The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1898-11-10

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THIS WINTER WILL BE "SNORTER.' -
The Goose Bone Tells the Coming of Early
Snow and Zero Weather.
1t is a blessed good thing that coal
is plentiful and cheap in Oakland, for
it is predicted that this will be a hard
winter. A burning, blistering sum
mer is generally followed by a zero
touching winter.
The Allegany county muskrats have
built deep and strong, the Garrett
chestnut crop is fine, the Grantsville
corn husks are thick and tough, and
the persimmons are fairly smiling in
their abundance. Even the Sang Run
turkey has been heard from, and the
time-hOnOred prognosticator of that
section reads a narrowing story and
declares that the winter will be a
''snorter" Here is the awful story
of cold and buster from Maine.
According to Ezekiel Bonzy, who
is held to be the most accurate reader
of a goose's breast bone in Maine, the
coming winter is going to be cold. It
is to start with snow storm which
will come in November, and the snow
will stay on the ground for the purpose
of catching and holding other snow
storms that will arrive frequently ano
with great vigor until about the mid
die of March. Mixed in with the out
put of snow will be hail, wind and
consequent periods Of zero weather,
which will cause great demand fol
overcoats and double mittens.
For the first time in eight years
the goose bone is white at the front
end, indicating an early snow fall
AS the bone this year is very wide
and mostly white all over its surface,
Bonzy infers there will be deep snow
and good shedding for fully five
months. His conclusions are we'll re-
enforced by researches among corn
husks, beechnuts burs snd the fur OF
animals, all of which are uncom
monty thick.and well laid on.
Acting on Bonzy's advice the lum.
bermen are planning to go to the
woods early and operators are getting
options upon large areas Of stumpage
For three years past Bonzy has pre-
dicted that there would be no snow
until after the new year and has hit
it right every time Therefore much
confidence is placed in his prOgnos
tications this year"