Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1883-04-25
IN HER LAP
Is the Present Attitude OF Winter
to Spring.
The White Upon the Green on Natures
Canyas-The Probable Effect on
Fuit-Coming Sunshine.

In a month or two we will have forgot
ten all about this present unreasonable
weather, but we have good cause to re-
member it at present. Snow fakes on the
tail of April are not becoming spots, aud
toe sooner the May sun melts them on
the better. The REGISTER barometer prom
ised fair weather for yestesday, but it
meant to day, without doubt. And how
about the fruit? Will the customary howl
Of oall fruit killed" come in? Night be-
ore last each particular limb and linolet,
bud and budet, and full-blown blossom, OF
whatever classification by botanists, was
transformed into snow drops. The green
grass which made 80 praiseworthy speed last
week, and gave promise OF soon inducing
sunniy of piit-edge butter. did not even
show a blsde. of the refreshing color, and
the hardy crocus, so bright and beau tiful a
few DAYS ago. was utterly overwhelmed:
As the early riser turned shiveringiy and
disguised from glimpse out OF the
window, the fancy heavily turned 70
thoughts of region compelled to
exist with only wax flowers in spring
and summer, canned fruit in the fruit
season and artificial Dutch shrubbery. The
wax flowers might be bearable If properly
scented, but wax grass will not dot
would be dangerous to health, for what
sort of waxyomarga rine would COWS pro-
duce with such diet? and risky to limb,
for naturally when the COWS would have
"waxed fat" they would "kick." Probably
in this vacillating climate, in which WIN
ter seems to be so very much stronger than
spring, the canned article OF fruit would be
the safest from billiards, if only the casing
could be grown on the buds.
However. there is required heavy al
Fiction of cold TO do much killing in
backward season. The damage depends on
how far advanced the buds are and the Pc
culiarity of the freezing to which they are
exposed. Those whe gave up all hope yes
terday morning and were willing to con-
cede that even the forest trees had as much
weather as they could stand and live, should
cheer up and not exercise their full capac-
lty of dependency before last night. The
full reports from the "rooral deestrlcts
are not in, but Mr.. Wright, living on Cald.
wells run, said his peaches were utterly
ruined. He is very conservative farmer,
and would not give out lugubrious howl
over the loss of the crop everywhere, but
referred only to hls.own. No doubtthe early
cherries caught their death o cold, for they
were we'll advanced. The delicate buds
were damp with the rain and froze solid
dbring the night and will now blacken and
fall off, Early apples and peaches III all
this section will doubtless follow their ex-
ample. On many farms about here, the
fruit was so backward the snap will not
hurt When will the sun come again?
Our hearts are weary waiting for the May.
The risky barometer kept leaping upward
Yesterday and fair weather must follow.
The bulletin appended was sent out from
the Signal Service Bureau at Washington,
yesterday:
The storm which was central in Tennes.
see yesterday morning has moved
TO the eastward OF the middle At
lantic coast followed by clear.
ing weather in the Southern and
Middle States. Light SHOWS are reported
from New England, New York aud the
northern portion of the lake region. Snow
is also reported from Western Kansas, Wy
oming and Colorado with northerly winds
and freezing weather. The temperature is
near freezing IN the Northern States. 1t
has fallen about ten degrees in the Ohio
Valley. Tennessee and Missouri with north
erly winds and fair weather. 1t is low but has
risen slightly in Minnesota and the north
ern portions of the lake region, with north.
erly winds. Clear weather prevailed in the
Upper Mississippi and Missouri valleys
this morning The indications are that
fair weather will prevail in the Southern
and Middle States, the Ohio valley, New
England and the Lake region on Wednes.
day, with slight changes in temperature.