Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1881-01-14

WEATHER RECOMMENDATIONS

WEATHER PRoGNoBTICATIoNS.
The writer being DESTROYS of fame, and
having noticed the frequent mention, in the
publications of the day, of Vennor, Prof.
lice and other smaller lights, and having
been an earnest student of meteorology for
the last 40 minutes, proposes to enter the
lists and compete for public favor against
those learned lights for few weeks only,
until his reputation is fairly established,
when he will take out patent and sell state
and county rights. Should he be accused OF
following the Billings style, he has only to
say, that Josh is very clever fellow, but
that is no reason why he should appropriate
all the good things of this life and he, the
writer, does not propose to infringe his pat
ent on spelling. Owing TO the aphelion, peri
helion and taterdemelion of various planets
which only occurs once in 1886, 900 years,
months, days and 3 minutes, we have ar
rived at perilous times. Many think that
this extraordinary state of 1.-THE little stars,
sailing around the moon" may remove the
earth from what has been considered its
steadfast mornings But this is a mistake.
Old mother earth is here TO stay, and she is
not going to milk way from home to please
gruf old Mars, or pretty little Miss Venus.
But that this planetary restlessness will cause
most strange and unaccountable actions by
mankind there can be no doubt, and the
same will be duly, and with unerring certain
ty, predicted in these weekly prognostica-
tions.
Sat. Jan. 10. All signs point to a heavy
snow storm, unless it should be fair in which
case it will be rain. Col. G.. w. Hooker will
be seen to smile to-day. Springer will make
his maiden speech in Congress. Col Hook
er is very sedate man. Col. Hooker was
an important factor in settling the estate of
the late democracy.
Sunday l6. More snow, wind north by
east and south by southwest-Senator Conk-
ling and President Hayes will go fishing to-
gether to-day. Springer is not maiden but
very quiet member from Illinois. Conkling
and Hayes are fast friends. So is John Sher-
man.
Monday, II. Still showing. The planets
are all pulling north by west, and whoever
goes "up to Londonderry" to day will have
dollar and forty-fve cents pulled out OF his
pocket and put into the pockets of the mar
row-gauge managers. The Detamer office
will be Illuminated TO night.
Tuesday, Is. The snow wave has now
reached the foot of Stratton mountain. The
editor of the Rutland Herald will send home
trump" steak. Representative Page will
dine with the Herald man, on a table made
of ''charter" oak. The narrow-gauge is a
cat track running from Brattleboro to South
Londonderry. The inhabitants along the
line undertook TO build it but failed. It was
finally completed by the Detaner crew un-
der the lead of Capt Sile Wait
Wednesday, 49, Cold but pleasant, clear
but oloudy-a good time 10 tap dry maple.
Alexander Stephens will introduce a bill
granting pension to fat men. The Defdm-
or is an alleged newspaper, that buys stere-
otyped stories at 25 cents a column, or about
cents per l000ems, "a very great saving over
ordinary type setting) and calls it enterprise,
at great outlay.
Thursday 20. warm wave is approach
ing Sheriff Melendy appoints to-day two
additional deputies in Wilmington. The De-
tamer office was illuminated because some
body had perpetrated joke ON the DeJamer
boy and that innocent youth enjoys it hugely
Friday 21. The warm wave went down
the gulf stream. More snow. Alexander
Stephens will be weighed to-day and kick the
beam At 47S. The sheriff made those VIII
mington appointments in order TO conciliate
the Dsfdmer boy. The Defdmer boys 9th
er name is Charles. Charles never had a
grandfather, poor boyl
Fourteen inches of snow fell Sunday
night and early Monday morning.