Waterbury evening Democrat., 1892-06-04
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 THERE is a loud call all along the line | for the predictions of Sergeant Cox, the weather expert of the New Haven sig \ nal station. He was silenced because \ his forecast occasionally conf1icted with \ that sent out from New York. That, 1t \ seems, was against the rules, and the I most reliable man was sacrificed. The | New York forecast is so unreliable that give herewith a few rules by which l readers may study out the question of | weather for themselves:
 When the temperature falls suddenly, l there is a storm forming south of you. When the temperature rises suddenly, there is a storm forming north of you. The wind always blows from region of fair weather toward a region where storm is forming. Cirrus clouds always move from a region where 6 storm is in progress toward region of fair weather.
 Cumulous clouds always move from a region where a storm is forming. When cirrus clouds are moving rapidly from the north or northeast, there will be rain within twenty-four
 
 When cirrus clouds are moving rapidly from the south or southeast, there will be cold hail storm on the morrow, if it be in the summer, and if it be in the winter, there will be snow storm.
 The wind always blows in a circle around storm, and when it blows from the north the heaviest rain is east of you; if it blows from the south, the heaviest rain is west of you; if it blows from the east, the heaviest rain isl south. ..I
 The wind never blows unless rain is falling within a thousand miles of you.
 Whenever heavy white frost occurs a storm is forming within a thousand miles north or northwest of you.
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 GILES Potter, agent of the state board of education, is going the rounds of the state, looking up the cases of children who are not attending school as provided by law. Under the provisions of the statutes parents and others who have the control of children over eight and under sixteen years of age must cause them to attend school regularly or to be instructed elsewhere while the public day schools of the district in which they reside are in session. The following are | WhCLO tIO CL1A1uECh dIO law fully employed to labor: Children over IA years of age; children 13 years of age who have attended school 60 days at least in the preceding twelve months; children under IS years of age who have attended school 120 days of the preced- ing twelve months. The penalty for violation of the law is fine not exceed ing five dollars for each week the child is absent from school. But this penalty ! ia mt incnrrnd xUhon if anponra thnf tha child has no clothing suitable for school and that the parent or person having control of the child is not able to provide such clothing, or that the mental or physical condition of the child is such as to render his instruction inexpedient or impracticable.
 THE spring meeting of the Waterbury Driving club is over and few remarks are not now out of place. It is very evident that Judge Martin, although a gentleman in every respect, is not the man for the position. Too many delays which the drivers seem to take ad- vantage of are not conducive to a good attendance. Judge HarbIson of Hart ford would have put stopper" on this nonsense and made an example of two or three of those refractory horsemen. People who go to race do not wish to | SlG on SUanQ ana WaGCn nV0 or SIX drivers monkeying with each other and attempting to score twenty odd times. It is enough to prevent people from at tending the races. Threatening does not do any good, for these drivers are callous to words of rebuke and only hard cash taken from their pockets will bring them to a realization of the fact that their master occupies the judges stand. Credit should be given to the officers, however, for their efforts to make good races. This experience of allowing drivers to be the judges should be profitable lesson. -..
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 AN illustration of the danger of riding on the platforms of railroad cars was seen on Naugatuck road train the other day.. A young man, who said he was from Holyoke, was enjoying the Icool breezes on the platform when he suddenly became i'll. He had barely time to open the door of the car, when he was taken with a fit and tumbled headlong upon the floor. He had a very narrow escape from horrible death. aa
 THERE is a deal of newspaper talk, about the state, concerning the licensing of peddlers in the various towns. The man or woman who is in trade in any Icommunity, and supporting the home institutions by sharing the expense of their maintenance, has right to de- R- Al e.- -A--