The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-11-07
ALI WEATHER SIGNS FAn.

the second volume Of this work. NJ ". H
ALE WEATHER SIGNS FAU.
Nutneg Vegetation WORKING oveFtfns. ana
Human Calculations Asiew.
NEW HAVEN, Conn, Nov. 6.-Some unusual
phenomena In outdoor life have come to the
surface in Connecticut this fall In consequence Of
the unreasonable warmth and length Of the In
dian summer. AS yet there has been hardly Q
trace of a frost to nip the vines Of the garden.
As q result Of this freakish but delightful con-
dition OF affairs, the weather wiseacres and the
farmers seem to be all at sea In their calculap
lions Is to what to say or to do.
For example, Eugene Clisby, q weather oracle
Of North Guilford, rushed into print carly In
the announcement that after
years OF watching and waiting no had con-
hrmed the correctness of his discovery that the
common red and black fuzzy caterpillar was an
accurate and simple medium TO foretell the
weather BY. Mr.. Clisby disclaimed all knowl-
edge Of the probable severity of the weather in
view Of the thickness of corn husks or the dark
spots on the breastbone Of the goose; but he de-
clared there was no doubt that his caterpillar
test would be found almost infallible. He
added:
Tho September caterpillar. found early n
the fall crawling about everywhere, is the cater
pillar to go by. It Is always in two colors of
red and black in alternate rings. The black
represents cold weather and the red warm
weather. If one color dependencies owe. the
other so will come the wintry season. Last
year the black rings on the ends Of the cater.
pillar were very narrow, and most of the worm
was red. A comparatively temperate winter
followed. This fall tho red is much narrower,
the black rings covering moro than two.thirds
OF the caterpillar. Hence I predict q very early,
cold fall, a bitterly cold December. q very short
warm spell in mfdwinter. with slight January
thaw, and Q severe February and March,"
However true the remainder of Mr.. Clisby's
prediction may prove, he has fallen wide Of the
mark in foretellfn9 the weather of this autumn.
Dr.. Baggs Of Westerly, another locally ia
nous weather sharp. has foretold dire and sud.
den changes Of weather for this immediate sea-
son. plentifully inrerspersed with lightning,
snow, sleet, and high winds. AT the close of
his prophecy DR.. Baggs triumpEantly chal-
lenges Horace johnson, the Middle Haddam
goosebone prophet, who predicted the great
blizzard, and Darius Allen, another weather.
wise Connecticut man, to a competitive trial
in predicting the weather for tho coming win
ter. Allen 10 reputed to be able to read signs
Of severe cold weather in the unusually thick
crab and oyster shells and the extra tat ON
coons.
Cider apples arc scarce and hig this fall,
and some of the farmers. notably in Kent, have
been industriously collecting them from all
over the country so as to get enough together
to make cider. The apples were piled In heaps
at the mills and left to be ground up during
cold weather. as late cider Is superior to thaa
made in the early fall. But the weather has
been SO warm that the apples have decayed
and are almost a total loss to the farmers.
Some remarkable instances of vegetation at
work overtime come from eastern Connect-
cut. Frank L. Barker OF New London has Q
hseis Of afef he f Ps@a t5es w waifs is to m pldssSes the :
continues 1t is bound TO succeed. Early in the
fal before the first crop was out OF the way,
1t put. forth new blossoms and fresh green
leaves, and now the little pears have set, other
Beth bethany nss-l has a1d a pear tree loaded led with second.
untown, in .windham county, in the yard Of
Eli Mix. a Bartlett pear tree was denuded Of
" G wiRd o. Re Rssf' tf es5'y soon on A affsF burst 9z : Esls
arc ele0m nova sfF esf;tlv pears srownl have Mr. s air a SsS ., and
= sign up RS'I under s5T the tree w" Which, has r sssi.
m in the Lap Of Winter" Near the
eaSlath emu Of p m nnoner glory siorg 0 nin Ms'' Sios sseGs
along the edges OF the sand dunes on the sea-
shore. For some inerplicable reason these
bloom, many Of them bearing blossoms Of
beautiful yellowish cast which are, people ia
miliar with the locality say, totally unlike any
ever seen there before;
don, Charles stevens OF Waterford has a gardea
Of General Jack roses from which be has taken
SONS this week. James Ritchie has q e9an S.1s1
Of them in his garden at Montville. and the
tifui pink and yellow roses from the lawns osSa
Of Mrs. William A. Tooker OF that city and Of
r%awberry iifs Gems = sf to Be- running riot.
Second crop strawberries. are reported from
f eitEyd di foar Quarts cha ar So !; AlIsn Of TsFEyyins
on Monday from a patch which had done eT-
ffIIin Tax seFy cSIe saFly Z, s,s the summer; A. Brisr
other day picked thirty quarts OF largo, second
crop berries, and he expects to gather several
SS@oarFFfb Haven nSrs before fdoost sp ring Alphsns La;Lin o.
Alien Dart Of Pleasure Beach and the family
living AT b2 Chestnut street. Hartford.
Novemper apple blossoms are common.
C CHARS b Jefferson ns o. Softhtsld, in Litchheld
tree that are loaded with the second crop Of
pink and white blossoms. a tree on II. A.
AID il. .Tha5cr Of De ePSsf has m " sim pliias" eRSfI.
bttion IL his yard. On the Wangunk road In
Siastonhury several apple trees have been found
Winthrop school in New London took to her
I nfs trse ' af I'm n,neE day day a sp,ig from a crab ap-
tataed a bud; new, green leaves, hlossoms, and
twG ripe Gran apples. Numerous instances Of
inc state character are heard OF In all par. .t
Chestnut trees seem anxious to take a pars
very Ugh! this year. On the James LAM here
tarW at PSlmertown, a chestnut tree has put
-. - ~" Hh't anu .DlOssOlnS. Grocer John
lrlpIahd OF Groton picked blossoms and leaves
from n morse chestnut tree at his home yestcr.
day, and on straits turnpike below LtGhield
mere are several chestnut trees donning spring
Ezra Hawley Of Danbury has a ten.foot as.
paraSns stalk which. must have "Srowtn1
pains. for u Is sim climbing heavenward. I
A. Anders on % Grotnn is harye sting a second
crop 81 red ra7pberries. l.. b. Matthew Snn of
ms city has a carrot that is growing through
the marrow zone cut from a hcef,teak. andis
cracking the bone. Charies l.. Han OF Sprasne
exhibits a second growth Of green eldcrberriss
et the brook near his mill Mr.. BAH eTneets
10 kAlhef hem nn nicInnIl X rIna ~ IT,.