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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26
CHAPTER Xxx.
Husband And Wife.

Lancelot had gone out one afternoon
and Venetia Zavertal was alone when
her old servant Josef entered her sit
ting-ro"m with some appearance of
haste and agitation in his manner.
What is it. josef" said his mistress,
speaking to him in his native tongue,
in which also he replied:
Madame, it is himself-himself-
the master"
What do you mean?'
"C'est monsieur
There was only one mau i'll the
world whom Josef had been in the
habit of designating by this title; and
Nine Zavertal at once understood his
stricken air and lack of coher-
ent utterances. She smiled contemptu
ously
my good Josef, he could not hurt
me now. Nor would l injure him.
Thou canst safely bid him enter"
Madame will see him here?" said
cid Josef.
He was absolutely trembling with
fear. To him monsieur" was little
Eyes, show him in said Venetia,
carelessly.
She had been reclining on a couch in
the listless attitude which her want
of physical strength sometimes i'm
PEELED her to adopt Her slight figure
was draped in a loose tea gown of
sea green silk and plush, trimmed
with costly lace, infinitely becoming
to her fairness. Her thin cheek was
slightly flushed. The man who was
announced by Josef's tremulous voice
thought to himself that she had never
been more beautiful.
M. lie Col. Vanboro." aid Josef, who
had not been able to master COM
pletely the intricacies of English pro-
nunciation.
Roger Vanbrugh walked into the
room and Nenetia rose from her couch
He bowed and seemed to look no.
where save at lis .ife, but in the first
two moments Of his entry he was WV
idly conscious of all her surroundings
seeming to assimilate them by some
superadded sense which had no name
He knew, without knowing how ht
knew, the color of the silken hang.
ings ct the window, the shape of the
low bookcases. the kind of flowers with
which her vases had been filled 4
subtle watt of perfume reminded hin
o. days long passed away; it was thu
scent that always chung to Venetia
belongings and contained for him 81
many associations that for the momen
it made his senses reel
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26
A MIXED PRAYER.

Quaint little Dorothy, sweet and fair,
With folded hands and saint-like air,
Knelt beside her grandmother's chair,
Ready to say her evening prayer.
Grandmamma said: Now I lay me"
But Dot was as sleepy as she could be,
And all mixed up in her curly head
Were the Nursery Rhymes papa had
read.
TO his little girl on Christmas Day,
Out of book most bright and gay,
That uncle had sent from far away
with his very best love- to his little
fay.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26
Roger Vapbrush's WIFE. :
BY ADELINE SERGEANT =
BY ADELINE SERGEANT.
Continued.

"I will not, Aunt Selma" said Con-
stance, with unaccustomed dutlfulness.
But the dutifulness did not alto
gether satisfy Lady Esler. Something
in Constance's look brought suspl-
cion to her mind. Constance had never
before been enthusiastic about early
morning walks. Why had she sud
denly developed a taste for them, If
not for some secret reason which Lady
Esler did not know?
Lady Esler watched and waited, but
decided ere long that she had made
a mistake. Constance's behavior was
irreproachable. She looked graver and
staider than in days of old, but she
betrayed no sign of dependency, did
not seem to remember that such
person as Rene de Marsac had ever
existed and refTained from flirting
with other men. "She has had a les
SON." said Lady Esler to herself, COM
placently; ''she will not compromise
herself again" And she settled down
to her old attitude Of submission to
Constance's wishes and before twelve
months had passed the girl had as
much freedom and as little supervision
as she could desire. She profited by
her freedom 10 see more of De Marsac.
She went up to London sometimes on
shopping expeditions with her conf
Dental maid, Martin, and it was rare
that on these occasions she did not
meet her husband Martin understood
that the count was her lover and dis
creetly looked the other way when they
met him; possibly she guessed there
was a closer tie, but she never opened
her lips on the subject and Constance
rewarded her by costly presents now
and then. These presents and her
husbands needs were demands on
Constance's purse which she found diff
ficult to satisfy. Lady Esler COM
planned sometimes that she did not
spend enough OH her dress and when
Constance gracefully insinuated a hint
as to the amount she spent on charity,
her allowance was Immediately in
creased But no increase in her al
lOwance made Constance any better off
The greater the amount she received
the larger became De Marsac'S de-
mandS and he was often distressed and
worried to the last point of endurance
because she could not give him as
much as he required.
Her best jewels were given to him
and replaced by limitations, so that
Lady Esler need not suspect that they
were gone. 1t was not for some time
that De Marsac suggested that she
might possess herself of some small
articles of value belonging to Lady
Esler and send them to him. Constance
protested Indignantly that she was not
a thief, but protest was of no service
where Rene de Mars.c's needs were
concerned
L only ask you to borrow the
things" he said to her. Il can get
little money on them for present neces-
stiles and we will get them back later.
Nobody need ever know"
Constance cried, ragged, revolted, but
all in vail. She could not refuse to do
what her husband wished. Each time
she said to herself that she would
never do it again, yet at each time the
task seemed easier.
And it was long-yery long-before
Lady Esler woke up to any conscious
ness that she was robbed. But dis
covery was sure to come one day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26
WILL STICK TO NEW YORK.
Adventures of Man Who Tried to Get
Work in New Jersey.

-
When the night-tramp told NE that
ne was hungry and mad no money to
pay for food or lodging-when he
auueu that ne mad walked The streets
u Ne" YORK day after day and could
get no work-when he grew pathetic
ana declared his readiness to commit
suicide If things didn't change, l halted
and asked:
why don't you get out of New
1orh!
WhereIl | get to-"
10 TO the country-go over in Jer-
sey. Any farmer will give you your
Keep Ior what you can do while win
'ei IdSls
iou never tried it, did your" he
quelleu.
~. No
III sure ol lhat' L nave, however,
ana L know how it works | land in
Jersey CITY. There's policeman right
there VINO looks me over and wells:
Mot you a-dcln here?'
Lookln' fur work
skip slt-traVel, or it's three
iho vi III jail!
gus along up town. said the
tramp ana l meets another copper,
anu ne yells:
"ot is this L see before me?'
an unfortunate man a-look1n' fur
JOY
hulhp-skate! Ii you amt
ou' U Town IN nall an hour it'll be six
months in the jugv
gus out o town and into the
country. | see the cows in the harm
yards and the sheep gambolin' in the
meaoers, and | hears the farmer
"nlslilh as ne splits fence-rails or
chops at the Wood-pile. All is lovely,
ana opens the gate and walks in and
Jog as Dig as hill throws me down
ana chaWs me up. Then woman
throws pail or hot water over me, and
FARMER comes runnin' with a club
and yells out:
Durn yer hide, but what dye
iiiean
I'm a-lookin' for work.
what work"
Any sort O work.
But thar hain't bin any work in
Jarsey sense 1860, and you orter know
1t! Glt upn ny!
Then L goes along about a mile
further and sees a Teller at his gate
Smokln his pipe. He haint got no
milk @ human kindness in his eye,
and so I'm paSSin by when he yells:
WHAT'S the matter with you2'
Nothln.
What are We passin' along here
iur?
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26
LIQUID SWEETS.

Never use cologne to perfume the
clothes: the flower essence soon dis
appears and only musty alcoholic
odor remains Use liquid perfumes for
the bath and powdered ones for the
garments.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26

The latest official reports show that
nearly 10000 miles of railway are open
for traffic in India.
Judge P. w. Burr of the twelfth
judicial district has declined to run
again.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-03-26

An epidemic of measles is causing
the closing of public schools at Arthur,
ILL.,, and vicinity.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
YOUR TIRED STOMACH

Il have no appetite you say, "and the
little do eat does me no good. At first it
feels cold and dead in my stomach and by
and by have aches and pains that sometimes
90 to my chest and back. | feel weak, low
spirited and out of sorts all over. ] fancy
the demon of dyspepsia has got me- That's
the way You tall, and no wonder. But wait
a moment, Let us reason together Perhaps
thus far your stomach is merely tired. You
have been eating too much, eating the wrong
things. and irrcgularly. You have given it
too much to do and like all living things
when overworked, it stops at leugth from
sheer exhaustion. They may not be an
actually diseased condition as yet. Still it
is natures warning and you must heed it or
worse will follow. "But | must eat or
starve." you s,y. True cEou ,h, but safety
for you. You don't need drastic purges or
exciting stimulants. Your condition is one
easily relieved if we 60 about it gently and
srnsbly. The tired stomach won't work
under whip and spur 1t has probably had
too much of that already. What you require
is something that is at once food and
digester of food. Such an article is the
Shaker Digestive Cordial, discovered and
prepared by the Shaker Community of Mt
Lebanon, y. I. Taken right after eating, so
as to mix with the food it does the stomach s
work for it, gives it the advantage of further
rest, strengthens you in Is natural way, and
soon enables the stomach to do full duty.
There is nothing else like this simple, safe,
certain and palatable remedy. Yet the
Shakers respect your doubts, and authorize
druggists to sell a trial bottle for ten cents.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25

FORT SMITH, Ark, Aug 25.-Trouble
which has been brewing for three weeks
in the Choctaw nation as result Of the
election of Green McCurtain as governor
bids fair TO end in warfare. McCurtain' 5
residence, sixty-hve miles southwest of
Fort Smith, is now guarded by about
forty men against threatened attack by
about the same number of men, mem-
bors of the Buzzard party, composed
largely of old time fullbloods and many
negroes. This party comprises many fol-
lowers Of McCurtain's opponents in the
recent election. An unconfrmed report
reaches here by passengers on north
bound Frisco train arriving last night
that MoCurtain has been killed
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
Highway Robbers Sentenced.

LANCASTER, Pa, Aug, 19-Chnrlcs
Nickal and George Hessley, who say THAR
home is in Pittsburg, and John NettIrv.
of Philadelphia, We're found guilty of high
way robbery yesterday afternoon. The
first named was sentenced to eight years
in the Eastern penitentiary, and the latter
two to siXycars each. They were a trio of
tramps who last month held up and
robbed Samuel G. Arthur, Pennsylya.
MIA railroad brakeman, at fill Creek, this
county, relieving him Of his watch at the
point Of a pistol, and afterwards robbing a
farm house. During the same night they
terruri2ed the crew Of Pennsylvania rail.
road freight train.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25

ATLANTIC CITY, Aug. 2A-Herbcrt b.
Cook ugei 25 years only son of George
Harvey Cook, president Of the Brzantinc
Railroad ana Transit company, was
drowned in front Of the Holland House. at
Brinnntinc Beach yesterday. Cook was
bathing with Joseph Il. Snyder. of Phila-
dclphia, and Miss Elma Stuchle. Of Pitts
burg. They were caught in the heavy nm
dertow and were unable to reach shore
until three re7ruerS arrived, who, with the
aid Of a wooden scttec. managed to save
SAydar ana Miss Stachle, after consider
able labor They could not reach Cook in
time 20 save him, His body was found %
half hour afterwards Cook was gradu-
ate of stephens institute, class of 49, and
was employed at the Pcucoyd Iron works
Philadelphia.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25

Boston, Aug. 25.-The new cruiser
Brooklyn made a preliminary run over
the official course of Cape Ann yesterday.
The vessel left her anchorage off Hull and
steamed down the harbor, having on board
those Interested in the trial and the usual
corps of newspapermen. The average
speed for the round trip of SO knots was
2O97 knots an hour, very satisfactory
performance, all things considered, The
contract calls for a speed of 20 knots an
hour in "a run of four consecutive hours.
For each quarter knot above this speed
premium of S5O,OOO is allowed the builders
1t is believed that on the official trial to-
morrow a speed of 2l5 knots will be re-
corded, in which event the ship will earn
for the Cramps the handsome bonus Of
$500 900
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25

RIO JANEIRo, Aug. 25.-Numerous con-
hicts are reported to have occurred be-
tween the Brazilians and the Italians in
san Paulo Saturday and Sunday, and the
agitation still continues. 1t is believed
that the Brazilian government will with
draw the exequator from the Italian con-
sui, whom the newspapers accuse of sup
porting the Italians in their agitation.
Similar manifestations and scenes of dis
order are expected here in the near future.
The Brazilian chamber of deputies has
unanimously rejected the protocolm ar
ranged for the settlement of the claims of
the Italians who suffered in former politi-
cal troubles. AS result of the troubles
between the Brazilians and the Italians in
San Paulo during the past three days
three persons are reported to have been
killed and forty wounded.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
Mr.. Chamberlain Slightly ;settcr.

SARATOGA, Aug. lJ.-Thorc has been ~
great change in the condition of John f.
Chamberlain, the well known Washing
ton hotel proprietor Dr. Burchard, who
is in attendance, says that his patient hgs
come out Of the somnolcnt state hes
taken considerable nourishment and ap.
pear IN 'yc"~ way ra,iun.l Yesterday it
was fllrod that Mr. Chamberlain would
die but the indications are now favorable
for his recovery, although his physician
states that he is still ina critical condition
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
Live stock Markets.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24-Steers stronger, Oxen
and dry cows steady; bulls lower Native
steers StO5G4GO; stays and oxen, S275d4 10;
bulls, s2G225; dry cows, Sl,2O,G3 Calves quiet
and lower veals, s4lg7 grassers and butter
millSs, s275a3.25. Sheep and lambs lower
sheep, 2.5Og4; lambs, S37505.
EAST LIBERTY Pa, Aug. 2i-Cattle lower
prime -. 4Og4.5O; common ,S9,93.5O; roughs, fat,
S.lOa36O; stays and COWS, S2G35O. Hogs
steady; prime light, S3,65,G37O; best medium,
SS'oO9SlOi common TO fair Yorkers, s8GOG8.6 IS
ronghs' S2'Solg2.SS' Sheep barely steady prime,
s36Ol9375; common, $l.75(g2 so. Lambs-Choice'
s5g5,S3 common to good, S9lg3.75 veal calves,
s625G8,5O.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
General Markets.

PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 24.-Flour firm winter
,uperfne, Sl90Q2l5; do. extras, S2l5d23O,
Pennsylvania roller, clear, S2.75a3: do. DO
straight s3g32j Wheat dull; August, 63a
63 &C.. Corn lower; August, 27s. a2sc. Oat.
duh August, 24@2jo, Hay steady; choice tim.
othy, y,Sl5,5Jdl4. Beef quiet city family, $4,000
IL, Lard nominal western steam, S8s2la. But
ter hrm western dairy, 50 gl2c. do. cream
cry, lll3gl6c.; do. factory, 7l5dllc.: Elgins
l6c. imitation creamery, lOGl2l6e.; Now Yorl,
dairy, lOgl5c. do. creamery, lllaGl8c. fancy
state prints wholesale, l9c. prints iobbing AT
lga23c. Cheese steady large, 5GSlgc. small
GaS4c. part skins 2a5c full skins, IalL, &C.
Eggs firm; New York and Pennsylvania, l3d
l0c. western, l3Gl5c.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
TRAINs FoR sHENANDoAH.

Leave New York via Philadelphia, week
days, 30 $ 90 q. m, 30, 4 80, 9 90 p M. and
night. sundays, 90 p m.
Leave New York via Mauch Chunk week
days, 30, @ 10 %. M, 30 and 10 p. M
Leave Philadelphia. Reading Terminal week
days, 4 20, 5 3j, l0O5 a. IN. and %. 6 30, II 80
p. m. Sundays, II 30 y. m
Leave Reading, week days, ] IS. 10, 10 Os,
IL % a. m, 90 and 20 p m. sundays, ! 35 a. m.
Leave Pottsvllc, week days, . IS, 40 a. M,
II 30 and - p. mn. sundays, 80 a. IN.
Leave Iamaqu1, week days 3 Is, 8 80, II % a
Leave Mahauov city, week days, IS. Q IL
II q q. M, 03, Il aud 10 OS p. IN. sundays, IS
"A, m.
Leave Mahauoy Plane, week days. 90, 400
30 81, II 80 "a. M, - . 49,. 8 60 6 26 81 and
10 % p. IN. sundays, 10, 5Ou a. M.
Leave Williamsport week days, Il, 10 10 g.
M, 3 30 and ii Al p. m. Sundays, II 10 %. m.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
Two Men killed on the Reading.

HARRISBURG, Aug. 25.-Two unknown
men were struck and instantly killed last
night by passenger train on the Phila-
delphia and Reading railroad near Harris
burg, Nothing was on their persons by
which they can be identified. One had a
bank book showing a deposit in the First
National bank Of Lebanon in 1893. The
name Cassidy was written in the book.
Both were of middle age. The bodies were
hold by the coroner for Identification.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
sharkey May Give Fitz Four Rounds.

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug, 25,-Ex- Champion
Corbett will release Sailor Sharkey from
his obligation not to enter into boxing
contest with any pubilist until after the
Corbett-Sharkcy mill, Sharkey may meet
Bob Fitzsimmons for four rounds In this
city. James Glib, Of the National Ath-
letio club, of this city, says his club will
take the match at per centage,
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
FOR WASHINGTON AND THE SOUTH.

For Baltimre aud Washington, so, 20, 81
10 20 II % a. m, u 90 (l28 Limited Din.
ing Carr, l2 3 Is, An (5l9 Congressional
Limited, Dining Carr, 6 II, 6 S. Dining Carl,
7 S. Dining Carr p. m, and II O5 night
week days Sundays so, 20, 9I2, II % a.
M, p 90 IL, 1 Il, O. IS Congressional Limited,
Dining Car, 6 55 Dining Car, 75s D. m.
Dining Car and u 05 night
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25

TRoMsoE, Norway, Aug. 20 Professor
Andree has arrived here from Dane S
Island on board the Virgo, apparently
having abandoned for this year his at
tempt to cross the Arctic regions in a bal
loon.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
STOCK AND PRODUCE MARKETS
Closing Quotations of the New York and
philahelphla ENohanges.

NEW YORK, Aug. 24-Today's stock market
was ot holiday proportions, SO far as the extent
pt the trading was concerned and considerable
rregularity of movement was displayed. The
opening was slightly depressed on news of AN
extension of rate cutting and uncertainty re-
gardiug the immediate financial outlook Clos
iun MLI..
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25

Iraias leave Sheuh. W Il & IS
For New York via Philadc7TT&
Sundays, 10 la. M.
For New York via Nauch Chunk. weee g; E
3 %, Z 90 "a. M, - (, and 3 90 p. ma.
For Reading and Philadelphia. week dayN
? 10, D. 90 AIM, - Is, 90 aud o 55 p. M. sun.
days, . 10 q. I'M.
For Pott-yillc, week days, 10. % %. M. and
- is 3 Oo and 3 50 p m. sundays o 10 "a. IN.
For Tamaqua and Mlhauoy city, week DAYS,
10, 3 25 20 %. M, p IS, 90 and 5j p. m.
Sundays, . 10 q. m.
For Wiuiamsport suubury aud Lewisburs,
week days 25, II 30 a. M, 80 and 25 p. m.
sundays, % "a, m.
For Mahnuoy Plane, weekdays, ? TO- 25, 525
20, II 30 o. M, - IS. So 8 OO,5 5j 25 and 65
p. M sundays, . no, 3 25 u. m.
For Ashland and Shamokiu, week days, 25,
Z 20, II 30 a. m., so, 2j and 9 s5 p. M. sun
days, 3 25 @. IN.
For Baltimore, Washington and the West via
y. 80. r. r., through trains le8'-t Reading
Terminnl Philadelphia, lP. & r. Y R,) at 20,
%, II % %. M, 10 and 7.27 p. l... sundays
3 20, Z o. II 26 q. M, 8 Is and q p. m. Addl.
tional trains from Tweuty-fourth and Chest
nut streets station, week days 10 20 Va. m 70 20.
u 10 $ 40 p m. sundays, 35 s % u. M.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
RoF JOHN JONES,
MUSICAL INSTRUCTOR,
Lock Box 65, Mahanoy City, Pa

Having studied under some OF the hes,
masters IN London and Paris, will give lessons
on the violin, guitar and vocal culture. Terms
ew eler, Shenandoah.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25
MR. SMITHS SUCCESSOR
President Cleveland Names Ez-
Governor Francis, of Missouri
FOR SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR.

T5e Is said tn be a millionaire, Was Twice
Governor of His state, Mayor of st.
Louis and Is Gold Dcmocrat-Secre-
tary smiths Movements.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-08-25

or sale AT ,Povinsky's drug store 2s East
~ ~ 80. ~ & Centre street.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-23
Waves Of an Iron Bridge.

A train always exerts greater strain
on an iron bridge when going quickly
than when going slowly; but the de
ference in the strain depends on the
structure of the bridge, and is much
more in some cases than in oilers.
When the train soes over the bridge
1t causes wave to travel along the
structure, owing to the elasticity OF
: .e iron.
That part Of the bridge just in front
of the train is raised a little, and the
part under the train is lowered, SO
that each PCT of the bridge is success
lively raised and lowered as the train
goes over it, and the more quickly the
train travels the more sudden this will
be, and consequently the more violent.
The strain produced will vary with
the square of the velocity Of the wave,
SO that the train will exert four times
the strain when it doubles its velocity,
and nine times when 1t triples its
velocity.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-23
As TO Dog Days.

No one quite knows why the dog
days are SO called. The old view used
to be that they were named from the
heliacal rising of Sirius, the dog star
but whereas the dog days last from
July 8 to August II, Sirius does not
rise till the end of that mo. til. Some
good people used to think that the
dog days were SO called because dogs
went mad then; but statistics have
discovered that dogs go mad in spring
and autumn, but hardly yer at mid,
summer. In pursuit of this fallacy
we find the first muzzling order issued
by the Mayor of Cambridge seventy
two years ago on the first of the dog
days. The prevalence of rabies in
Elizabethan times led to the appoint
ment of dog killer in the month of
August, according to Ben Jonson.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-07-23
Signs of Rain.

Salt is good barometer When
it is damp rain is probable.
A rainbow in the morning foretell3
rainy weather during the day.
A red sunrise indicates foul weather
at some time diving the day.
Rats and mice are generally very
active and noisy jhst before a storm.
A raj lbow in the afternoon is gen
orally an indication of clear weather.
A new moon falling in summer time
between 4 and 6 a. m. betokens rain.
The leaves of the common clover
often close upon the approach of a
storm.
Rain or snow in winter will follow
a new moon when it falls between 4
and 6 a. m.
When dogs are sleepy and appear
dull aad heavy when aroused a storm
is near at hand.
Every fisherman knows that isl
bite better just before shower thaA
at any other time.