The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-07-16

never before had the thermometer sunk
SO low in the tube in these ATTITUDES in
the last month of spring. Frost, ice and
snow were common. Almost every green
thing that had taken advantage of a few
warm days to develop was killed and
various kinds of fruit were nearly all
destroyed. One day snow fell to a depth
of ten inches in Vermont, seven inches
in Maine and three inches in Massachu-
sets and Central New York.
Matters were beginning to be interest
ing. People were undecided whether to
spend the summer in the south or at the
seashore and mountains. One day the
latter resorts were desirable and the next
would decide in favor of the former,
but on the whole the southern cline was
preferred
July was accompanied by frost and ice
and those who celebrated the glorious
Fourth, mot wisely, but too well,
round an abundance of ice handy for i'm
medlate use the next morning. 1t was
not very thick not more than one-six-
teenth OF an inch, but it was ice and it
caused the good people of New England,
new York and some section of Pennsyl-
Vanla to look grave. That month In
dian corn was destroyed in all but the
most favored locations and but a small
Quantity escaped
Surely August would put an end to
SNNStA farmers
We'll as hotel proprietors were doomed to
disappointment. The midsummer month
was, If possible, more cheerless than the
days already passed. Ice formed thicker
than it had done the month before and
corn was so badly frozen that it was cur
for fodder, and almost every green plant
IN this country as well as in Europe was
frozen. Papers received from England
stated that the year 1916 would be remen-
nv he
year IN which there was no summer.
what little corn ripered in the unex-
posed states was wOrch almost its weight
In silver, and farmers were compelled 10
provide themselves with corn grown in
1915 for the seed they used in the spring
OF 1877. This seed never cost so much.
being difficult to get, even at S. per
bushel
The last month of summer was usherad
In bright and warm, and for two weeks
the now almost frozen people began to
thaW out. 1t was the miIdest weather
OF the year, but just as the Inhabitants
got fairly to appreciate t old Boreas and
JACK Frost came along and Whitened and
hardened everything in their path. on
Sept. 10 Ice formed quarter OF an inch
thlck and winter clothing that had been
laid away for a few days was again
brought forth and wrapped around shiv-
ering humanity
By this time the people had given up
all hopes of again seeing the flowers
bloom or hearing the birds sing, and be-
gan to prepare for a hard winter.
October kept up the reputation of its
predecessors, as there was scarcely a
day that the Thermometer registered
higher than 30 degrees
November was also extremely cold and
sle1ghing was good the first week of the
month, but, strange to relate, December
was the mIdest and most comfortable
month of the year. condition which led
many TO believe that the seasons had
changed about.
or course this cold spell sent bread
Stunts to an unheard-of price, and it was
Impossible to obtain for table use many
or the common vegetables, as thew were
required for seed. Flour sold in 1917
In the cities for $13 per barrel, and the
average price of wheat in England was
81 shillings per quarter.