The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-11-08
OUR WARRINGTON SPECIAL

WASHINGTON, d. c., Nov. /, 1879.
The Signal Service or Weather Bureau,
familiarly known as cold Probabilities"
has just given to the publica sort ofAnnual
Report which is really quite an interesting
exhibit. After all the fault finding the con.
Germ has had to put up with from various
sources and causes, it seems that pretty
good general average has been maintained
and Old Probs appears to be toleraby well
satisfied with his work. OF course it isn't
possible To get up weather to suit everybody,
on all sorts of occasions, nor Is it ve,y easy
TO avoid an occasional mistake and the at
| tendant unpleasant circumstances. When
a city beau relies upon the predictions Of
Probabilities, and goes out boating with his
girl, only to encounter a squall and duck
ing, he is very apt to think the weather bu-
/ rrau is fraud. But these are rare and ex-
| ceptional cases, aud must be put up with,
especially if, as have just said, the general
average is good. Gen. Meyers report shows
that the bureau has come within fourteen
per cent. of the truth, taking the year to.
gether, and he demonstrates that ninety per
cent. is attanable. Among the latest i'm
provements is telcgraphic weather map,
which is charted at the main oiRce of the
bureau at the time Of making the morning
report, aud tclegraphed to New York by a
process peculiar to the Signal Service, in
Il, oh ..I IL
issue Il, noon. The best feature of the ser
vice is, of course, the storm signals along the
great lakes and at the principal scapors OF
the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts. By their ust
thousands Of precious lives and millions OF
dollars have been saved. II appears by the
report that IN 6,lI2 Pustofficrs of the couu-
try, the forecasts OF the weather, called
Farmers Bulletins" are regularly hung
+ out each day of the week, giving iniorma,
tion which is of much value To all classes OF
citizens, and Gen. Meyer has in process u
construction an instrument to be called a
weather Case which is expected TO give
meteorological indications in such a way Us
to make them Ineligible TO every one.
Justice Field, Of the Supreme Court, ha,
raised small ''unpleasantness" by his re.
cent opinion, dissenting from the decision O
, Court upon the thurman Act" IN relation
to the Pacific Railways, compelling them t.
pay mp their Indebtedness TO the Govern,
! meDt The opinion Of the Court, which
was delivered by the Chef Justice, wa!
read to Justice Field in the private council,
OF the Court. In preparing his dissenting
= opinion, Justice Field assailed the Opinion
t Of the majority in language which was dis
70 repectiul, if not offensive, to his associate.
on the bench, and his manner in deliyern,
his opinion was quite as eXceplionable as tn,
language employed in speaking Of the de
). cislon announced by the Chief Justice. n,
practitioner would have been permitted [,
employ such language toward The Court a
was used by Justice Field in referring to tn,
d decision of that body. In view Of what oc
v curred upon the occasion alluded To, il i
reported that the Court will odopt rule b,
- which ali dissenting opinions will, in future
be required to be read IN the council cham
Der before permission will be granted To hav
4 them publicly read from the bench. Al
impression has obtained that the Judge
= nominating himself for the Presidency OF
o the Democratic ticket, rs his opinion EN-
h brac ultra states right: lnt ines.
One OF the latest nuveiies hereis a 'eOok
ing Schools" which has been in full bla.
p inr some DAYS past, under the direction Z
% Miss Juliet Corson, a celebrated cookist fror
d New York. The girls all 90, of cours,
4 These Washington bellies evidently thin
they can make expert codks Of the mselve
= and learn all there is in the culinary art, i
l. about three iclks OF lJmb's tail" 55