The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1883-01-11
POPULAR WEATHER SAYINGS.
Upon What the Weatherwise Of New Ham,
shire Base Their ..Prsbabilities.o

He gives them As they were given to him, and
the reader may judge for himself TO their
value. The divisions made by the Chief Signal
Officer are twenty-three in number.
/. The sun. 4 halo around the sun indicates
that there will be rain soon. IL the
sun rises clear, and soon goes into a cloud, it
will rain before night. If the shines while
it rains, it will rain the next day. A sun dog,
or mock sun, indicates that there will he stormy
weather very soon.
,. The moon. Zone Saturday change is
enough for seven years. there is always a
severe storm after it. The nearer the time of
the moons change to midnight, the fairer will
the weather be during the seven days following
The nearer to midday the phases Of the moon
happen, the more foul wet weather may be
expected during the next seven days. The
space for these calculations is two hours before
and two hours after midnight and noon. A
halo around the moon indicates coming storm.
The number of stars seen within the circle
shows the number of days before it will occur.
Ii the moon stands upright, that the
crescent will not hold water, there must he rain.
as the water must all descend Ii the new
moon is horizontal, that the crescent riH
hold water, there will be rain. Grain should
always he sown in the new of the moon, that il
may grow with the increase of the moon. The
same rule should be observed in planting flower
slips. To kill bushes, they should be cut after
the full of the August moon, when the sign is
| in the heart. Pigs and hogs should always be
killed during the increase of the moon, or the
3. Stars and meteors. The aurora borealis
always indicates a change of weather; and if it
| is very red, the weather will be very cold. IL
there are no falling stars to be seen on a bright
summer evening, you may look for fine weather;
if there lie many falling stars n fine summer
evening, you may expect thunder and heavy
rain.
4. Rainbow. :'If You go to the foot of the
rainbow, where it touches the earth, you will
find pot of gold" When there is a rainbow
int han t.a han
there is rainbow Mt night, it will not rain the
next day.
"A rainbow in the morning
Is the sailors warning;
rainbow at night
l. the sailors delight
5. Mist and fog. A sheet of fog along the
river in the morning indicates that the day will
be hot one. When the fog settles on the
mountain, in the morning. it. will certainly rain
before night. ''When the fog goes up the noun
tain, Won may 20 hunting. When it comes
down the mountain, yon may go fishing" In
the former ease, there will lie fine weather: in
the latter, rain.
6. When you feel the dew falling heavily in
| the evening, you may be it will be fair
next day. When in the morning you the
ground covered with webs covered with dew,
and no dew on the ground around, 1t is a sign of
rain before night, for the spiders putting up
umbrellas But Others say: .'When the spiders
put ont their sHH-shades, it will be hot day.
Z. Clouds. Ii the sky is very red in the
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next day. IL it is red in the east, in the morn
ing, it is sign of storm. If in the evening it
| is deep red, low down in the west, and black
above, it is a sign Of wind. II very black,
very high wind. mackerel sky in the west
indicates rain. If there be sheep sky, or white
clouds driving to the northwest, it will he fine
for snme days.
Great clouds like an old mare tail
Make great ships carry low SAIL
.. Frost. White frost, on three successive
NIGHTS Indicates tLaw If the ice cracks
much, you may expect the frost to continue.
.. Snow. When there are black clouds in
the north, there will he snow. II, a fair day
in winter, white bank appears low in the
south, il Is sure indication of snow very soon.
If snow falls in large hakes, and they increase
in size, there will he a thaw.
10. Rain. Ii rain commences before day
light, it will hold up before eight o'clock, a. M.
If il begins abOut noon, il will continue through
| the afternoon. If not till ) o'clock, p. H., it
it will rain the next day. II it clears off in the
night. it will rain the next day.
Iii rains before seven.
II will stop before eleven
If the wind is from the northwest or south
east the storm will be short if from the north
east it will he hard one; if from the north
west, cold one: and from the southwest, a
warm After it has been raining some time
a blue sky in the southeast indicates that there
will be fair weather. soon. After it has been
raining some time, IF you enough blue in
the west to make Dutchman pair of breeeh-
es,' 1t will soon clear off,
IL. Thunder and lightning ''If il thunders
in the morning. 1T will be fearful before night
winter thunder is to old folks death, and TO
young folks plumber II is said that persons in
consumption have died during a thunder storm.
IL. Winds. A south wind brings rains, a
northeast wind severe storm. and a north
west wind fair weather. If the wind veers
round with the sun, there will be fair weather
II the wind starts up while IL is raining it will
blow the rain clouds away, and there will he
fair weather.
II. Animals The following are sail to he
signs of rain: IL bats fly low, and come into
the house if cattle lie down in tn. morning,
and chew the end; if horses toss their heads,
sniff, and are very uneasy: if rats and mice
restless and squeak; if swine are uneasy grunt
loudly, and squeal; if eats and Digs eat grass,
and sheep spring about than nsual. So.
also, the proverbs:
When the is begins o bray.
We surely shall have rain to-day
When the donkey blows his horn
lis time TO house your hay and COM
When in winter pigs rub against the side of
their pen, it is sure sign Of a thaw.
IL. Birds Before rain, cukoos sing: ducks
and other fowl pick up and oil their feathers;
guinea fowls noisy; owls boot: peacocks
squaii qnails whistle; crows cav; swallows
! fiy low. and waterfowl scream and plunge into
the water. II birds flock together in Septem-
her, il is a sign of a coming storm. If crows
seen going south in the fall, it is a sign Of
colder weather; but if they go north, there will
be warmer weather. IL wild geese come from
the north early in the fall, it is the sign of an
early winter: if they go north early in the
! spring, it is sign that the winter is broken.
| The Phoebe bird, or pewee. sings before warm
| weather.
Il. Fish. Fish bite best before rain.
10. Reptiles. Frogs and tree toals peep be-
/ fore rain. Ii a leech be kept in q glass Jar,
partly filed with water, while it lies carried up
at the bottom of the jar, there will be fair
fLa- kt.s
be agitated, and will rise Ia the surface, aud if
/ it comes entirely out of the water. you may ex-
pect thunder.
Ia. Insects. Before rain, ants are bustling and
active. and will carry their egg from place to
place: bees are busy. hut do not 90 far from their
! hives; cIickets sing. aud try to get into the
house; flies are very annoying, and bite sharp
er than usual; and spiders spin gossamer webs
in the air. If ants clear their holes, and pile
the dust high before IL o'clock, n. IN. it will he
fair the rest of the day.
Il. Trees and plants. If the leaves of naples
aud other trees turn up, rs to show their I'M
der side it is sign of rain. Dandelions, tur-
nips, and other flowers, close up before rain.
-. Various objects. When smoke beats
down from the chimney, il is a sign of n storm
When il goes straight up, il is an indication of
fair weather. IL bells, steam whistles, and 9TH
er sounds are heard more distinctly than usual,
rain is near. Before rains, tables may be heard
to crack, violin strings Will break corns will be
more troublesome, rheumatic pains in
tense, and the places where broken limbs have
united will ache.
20. DAYS of the week. II the sun sets clear,
Friday night, it will rain before Monday
night. If the first Sunday in the month be
stormy, all the other Sundays in that month
will I've stormy, alsn. Bnt others have il that
t,co other Sundays will be stormy. Important
business agricultural operations should never
lie commenced ON Friday Saturday. ''When
there three days cold, expect three days
colder" The first three days of the dog-days
0 IL. 81. n. .1,.-= e1..N
rainy, the others viii he, aud if they he dry, so
will the others be.
81. The months. 4 fhaw may always he ex-
pected in January.
-. The seasons. IL the spring is wet and
cold, the autumn will be hot and dry.
RI Other sayings 'All signs fail, in dry
Cor. Boston .IoHrRGi.
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