. We became ac-
customed to the swaying of the
tree, and moved to some higher
branches to escape the waves which
were rising rapidly.
Toward the middle of the after
noon we heard a loud shouting in
the direction where we had come;
and there appeared through the
trees a birch bark canoe rapidly
driven by the wind toward the
open river. The boat contained a
Swampy Indian, his wife and three
children, one a baby. A moment
after the savage seized the branch
of a tree, swung himself from the
canoe leaving his family to their
fate. The squaw pleaded earnestly
with him to take the baby. She
asked nothing for herself-only for
the life of her child. But the In
dian climbed higher into the tree,
and the family went down into the
waters.
Toward night the wind lulled
but the violence Of the waves be
trayed no indications of subsi
dence. We made such arrange
ments for passing the night as cir
cumstances would permit. NJ
companion with our belts tied u
securely to the trunk of a tree, il
such positions that we could no
fall; and with some pieces Of twin,
made stirrups in which to rest ou
feet. AS the night wore on be
came stiff with the cold, and wa
kept awake only by the utmost ex
, ertions of my companion.
at length the morning dawned
The waves still continued to beat
but indicated rapid subsidenct
! The wind had ceased altogether. |
, was clearer and colder, The Ir
dian still sat crouched in his tire
top. There was no boat to be see
/, in any direction; no sign of hel
! lanywhere.
, Early in the afternoon we coul
: distinguish by the marks on tn
trees the subsidence of the water
i, We shouted at intervals all ii
! afternoon. The Indian, too, mi
= terially assisted by a series of bloc
4 curdling yells that reverberate
y over the waste again and agai
- ~ Night approached, however, wit
4 our deplorable situation unohangeI
y y save that we had grown weaker
! ! body. l was rapidly falling into
n n stupor, when my attention W
! aroused by what was apparently Il
i strokes of an AK upon wood. N
e companion told me some one W
y beating the trunks of the tire
! with an oar. We at once redoubl,
- our cries. was thoroughly ava
: ened, and joined as well as l "
able. Soon we heard the sound
i oars striking oar-lockS, then Il
!, swash of the water as the oars we
- dipped; and, at length, a skiff co
I tanning two half-breeds hove
~ sight and we were saved.
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The young Spanish Duchess Furnan
Nunez is to be married shortly to the
Duke of Huescar, after the old fashion
of noble Spanish weddings. There is a
dance until midnight, then the bride,
who has been dancing in her wedding
dress, throws over her head white lace
mantilla, and desoends to her private
chapel, where the ceremony is performed
by the waiting priest.
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A BAD MISTAKE.
How n Boston Lawyer Bearded
the Lion I'm His Den ana Fell n
Victim,


How a Boston Lawyer Bearded
Victim.
New York Herald.l
Mr.. Anthony Comstock, agent of
the Society for the Suppression Of
Obscene Literature, was alone in
his Office yesterday morning deeply
engaged in the study of some sta
tistics on the decrease of immor-
ality in New York, when the door
gently opened and stranger glided
into the room. So noislessly was
the entrance effected that Mr.. Com
stock was not disturbed in his study
and for several seconds he was un.
mindful of the strangers presence.
"AhemP'
Mr.. Oomstock looked up with a
start. The visitor was a man OF
about thirty-fve years of age, dress
ed in a frock coat and dark panta-
looms. The pantaloons were fully
four inches too short, but the differ
ence was amply made up in the
coat, which reached nearly to his
ankles. Both articles were distin-
guished by tendency to shine
when struck by the rays of the sun
The visitors countenance was OF
the velvety type, and expressive Of
much caution and mystery. In one
hand he held a greasy hat, and in
the other a small package, AS
Mr.. Comstock looked at him he
nodded and winked mysteriously.
"Well, sir!"
The stranger glanced cautiously
around the room, poised his head to
catch the sound of any stray feet,
and advancing a few steps said, in
a low, mellifuous voice:
care you aloneP"
Mr.. Oomstock edged his chair
toward the rear door of his office
and replied that he was.
"Hush-sh~ said the stranger,
coming closer and undoing the
package which he held in his hand;
''Pve got a good thing"
"Ah, indeed! what is it?" in
quired the agent, getting closer to
the door and keeping his eye fixed
on the mysterious intruder. The
latter again looked around the
room, placed his hand on the door
knob to see that the door was Sc
cure and said in a low whisper, 500
to be cautious, you know. 1t DOM
do to get caught. Would be sent
up" And the stranger placed his
frefnger by the side of his nose.
"What in the name of all that's
good are you driving at, man ?
shouted the now aroused agent
jumping to his feet.
"For heavens sake, not SO loud,
said the stranger; somebody may
hear you, and all would be discov
cred. Keep cool. | won't hur
you. Here they are; here they are
choice specimens, sir. I'll sci
you two dozen at ten cents each
worth ten times the money" ant
the speaker placed on the desk o
the agent for the suppression of OBJ
scene literature half a dozen small
photographs of ballet girls engages
in dancing the can-can. Mr.. Com
} stock glanced them over and blush
I ed The stranger noticed tn
change of hue and rubbed his hand
as he said, elbow many would yol
) like p
THE DENOUEMENT.
The agent rose from his chair
f A look Of determination was in hi
S face, and an imperceptible shado'
!, Of irony played around his mootl
|. Calmly, however, he spoke
3 g Cheap, did you say? Yes, indeed
Y they are cheap. III take all you'V
i got, Place them right here on IN
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MEMPNIs g. LITTLE ROCK R.R.
ssyot Line to Arkansas and Texas,
TIME CARDi

Leaves. Arrives.
Mail train. daily...........5.3O pm. 1l.SO pm.
Freight train daily lex. 30
PASSENGERS going on this road will take
trains at the depot Of the Louisville, Nash,
VILE and Great Southern RAILROAD. Mall
roinfs on the little Rock and Fort Smith
railroad and at Little Rock with the Cairo
and Fulton railroad for points in Southwest
Arkansas and Texas.
Pullman alAcO Sleeping Cars on all night
trains. -
offices 27S ana 2S7 Main street. and at depot
foot of Washington street, or at Louisville,
Nashville and Great Southern railroad depot,
or to the undersigned,
r. A. WILLIAMS, Pass. Ag,t, Memphis.
w. Il. SMITH, Sup't, Memphis Tenn.
100 4
Public ledger. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1865-1893, 1877-12-21

VHIS Company is purely mutual. not hav-
L ing dollar of stock. Its poicy-holders
are the only members of the Corporation. IL
is therefore in effect. simple partnership of
persons for insuring each others lives. There
being no stock, there can be no sale Of the
Company from one set Of owners and man
ayers TO another; but its affairs remain per-
petually in the entire control Of the members
themselves, to elect board ef twelve direc-
tors each year. This board meets weekly,
and directly supervises all the business Of the
Company.
The Company issues whole life policies with
either annual premiums for life, which 1t pre-
fers and recommends, or with a limited num-
Der Of premiums; it will also issue long-term
endowments. Experience has shewR that
| these are the most advantageous forms Of pei
! icies, both to the individual and to the Gem
pany. We shall, therefore, restrict ourselves
| to them.
The surplus earned in any year is returned
70 the following year. only by reduction OF
premium, thus limiting the payments to the
actual current cost Of the insurance.
In thirty years, this association OF men,
united in interests and purposes, as a single
| feature in its history, has paid to the repre-
sentatives Of seven thousand five hundred and
sixty members who have died, the vast sum Of
twenty-five millions one hundred and twenty
nine thousand five hundred and thirty-six
dollars S25 ,129. .5S6 00--as follows:
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[aQiSVilG and Great S0ltAGTlR

1850 pm. Night Expression Saturday
this train runs only to Milan Connects at
4 Milan for sd. Louis and Chicago; at Nc
KenEie for Nashville, CHATTANOOGA, Atlanta
and the Southeast; at Guthrie Tor HOPKINS
willie, Henderson and Evansville; at Louis
Vile for all points North and East
HOO am. Day Express-cOnnects for St.
Lou;s and Chicago, at louisville for all
points North and East.
4:40 pm. Brownsville Accommodation
Daily except Sunday.
Arrival of Trains,
11,nroes .,..,,,,.,,.................4:15 p IN
Mail u, III
pullman Palace Cars on either train to Louis
Vile, and on Night train TO Nashvllie;ir n. :,
For tickets OF Information, apply az TICKET
Ofice, 287 Main, Northwest corner Madison
S%YSss las. MONTGOMERY, sup't Memphis Div
JAMES SPEED, Ticket Agent.
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Mrs. Jones, how is your health this
morning2 Thank you, madam, much
improved. l bought a bottle of DR..
Bulls Cough Syrup last night and after
the FIRST dose my cough was checked. l
slept well aud have not coughed once
this morning.
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PUBLIC LEDGER.

UlHE PUBLIC LEDGER rs PUBLISHED
L every afternoon texeept Sunday at No.
Is Madison street.
The PUBLIC LEDGER is served TO city subscri-
hers by faithful carriers at FlFFEEN GENTS
PER WEEK, payable weekly to the carriers.
By mail lin advanced: One year, " SIX
months. 81 three months, 81; one month, 70
cents. Postage gres.
NsWsdealers supplied at 21 cents per copy.
Weekly Public Ledger,
Published every Tuesday at 80 per annum tn
advanced. Postage free.
Communications upon subjects Of general
interest to the public are at all times accept
able.
Rejected maaussripts WILL EeT be returned.
RATES OF ADVERTISING IN DAILY:
First insertion. w per square
Subsequent lnsCr,ions o0 a,
Tor oge week ......... ......,......s " ,, \,
For two week ks.."".......,.",....''' ~ -. !,
For three week,........ -A"....... . w
For one month; ;..........''.'''''''' 20 o9 ., .,
Each additional square-..... w
RATES OF ADVERTISING IN WEEKLY: /:
First inserton % psr square
| Subsequent insertions ...... 0O
Eight lines of nonpareil, solid, constitute
| square,
/ Displayed advertisements will be charged
according TO tie SPACE occupied. at above
rates-there being twelve lines Of solid type to
| the inch
10 regular advertisers we offer superior in
ducemeRts, both as to rates Of charges and
manner Of displaying their favors.
Notices in local column inserted fer Wenty
| cents per line for each insertion.
Special notices inserted for ten cents pei
line for each insertion.
Notices of deaths and marriages. twenty
cents per line. #a4
All bills for advertising are eaS wasn con
tracted and payable on demand.
Ali letters, whether upon business or other
wise. must be addressed to
Il. WHITMORE,
Publisher and Proprietor.
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MISS SSsPPl & TENNESSEE
RAILROAD.
SCHEDULES.

AN AND after Wednesday. November Ia,
~ A'''' Leave. Arrive
Main Train dai,y........... 800 pm. 1;05 pm
Sardis ACCOMMODATION
daily lex. Sundays) .""ll;bO an. S;lo am
Freight Train daily lex. a. oo
All N. BURKE. Sup't.
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Capital Stock, 1900, 900
BOARD or DIRECTORs.
RAILROAD TINE TABLE.

MEMPHIS AND LOUISVILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
An. Pm. A.M.P.M.
Express daily (sxceYt
Saturday ...''..''...''''' * f'lo !, m ~ %
Mail Train. ..;;;.....;....;' ..;;;;.....;... 10 ll'OV ,o
|Accomml d n(ex,Sundqy) 4.A
DepOt az head Of Main street.
Ticket office, 2S7 Maia street, corner OF
Madison.
NEMPals A. 4, rn4A TON ii. 4.
AfFives. Losves.
,---.- ----4-----
AN. Pm. An P.W.
Mail and Express train 80.
aily.:.;.."........';;;.;;.'.;;.'' o'4l H'Zo
Bonneville accom- dat n
Except Sunday ......... 0.S 5.UO
Ticket ofice 27s Main street.
MISSISSIPPI AND TENNESSEE R. R.
Arrives. Leaves.
AMP.M. lA.M.P.M.
liz. 0. Mail (daily).... 49,. l.t5 800
IEardis mmndaiion,
daily lex. sunday y).."..-9, 10 IL 5O
A Freight train, daily lex
Depot at foot Of Main sire t
4 Ticket office, zS1 Main Greet. corner Of
Modison. NJ. BURKE, Gen. Sup't
nEs PEls AND LITTLE ROCK RAILROAD
4 Arrives. Leaves,
---S----~ ----|-----
A.X.P.x. A.N.P.I
\ M Ill Train daily l130 5.S'
Kregkt and AcGommods-
tiOn daily lex. Sunday 5.2e 7.O
Hleepig cars on mail trai2. Ticket Offices
4 louisville Depot, 2S7 Maiu (cor. Madison
4 and 27S Main street.
PAuUCAH AND MEMPHIS RAILROAD
Mail Train arrives. ......... $50 a.
s..ss.s.,.... ...........s.'.'s' \ w F'A
The mail train Leaves Covington for Mem
phis at am. and arrives at Covington q
4 6:80 pm, Trains leaving Memphis will star
from the Underwriters Warehouse. :.
j. w. WILBUR, Sup't,
H.H. GIVEN. Asst. Sup't.
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The agent rose from his chair.
A look Of determination was in his
face, and an imperceptible shadow
Of irony played around his mouth
Calmly, however, he spoke
g Cheap, did you say? Yes, indeed,
they are cheap. I'll take all you've
got, Place them right here on my
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$5l.os1,l7s.66

DIsBURsED In 1870.
To Policy Holders.""". ....""S6.0 0lS, 1883
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MEMPHIS ANDLoUIsvILLE RAILROAD.
Arrives. Leaves.
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Mail and Express train
DAILY. ily......"........,.,,...,;,,.. o.41 u.zo
Bonneville accom- oath
Except SuBday)...".... 0.B 5.OO
Ticket ofhce 27S Main street.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-03
TO-MORROW's RACES.

On Tuesday will be had the second Of the Tss1
Meeting series Of races, and as the Orlesu Hts1r
will be run for by the colts and fIdies splendid
sport may be anticipated. IT,, evan;no ,,ooi. "
the events will be sold c'yer Hawkins, saioon -,
the veteran Csshsart, and II is expected the ~.
ting will be most lively. Besides the two NH.
colt dash, there will be- also G mile dash fo~ "a
club purse Of s25o, and two mile heats for s5co.
The entries in the Orleans Stake are:
First race-The Orleans Stakes for colts and
hllies then three years old; $25 entrance, D. a..
e4O0 added; second horse to receive $76. TW0
miles. s. S
A. X. Richards enters oh. G. Typhoon. By War
Dance, dam (Spendrifts' damn by Wagner.
Elmore d Stokes enter b. f. Little sis. by Frog
town, dam by Yorkshire. -gssz
#m. cettE1A enters Adventure, by Dsuiof
Boone, dam Maggie G.. by Brown Dick.
VIM. Cottrill enters Aunt Betsey, by I,Onrf61-s
low, dam Lilly Ward by Lexington.
spencer Brien enter b. G. -. by Rebel Mce~
gan, dam Gate Jourdan. II
Larry Hart enters b. G. Vermont. by Vfrxfa
dam Nancy Butter by Lexington. 177ss
Jas. Suzette enters Hadies, by Bonnie 6cotIaud
dam Belle Buckley by Brown Dick.
J. L. Bonnen u %. enter Belle Isle, by INN
Scotland, dam by Asteroid.
DIXON Winner enter 4. /. Blue Gown, by Eccf~
land, dam La Bluetta by imp. Australian.
Dixon Winner enter ch. I. Bradmante. By Wae
Dance, dam Buena by Knight ST. George.
Barkely u Higgins enter Ella Rowet, by UnoIo
Vic, dam Momona by Imp. Sovereign.
W. 0. " ]. Fl. Philips enter G. 9. Gen. Philip. hR
imp. Gienelg, dam La Polka by Lexington.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-03
A Remarkable surgical Operation.

New YORK, Dec. 2.-An exceedingly remark
able surgical operation has been recently COM
pleted at st. GATHERINGS Hospital. Williams
burg On Friday, August g. 1876, while Dora
factory her hair, which was hanging loose,
caught in one of the spindles, and in an instant
the hair and scalp of one side Of her head was
torn out. 1t was done so quickly she only felt
sudden tug and all was over.
The overseer took her at once to st. Cathe-
rines Hospital, where the doctors said that
they could do nothing for her. Two days after the
physician in charge said, can save her. and
If she can stand the operation, can give her a
new scalp by transplant ton"
rad had not only torn off the scalp. but de-
stroyed portion of tte periosteum, and no
hopes were at first entertained of her recovery.
But as the days wore on her naturally good
constitution enabled granulation to begin, and
flesh commenced to form.
two small pieces from Doras own arm, and
cutting them in strips grated them on the peri
OSteum, about a quarter Of an inch apart, and
about the same distance from the edges of the
wound, holding them in place with small strips
Of plaster. In a few days there extended from
and to the sound skin about the edges which
gradually increased until they bridged over the
space between them, and a new skin was thus
produced.
The operation was carefully repeated during
the seven months the girl lay in the hospital,
Sisters from their arms. The doctor was so
skillful in his manipulations that every piece
OF skin grated took root, and the entire skull
was finally once more covered with a firm and
healthy, but hairless scalp. though there are
few spots bereft of feeling. Much interest in
regard to the progress and outcome of the
operation has been manifested by our entire
surgical profession.
The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1877-12-03
WEATHER PROBABILITIES.

-, WASHINGTON. Dec. 9, ] a. m.-Indieations for
the south Atlantic and East Gulf States, rising
followed by falling barometer. northwest, to
southwest Winds increasing cfoudiness and in
the latter followed by rain areas.
For the West Gulf States. falling barometer.
easterly to southerly winds. warmer, threaten
ing and rainy weather.
For the Lake region, falling barometer south
erly to westerly winds, increasing cloudiness,
and possibly occasional rain or snow followed
in the western portion by rising barometer with
noTthwesterly winds.
For Tennessee and the Ohio valley, falling
barometer, southerly to westerly winds. and
warmer, clearer or partly cloudy weather.
For the Mississippi and lower Missouri val
lleys. falling and stationary followed by rising
barometer. southery winds, varying to colder
western or northerly, partly cloudy weather.
and possible rain areas, partly turning into
Snow.
For the canal regions of Indiana. Ohio and
the Middle States, the temperature generally
will rise above freezing on Monday night.
Cautionary signals are ordered Tor Galveston
and Indianola.
Weather Actualities.
LOWELL Mass. Dec. 2.-The weather is very
cold cold, Ihe Thermometer marked 4 degrees
below zero at D. m. Severe cold weather
is reported elsewhere in Northeastern New
England, Boston reports: Weather here clear
and cold"