The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1897-07-15
As the Weather Is Today So 1t
Will Be a Long Time.
THIS Is ST. SWITHIN'S DAY
Superstitious People Think That
the Conditions Today Govern the
Weather for TwC-Score Days-The
Sage LearDedly Discourses Upon
the Ancient Belief Forecast.
This is st within's Day.


1t is the anniversary of his death. lie
died at the monastery at Winchester, Eng.
July 2, s62 His body was buried accord
ing to his order, where his grave might he
trodden upon by passers by In 1871 his
remains were transferred to. the church.
It is related that on this translation num-
Der of miracles were wrought. The lame,
the halt end the blind were cured. Many
of the sick were dragged back from the
Jaws of death. His day in the Roman
calendar is July 2, which is his death Gay,
but in the English calendar his day is July
10, the day OF the translation Of his
relics.
AS today is, SO win the ensuing forty
DAYS be- Thus believe the superstitious. If
dust blows today, then blow it will for
forty days. 1t is said that the burial of
st. Swithin was delayed forty days be-
cause OF mighty transforms, and the day
which is commemorative OF his translation
exerts its influence throughout all time.
The Sage sat in his Weather Mill today
and seemed at peace with himself and the
reporter. Around his throat glitter cd q
necklace of stars swtped from the jewel
mines of heavens. In his shirt front he
wore a copy OF the sun and from his watch
rob hung &. moon. Around his head romped
q company of comets and shower of little
mcteors pranked around the room
Il have no control over the weather to-
day." said the Sage, land for the next
forty days / will rest 1t is my annual
vacation, ana during this time st. Switbin
runs the weather.
Il have tined to GUST this old saint, but
he has had a grip on things since 662,
and his grip has grown there.
Il shall take a. rest for forty days.
.Or course" continued the Sage, Il puS
up my forecast today Just as a matter OF
FORM
The forecast for the District of Colum
bia, Maryland and Virginia is: Fair, 20
be followed by increasing eloudiness Fri
day afternoon; warmer; southerly winds.
The pressure is high over Newfoundland
and off the South Atlantic aud the North
Pacific coats A trough Of low pressure
extends from Texas to Lake Superior and
thence eastward to the mouth OF the st.
Lawrence, and westward to A ssiniboia
Showers have occurred in the north nj
middle Atlantic states, the lower lake
region. the middle Mississippi, and lower
Missouri valleys, and on the middle slope.
The temperature has fallen ON the middle
slope, risen ia the lower Mississippi val
ley, and remained stationary elsewhere
The heaviest fall Of rain during the last
tweuty-four hours was atNantucket, " here
the precipitation was 2.46 Inches.
The temperature rose at Phoenix, AM.
Yesterday to loo. the highest temperature
reported this summer. The mercury went
to lo4 at Oklahoma City. and to 102 at
Abilene, Tex. The coolest places in the
United States We're S an Francisco, ncnvec
and North Platte, where the thernOm-
eter registered as low as 81. At Faith ,r
Point, Qlebec, the mercury sank to 90.
The highest :hermon,ctric reading regis
tered at Washing ton We sterday was ,and
la ST night il was as Low rs 81 1t wds
quite comfortable throughout the South,
the temperature averaging SO throughout
the south Atlantic and ,iulf States.
When TIE Sage had exhausted his flow
of shop talk he turned once more to the
subject OF st Swithn He told The Times
man that this SAINT was born Of noble
parents at Winchester, England. tie be
came a monk in the old mastery at Win
chester and later became provost He
was the private chaplain to Egbert, King
OF the West Saxons, and was also civic
advisor to the King. He was the tutor
and advisor to Ethelwoif, son to Egbcrt.
He was bishop Of Winchester in So and
was remarkable for his plety and lis great
activity in building churches.