The Helena independent., 1894-12-11

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an early and severe winter.
II cranes appear in autumn early, a Sc
we're winter liz expected.
II the opossum is found in autumn II
hollow trees. the winter will be milder thar
n he occupies burrow in the ground.
When the days begin to lengthen
The cold begins to strengthen,
January blossoms MI no mans cellar
Portuguese Proverb.
!
II the grass grows in Janiveer
II grows the worse for all the year.
| wet January Is not so good for corn,
but not so bad for cattle.-Portuguese
Proverb.
March in Janlveer,
/ Janiveer In March. fear.
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When goats dance in February the hus-
bandman becomes a beggar.
II February give much snow.
a fine summer II doth foreshow.
French Proverb.
February rain Is only good TO fill bitches.
French Proverb.
Thunder in December presages fine
weather.
Ain air (early) winter
A salr winter.
Scotch Proverb.
Mony frost and mony a thowe (thaw)
Soon makes mony rotten yowe (ews).
one fair day in winter does not make
birds merry.
Winter thunder.
Poor mans death. rich mans hunger.
because it is good for fruit and bad for
corn)
After a rainy winter follows fruitful
spring.-spanlsh Proverb
Winter finds but what summer lays up.
In winter a fire is better than a muscat
rose.-Perslan Proverb.
The fire is winters fruit.-Arabian Pro-
verb.
Winter never rots in the sky.
Thunder in January slgnifieth the same
year great winds. plentiful Of corn and
cattle, peradventure.-Boo Of knowledge.
January and February
FIJI or empty the sranary.
When the woodpecker sings in January,
keep your fodder for the morrow (for il is
a sign Of snow or rain).
Jan. /, 1895. comes on Tuesday. so that
the following prophecy from "Dlgges'
Representation Everlasting Of Ryghte
Good Effect published in London in 1896.
Is lmportant; when New Years day
falleth on the Tuesday stormie winter
doth ensue; wet summer; divers harvest:
corns and frulte Indifferent, yet herbes In
gardens shall not ilourish great sickness
OF men. women and young children.
Beasts shall hunger and starye and dye
Of the botcb; many shippes, gallIes, and
hulks shall be lost and the bloody fixes
shall kill many men; all things dear save
corne."
In the south OF France the first six DAYS
OF January called Les Calendea." are
considered to forctell the character OF the
weather which will prevail during the
hrst six months Of the year.
! The people In the neighbOrhood OF Bru-
Res. Belgium, on Candlemas day. drop the
wax OF a taper that has been blessed into
bowl OF water II II forms little stars
the year will be- fruitful
Take winter as you hnd him and he
! turns out 20 be- thoroughly honest follow
with no nonsense In him and tolpratlnp
none in you, which is a great comfort I'm
the long run.-Lowell-My Study win.
dows,
All lure feels the renovatlng force
OF winter, only TO the thouehtless eye
Il ruin seen. The frost-contrarted globe
Draws IN abundant vegetable soul
And gathers ylgor for the comin, yoar.
Thompson scnsous.
/ crown the king Of Intimate Delights
! Fireside cnjoymentB. homcbUgn hnpplness
| Aud all tho comforts that the lowly roof
/ or undlsturb'd retirement. and the hours
OF long, uninterrupted evening know
-cowper-Tho Task.
The night " mother OF the day.
The winter Of the spring
Ana ever upon old Decay
The grconest mosses cling
-Whittcr-A Dream Of summer
Since when those frosts that winter
brngu.
Which candy every green.
Rcnow us like tho teomlnE spring.
And we thus fresh are seen
-Drayton.
II the bees put up an unusuni amouv,
Of honey they are preparing for a hard
winter.