, 1879-01-04

Deccher OF some other eminent Interpreter Of
conal,y varied cxpetience 4, a ground for tho
oe'"a N sne no'nen' tneoty' nas "". '...,s on'
applfcaton to the sntject-tnattes OF TINS aft,c'e.
The poor. homeless. pfctorEatfy.ramcotlcss
Devil must be cold In such weather as this, and,
Nv - .' ss'ss' ""u s.ss, a.. -, sa..,,
sented to be, then colder ooieet aoes NOT roam
abroad throughout tho land. Thus does tho
hs hastu,i snrt of Fo
% tnu;,s I1o.a IT., r.. hrr,'en n annnnry and a.cend
tan'ty'-'ose l's pu1us, .,, y. "epu"e, au sassuu
into The atmosphere Of notnscptiona' and won.
s der n.s.at %sse s{oaa Uesa les, s.aPnyss n.a gsS
=. .rnu.o, ~ u.inr III, nr,,re- t.
10 s., s1e"ee :, +. ~ s =. r. .,,
has oeen sa'a 70 otte"' II" rue. eo'o.
how far thu thermometer has fallcu .s point
,,non III hch thc c1nrt.son al onin,on IA tlrctcd.
~ .,a.,Ts r1,o~n ~ ,nsn ~, ~. - .o.r m.
)! uns1es' 4"e'. ~. n?" IL u"'s s..,. -
tho thermometer and looking eagerly downward
in search Of flo1,,os belov the bDuuijs of ImaQi.
natton, Thcrs ara o,so foot, and jfars. IutN
anv nc,.or rc.,l, 5.sfre. tn know how cohl II
actually te, let him lraTe me bsce4o and bsting
air and ride awhile with driver ota
WET MADISON STREET noRsR.cAR:
"Why. hte,. ! tsai y9n, t1leTs S,n hant " eta
name tot 1t. Juet stfrk where yoa are ~ wa
get out onto this 'perara' bcyund here.
I'll elloW ~ son1etnh' Nnt,!t make
yo hnx eG oat nuTa RI s*n .sre
They look 40 u they mefs burning away, ~
tlRhst t,ut tneg a1hS II tne 1tatemchss 81 LUG
1oquactous driver oo not exactly In accordance
with fhct thty nre ncFertheless az suQRestlse OF
the truth as anyshi1,g Short n personal expert.
cilec can VII! oe. Iac man Mho rct1ea upon
prognosttcatlone and pawned Ills iura and Ulster
iast ;pting; and has hecn ~ nl'ahlc to see his
In tlis statement; :, Tno man who called lhs ,
plumber M e. "1ras'u,", ilte woFK an noattraes, t
and h1a price an "extort'on," wncn the sun Sun
sh1ne .IEsa MI warmly aua 'thS ahns,, n'an,s were e
sees how M greet an's gl9rous e., thing T.
souaat: Ihe youth WIN enjoyed she nszy a. 81; San y,
bat afternoon o. latc sulG',isr anu eariy la,l n
on the Luke ehoru now wishes that he hail not
wasted all his salary, but had KEPT some OF y
a0ainss, an tnstef Iataer tman snrsna' .,sta :,
"meFlno" rather than "gnn3c," "arrttcs -
fnther than IN etifa pair o. lucent aoeRs an4
shoes With paper Innings. Ihe man wno poured ;
his money into beer and the beer INTO us
stomach When Tho s1n va hot and water
u ~ bs fslly than oyer
Ills own discomfort.
T1E EFFECTS or THE coLn
nn' 10 ~ ~ sa ..
u Chicago has been augmented to .
degree scarcely coneclYabia to tue sclt.!ndui9ent
rfct1 man. VINO ls gad t!,at IL 30 co!a oatsiAei
it makes an atF.tt9hs house, Erate-tlfc, q good
etaar, and stcausln9 bowl 50 much more "eozy."
bustness has, 10 The main, been retaFded tfatns
| arr hthn1, and freight and express still on the
foad. feGple uo ilot caro- 20 go oatdoofs y thcf
can arold II. Nshopp'n9" u Attended with 60
many uiseomforts that IL u unsatisfactory. IN
the other hand, tho plumber, t1a dealer l9 over
shoost The seller ot overcoats, the u,an IN tho
fur trade, tho keeper of samp!e; ~ room. anu aha
inynr1ah!c reporter, rejoice INC dealers - outer
articles ol wear fcel reh .. ne !argo sales, be.
cause people must be warmly clothed. and mt1st
buy, NO matter how cold. The colder 1t be.
comes, tho greatcr', ', !. Y ths F1ee az! ot
the ycsaeF o. ,iqnta warti't s.d no t'iis !,
and ssnds him away "hoti1n1" dtuhk. as II were.
Ihe reporter relo1ces TO henF that men are iree1-
lug to death. That Is noWs. Tae "eurb-stone
invests smother Quarter IN stock and distributes
his phtanthrop!c faSors tnr 10 ee1'fa = pair.
Meanwhile the theatrical managers gaze In un'
disguised dismey ana Win colo diaRuat upon
snant mourn. that 10 las nst i 10000 ton. %
hand. and wonders how hc Wlll fl'l a!i the orders
that nave poured In upon him and that he @ @aas
pron'tseh to "scnd up tomorrow" Tue
solve tho aue.tiou q sups to1.y betwosn I've,
hours occupancy Of seat IN tbs "gods' gallery
and 2 nIEhns occupancy ot Ted 10 the
Newborn Hume: .,, In the ono ..sa.s sa.s hs b.
the other ho spends tue evening and tue night
in comfort and out Of har1n'a wa5.
but a. to the cold! ..
II, TnE siaAAiroFrIcn IMPORT
says: "Tlu minimum tenn nperature WAS IS deg
htloF zero at ! q. 10. II Us the lowest recorded
at this stat'on since 1879 with ono cxcepton,
Ian. Q, 1873, wlien tho minimum was 20 deg
bc1ow. The cold wave Ind passed to tho east
waid at :h3 d. tl., tle tempe raturc scns[blY In
crcnsinR 10 tho northwest md decreasing In ths
rast and southeast. The brisk nosthwcstc
which prevailed !1 tho Lake region for the pas
furty'elght hours IL suosidtnR. and In tho north
west ls backInE 10 the southwest aud aoutt,
At "a. nj. tho temperature WIS 18 deg. below
aud at 2:M p. m. 8 deg. below kero.s'
The slgnal-Offlce report Ii absolutely cor
rect At tfat elevation. Ftvo deg. heiOw a
higt-nopn Is not to bc sneczed at, while lilo rc
rmrts of observations ncatcr tho earth SEND
chilling aEu5dcr down ones back, ard make ont
think that lodge IN cardcn OF c,lcanbers, o.
scat 10 tho shadow Ut al iccbcrR, would b.
| vastly prefe1ahlo 70 exposure to sny sleh frigd
extremity, Tho ssnck-Y Yards sent up how
At n deg. below At o'clock yesterday morning