Daily Republican., 1880-12-13
yesnor's weather Prognostica-
IAOns.

yesmor's weather Progn ostfca-
Iions.
The changeable state Of the weather
inclines us to look after the predictions
of Vennor, the weather prophet. A
great many persons are disposed 10 dis
credit his predictions and challenge
his right to regulate the weather from
his semi polar standpoint away up In
the Canadian Kingdom. This wise
savan undertakes to predict the state oil
the weather as much as q month ahead
and Il must be admitted that he comes
remarkably near the truth. II he is
merely a gussser he is very close one,
80 close indeed that his prognostlsa-
tious will have mcuh weight and iniu-
enoe upon the public mind. 1t may
be interesting to know what this wealth
or sage has to say about December,
f,r that is the month that impresses
itse II in our mind more forcibly than
any other at the present time. 10
SAYS:
"Dscember will, In all rrobabil-
ity, open with little snow, hut the
weather will be cloudy, threatening
snow falls. During the opening days
Of the month, dust, with the very light
mixture OF snow, which may have fall
en-, will be swept in hurries by the
gusts OF wind"
This prediction has turned out re-
markably true, but then any body
might have said The same thing. That
is 50 and they might have said some
thing Just the reverse. But he goes
on in the same strain as follows:
with the second quarter of the
month colder weather viii probably
set in, with falls OF SNOW" The second
quarter OF the month Of course means
the second week, and as we have just
passed through that second week or
quarter we are ready to testify that
Vennor was right so far as the cold
weather was concerned but the falls Of
snow in this section, at least have bt en-
small. TIE eather..prophst was evi
IDENTIFY not prepared to anticipate such
a suddeu change in the weather as We
have expt risnced during the last two
day, for he further says:
"The farmers will be able to enjoy
sleigh ride, In the cold exhilarating
air" There, our sage is at fault, for
instead ofths sleigh rides in the cold ex-
hilaratIng air we are visitel with q
sudden breaking up Of the secend qaSr-
ter cold snap, and instead Of snow We
have rain. Venuor is wrong for once.
However, he is lot yet done with Decem-
Der, and passing on to the third wesk,
or quarter, he says: "After brief in
terval OF mild ~eather, during which
mors snow will fall the third quarter OF
the month will probably see blustery
aud cold weather-a cola snap with
heavy snow storms, aud conse ueDt
good sleighing. Very cold weather
may be expected during this quarter"
Well, We now have omething to look
for. The mild spell referred to Is upon
us, aud the next thing is a snow fall a
cold snap and good sleighing- Let us
see how neIr Vennor will come to the
mark this time. He starts off with a
point in his favor, bat II his predic.
tions are to be verified, there will be
great changes before the week closes.
To be sure We may reasonably expect
such weather anyhow during Decem.
Der bat then it is somsthing to be as.
sured beforehand. For the last quar-.
ter Ve have the following: "The last
quarter will terminate probably with
heavy snow falls and stormy weather;
in fact, the heaviest snow falls will be
toward the end Of tbs month, and snow
blockades may be looked for, the snow
tails extending far to the Southward,
probably as far as Washington, with
very stormy weather around NeE York
and Boston, This ia kind in Ve1uor,
TO foreTarn Us aud nOg We can be on
the lookout, but after all if every
thing Vennor says slUull COms true it
will no: establish his reputation a3 a
never failing weather prophet, while a
tsilure will show him up as veri!abis
old hum5ug, and it will be said that
any body esn Gugs2 as we'll as he Can.
AEbURaBd POund POrkGr.
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