The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-12

Some OF the Signs Noted by tho Weather
Sharps OF the Adirondacks.

NoRTHwooD. \. y. Nov. 11.-When tho long
headed old Adirondack men gathered down at
Grant on election day to vote. the one topic
that Interested them next to the political stu
alton was the weather. They all agreed that
finer weather mover laid out O. doors than
what we've been havin'," but unless the signs
fail wore goin' to get it RIG ht smart the other
way" beginning very soon. And here are
some OF the signs on which Adirondack folks
rely when they are looking into the future OF
the weather:
The boys have had to dig deeper for foxes
this fall than ut any time for six years. and
about all tho fox holes OF which report was
made in the hotel horse shed at Grant had
been found in the earth instead OF the rocks.
where they are usually found. Tho fox is :" a
right cupnin' critter.' and he knows in some
way when cold weather is to be expected. and
digs hole accordingly.
Then attention was called to the horses that
came into the shed. Every one was sweating.
although it was a cold if very bright day.
.See the sweat" said Uncle Danl Higgins.
ITS because every one OF EN- has an I'M
usually thick coat Why. Just rub your hand
on any horse hero and you'll! find the hair as
asserted that q thick coat always grows on all
domestic animals when very cold winter Is
Another woodsman called attention to the
old beaver meadows, Tho grass on FIae
Brook hasn't been 80 long in--weil. not since
a hnlf feet long in what cut lor bedding" u he
said and that growth IL noticed thcy say,
only in the kind o. n year whep the muskrats
for the season; The muskrat homes have not
but ono man. Bii McDouGal OF the Twin Lake
stream settlement. had opened ono for luck"
and found the walls. ha said ut least quar-
ter thicker than they we're last year
The old stand,by sign ,, OF th , goose bone is
booted at by the wo3dsmI men OF TINS section, but
on the last day Of the season. and kill many
cartridges every fail. said that all Kinds OF
game are dressed IN unusually warm coats, as
The last sign to 10 mentioned was probably
tho most imuortant because tho most trust
worthy OF AZ After 'i1!ehnnG TO what nc rest
lumber mills went to nm npple tree not iar
from tho shed and took away cocoon made
there by some kind 81 = caterpillar and hroke
1t open before tho woodsmrn., Very few II any
Of iii" spectators were familiar with coroUns
but Mr. Ia i OF, who Is naturalist rs we'll MS
an expert Republican POLITICIAN and lumber
thickness OF the material indicated the kind
Of weather to which tho other signs pointed.
The weather probabilities are OF interest to
all kinds OF people hut to none more than tho
Adirondack 'folk. cold winter. with its con-
tinuously deep snow. Is lust What they want,
They call snow tho poor mans fertilizer. be-
cause the meadows II ways produce better hay
when covered deep all winter. Then the deep
snow enables them TO lay out highways in all
parts OF tho woods. incl udlng swamps, while
Il low temperature makes all kinds OF fur
prime 40 that better prices arc realized. BY
the time this Ia printed every man in the re.
Rion will be husy oyeEhanling his bollsleds and
sunday will regularly be- devoted to laying out
lines for traps, II Adlrondack folks don't win
ter well il WILL be remarkable season In the
history OF HerGimer county, for IL Will DO one
in which all signs Jailed entirely.