Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1884-08-15
The Year Witho t as amman


There are instances on roco,3
witch even the seasons seem =,
lost their characteristic feature. a a'
the ordinary laws of mcteorolorr
been temporarily suspended i
markable case Of this kind. and d.
which the long-continued cold we,a.
of the past spring makes partjcp,,,
interesting, is that of the wear l~.
which has been called 1.-the wear MIN
out a summer" A communion.
printed in the New York CoDg.m
tioRaIjSt gives the following sunm,,,
of che weather Of this remaraH.
year:
January and February We're mia
March was cold 4; April began warm
but ended in snow and ice. Iceformd
an inch thick in May, and field, We're
planted over and over again till itva,
too late to replant. June was The
coolest ever known in this latitude
frost and ice were common. Almost
every green thing was Killed fruit
nearly all destroyed. Snow fell totbe
depth of ten inches in Vermont. seven
in Maine, three in the interior Of New
York, and also in Massachusetts
There were a few warm DAYS ltwa
called a dry season. But little rain
fell. The wind blew steadily from tle
north, Geld and fierce. Mothers knit
extra socks and mittens for their chill
dren in the spring. and Woo lples that
usually disappeared during the warn
spell in front of the houses wfH
speedily built up again. Plantingaj
shivering were done tog ther and tb
farmers who worked out their taze
on the country roads wore oyercoat
and mittens. On June II heag
snow fell in New England Th'
cold was intense.
A farmer who had large field o.
corn in Tewksbury, Mass, built ire
around it at night to ward of thi
frost; many an evening he and ht
neighbors took turns watching them
He was rewarded with the only crop
of corn in the neighb0rhOod. Con
siderable damage was done in New
Orleans in consequence Of the RAPID
rise of the Mississippi river. fean
were entertained that the sun wa
cooling off, and throughout New Lng
land all picnics were strictly Pr
hibited.
July was accompanied with ii0s
and ice. Indian corn was nearly ~
destroyed; some fayorably situate
fields escaped. August was NOR
cheerless if possible, than the s1mna
months which preceded it. Lee Wa
formed half an inch in thlcknes
Indian corn was so frozen that lb
greater part was cut down and GtH
for fodder Almost every green 'lI's
was destroyed in this country aaa +.
Europe. On the Both, snow yell ~
Barnet. forty miles from Lon.yl
Very little corn ripenediin New Eng
land and the Middle States. faIAs'
supplied themselves from cGrn py,
duced in 1915 for seed in the spr.hsu
1917. 1t sold at from 81 to ~ "
! bushel.
September furnished a5oUt ~ ~,
weeks, of the pleasantest Wea1Hs f.s y
the season. but in the latter par 7. Va ~
month ice formed an inch thDH:. n IA
tober had more than its share 81 or ~
weat der. Novembeg was sou aI
snowy. December was coInl"'' 'a5
and the winter following |AS "." :
Very little vegetation was mature rts
the Eastern and Middle Nt@1fs' 4
SUMS rays seemed % be deoI I''.' "a.
heat during the summer; all AalG l;.itsl
clad in sable hueS and men eA- T..+rr.
n0 little anxiety csncernlng 'He 49,
I Of this life. ....;os
The average price Of -four ~. 1t, a. !.
+ the year in the New York llialA.s
$13 per barrel. The average p ,,,,,
wheat in England vas nine :. os
shillings per quarter. BreaI LIN It,j, d
Cured throughout Great D ,.& nrir
1917, in consequence OF the ni5"
OF the staff Of life.