Telegram-herald., 1889-08-19

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rec-s ulrd "-ea TIE cer4sraals rs -ae1-
w-E1 ~ t-s E-l s1ars - .9.fV Leslts
sut. cise-1s r-lrd. ltters s1r-4 crss.
st9rl il approaching II tls parrots H--s-
re ~ e. neoar1 b Hli r--a IL lley dress
taef- feathers a1d are w-5el-i u v-l
storm lls ne4s d>y II tas psfres g-ller
uEler us s-ern ct = SIP o~a weather WI
fs-ew Ine stormy petrol slre-y oe-oksas
stormy weather, aid 10 sooner CD tney
s4-ler "a ll g. segs ul1er tie wake Of a skip
khan za.-ors prepare u Eeet a. Impending
teu pest
Hunters are ct3ss observers q the habits
az 0.lls, ali May p-0Enosll-s are le4rne.
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h---er, WAC Will Say ia doors ia tbs morn
iug when an amateur h-l.5r V..- &c tempted
cat oy clear SKY, 70 cone b4ex ia The rain.
or WI 1ll l1-- = uodrr4ts temps nature ia
tas morning. - no sure frcelr % = warm
day. Among Tie proglcst-cs the hunter
draws FROM birds fe" Will lrl-e.
j. BIRDS il Ih0 autumn grow t-gs,
Tao ntcr WA 10 tco co-l for game.
Bsls 1yiug late IN TIE eve1lag indicate
far weather, bar II they squeak & yins u VIII
rain or tho following day. 4 solitary blz-
zard A. a great altitude indicates rain, bat
II Duszards ~ nigh together II VIII be fair
weather. II chickens crow before shutdown
u VIII rain tas next day. II they run %
shelter IL VIII no. rain long. II they come
on the roost az night rain VIII soon follow.
The XuEi Indian hunters say that when
chimney swallows circle ard call they speak
OF ram, and Indians preclc; a deep fall q
snow when grouse drum - ulgat. Hunters
and fishermen have saying that "thcre
will Dc no RAIN tDe day the crane flies down
the creek One crow flying along IS a
sign OF foul weather, but II crows fly in
pairs the weather VIII be fine. II crows
MAKE much noise and A. IN circle rain Is
expected II the cuckoo hal.oos in low
land il VIII rain, II on high land il viii be
fair Domestic fowl look toward the sky
before ram and 60 10 roost in the daytime.
II they stand on one leg the weather VIII
be cold. II birds are TAT and sleek ia Feb
ruary IL Is a sign Of more cold weather. II
geese walk east and ny west u Will be cold
An old provero says: Nv hen the hen
crows, expect u storm within and without"
and hunters say that the direction the loon
1es IN the morning viii be the direction OF
the wiad the next day. Owls hootrng IN the
daytime indicates rain, but If at night the
weather viii be fair.
When the peacock loudly bawls
soon wen have both rain and squalls
Pigeons return 10 their dovecotes unusu-
ally early before a rain. The habits OF wild
geese are watched, and furnish many prog
nostics. The following IS a popular verse:
WAd geese, Md geese, goiaE TO the sea
Good weather IL VIII be;
Wa geese. Wild geese going TO the hill,
The weather 10 Will spill.
In Kansas, when wild geese fy 70 the
southeast in the fall, the people expect a
blizzard.
There are many prognostcs OF the season
which have their origin in the migrations OF
birds, and IN the peculiar formation and ap-
pearance Of the goose bone, which is to-day
looked upon by thousands Of people as a
sure pros nOstic Or what the coming winter
VIII be, and In Kentucky. IL the ssue should
be raised whether the Signal Service Bu-
reau or tho goose bone should 60, the Ken
tuckian would cling 10 the goose bone; III
fact Henry WattersOn, If he had 10 choose
between the star eyed goddess OF reform
ald the goose bone, would not dare TO Of
fcld Keatuckians by discarding tho pro-
phetic bone. The people Of Kentucky say
If the breast bone of a goose Is red. or has
many red spots, expect cold and stormy
winter, bat II only a few spots are visible,
the winter viii be mild ana they furnish
the following recipe 50 that Il may be read
in.elligenuy, which instructions are as fol-
lows:
ITO read the winter OF any year take the
breast bone OF goose Matched during the
preceding spring. The bone is translu-
cent ana it viii be found to be colored and
spotted. The dark color and heavy spots
indicate cold. II the spots are Of light shade
and transparent, wet weather, rain or snow
NAV be looked for"
Waen wild geese and wild ducks move
south the weather will be cold. IL north,
the weather VIII be warm. aad the birds
migrate south much earlier II the winter
viii DC early. A severe winter follows e.
crows IL south. but { Troy fiy north il Will
be IA onen winter. 20 kllnc FROST comes
when tne martins turn 10 taeir old launts.
AID tle first song OF tue robin Is tie voice
o. spring. TIE swan is said 20 build us nest
high during seasons when freshets visit tue
localities where tho swan 0roods, AID thosa
who cultivate low lands note how tie
swans nest IS built. If 10 is butt low there
Will be 10 unusual rains. There are many
other proE10s-ics derived from observing
tls habits Of birds. OF interest % the sea-