, 1881-08-07

" hcctfsJ Ledger.
SlOOrf;EDINE.
Nrno.1ya Euy't.
II scc,'' said Mrs. Spoopca,lyl5e rs size
laid the paper down, II see that VIC are tn
haze rising followed by falling barometer,
with northeast to southwest winds, aud
higher or lower temperature. with clear Or
partly cloudy weather, and light rains. How
is 1t they contrive tn tell 50 accurately about
the weather. Do you understand it.''
"Certaihly," replied Mr.. Suuopcndykc;
'thcy do it by observation. They have Il.
nal out West observing, and Il lnan down
East who observes, and fellows observing
around IN different parts Ut tn2 country.
They put all their observations together ,.ltt
we Know just what IT.. gning to t,o.''
II suppose tll:1t's what makes tile wind so
different every morning. When Que mar 5
temperature is rising, ,1lsotlser is falling: :,lM
w!,cn ollc IS clear, all the rest are partly
cloudy, WITH"
no they amt. Eitc1, observer sends in
what lie Observes a1gl then the chief makes
III his mind frum tlluse reports what tic
weather will be. Can't you unt!erstand?''
'@pcrfcctly," said Mrs. Spoopcldyke, rub
blng her elbows. If one sees tic barometer
rising and auothcr sees it falling, and It's cold
i'll ole place alAl cloudy in another, they all
say 50. But slo.l!s think wien unt: hits it
risht The other woul'. be awful n.,,l.:'
"Wl'at would tho; Eet mad ,:IM'uto''' d.
imagine that they I'LL get together and light
il ont, Io YOU. The: take the weather from
different points and combine II, and they par
ttI i: out a'lons tho different regions. F,r
in tho West, They strike an average for tito
Lake region. Now, what is the average be-
tween hcat ami s.los;:"
''l;aln, 'cricd Mrs. Spoopcndylse, delighted
with hcr, saxacity,. L see how it is now:
cull:l!ize it Ill over the t:oslntry. i'm glad
the Democrats weren't elected"
"WllHt have they got to 10 with it DO
YOU think; baromttcr is Il pol;ician''
, N , ht | II t|,s h,;9: nrn"sra; c,, haa 9cen Ell
aroanil, wouldn't they, And tile. South
w"ald have.asut the best share. That's what
tie Rrpub-'
"Dl.st t'.e Republicans! They've got no
"a: Ill ilct that they throw the baron,e;ers
and observers lnto one end !: stea1,l-eu4ine,
and the weather COMES out uf the Other: They
don't Nuke tho weather. The wcathernlakcs
itself. II Is The Only sclf-supporting thing
about t1e t;ovsrnnlen;; hntl tl,e*t: signal
to be-
II suppose when these observers all get
together and talk it over, that is called Il
slor.l-eeIttrc, isn't IL ,"
"You'v: got the weather now. All you
want now is your llanle painted on the lE.ll-
die an! the spring broken to b., I'LL l!nbrcllt.
They don't talk it over; they tell you all
they knew, and It's fixed up il Washington.
They agree olt it here. and then they irl'.~
graph IL all around everywherc. II Is :;tll-
c:aliy made i'll Manitoba and sent down
here
:: llow wide is it ~ asked Mrs, spoopcn-
:t ;'fi ;o5 fsHy Gi4 tct, sc" t tsy sSs i # 5,d; j;
"Widc! It's Just about 4 feet wide! Just
!. feet just about as wide rs your inc;Is!y
Information. How're they going to stop it :
cause ther: $ ollyaH upper BERTH left: We'll,
il don't. 1t hires I. ilOrsc.'' hOwlrd Mr..
Spooptndyke, ''ultti tn. only way to stop it
is IL build i fence around it. Tltre was
some talk about burning the last one, but
the wood wills wet.''
"N'cll, MY dear, you needn't get ansry
about il" said Mrs. Spoopentlykt', soothing
Is. II unly thought there might be snn!c
way they could make some arrangements
about II. | think stortn ':cntrcs are horrld,
and tho observer in Manitoba must have, Il
!l.,r, time. # h" las to observe much in the
winter he lnust be nearly lrnz.n.'
''Docs All: human being ls,IuW what you re
thinking about :'' r;ivcl Ms. SpauatlnlySe.
,5l;ss looking behind ruckS:' Think i.t uroWiS
FOUND alI hight with IL lantern, E;ilitinG up
storm centres: Go: al idea that lic runs
rou1ut Under The bs.l with i ',r'"'li, like i
cntc!le> Il centre. pulls him ont iy lilo leg
aud observes him iIc du1i't tlp anything o..
the sort. lie has 'cnl in To spend the. even
Ing with him, and vets tllell drunk AMI find:
out what tlley Y: lp to. Lndcista11d Il hrW:,
All you want l.; to whlgl, round twice a1'd
squeak nights to be Il weathery::ne.''
!" | didn't know now tiley dill ill., ul.otll
Mrs Sponppndyks. conlpac:',ly, ''but SCI:
now If the prnhf''i;iunits hatt s,pt'il elected
llc couldn't il;tvc done that. and we should
stand i III learn TIC Indications every Ml"rl-
inu. llnw does :. barometer rise anu tall:'
..Nilii cntk-sc1cw>," "thu:l'ltrct M:. SIoOI- |
e,rlykc. Sometimes they haul It up win u
shup On it. When it gets very low they blow
t:,,t 50 l,s! they ll:h to liz Il hole Hnd rail-!
i; down with Il s;,ilc-arivnr. Got It ROW: |
lux Of rills ANIL ~ e"nunlrual to he an al,
laalsn-::'' And Mr., SpoupcnlTkc jumped
out III the house like Il collical SHOT, ;unl
banged the ,lonr after him.
II never quite understood 1t De1ore, So
lllo1,izr:l Mrs Spoopcildyke, sptculating is
10 whether she would ..it the plt:iAe Oh !tlc
:i," nr bnck part Of her hat; '.Dut HOW that /
hes explained it to ne, wonder they dnn
bsrry.. by steam. II nlt1=I DC :,WIIt hard o:l |
lie pour illai." And. having t!eclt!"t about
[he plume. Mrs. Spoupenlykc filled her !
nn,,th With ,,;jls AMI crawic,l under.the bed !
IN search of her tsinlbie |
now NAL. MAN 1'UzzLED1r1s WIFE. /
sam Traactse" HtTi'1.
's Dit il ever occur to yult. NY dear, that /
person going overland would have to mail
wo letters i day from the train i'll ordcr to
,aya one letter day return to San rran-
.jscoe asked Maj: Max the other evening,