The Democratic advocate., 1904-05-21
A Hot Summer Will Follow Hard
Winter

Both precedent and superstition point to
the probability that this summer is to be an
unusually warm one. Those interested in the
vagaries of the weather man have been search
ing his records to find Just what sort of a sum-
mer is generally sent after ''hard winter,i
and they answer with one accord, "a hot sum
mer.'
To commence with precedent-and the
weather man Is great adherent of precedent
the coldest summers on record are those of
1916 and 1877 and Immediately following them
came one of the hottest summers on record
In 1916 the wheat crop was almost an entiIe
failure, especially in the Northern States
Now we have had two fairly cool summers,
1902 aud 1908, and those versed in weather
lore claim that the coming summer will be
very warm one. According to one theory.
every cold wave is followed bv a warm wave.
and vice versa. The winters of 1902 and 1903
were warm and the springs of those years were
also quite warm. The average in temperature
lost by the warm springs and summers was
made up by the cool summer. Thus the past
cold winter. and what has been up to the pres.
ent time a cool spring. will be followed by
very hot summer To maintain the average.
Then there are the Supersttious. and some
one who places more faith in the sayings Of
the old farmer or the old farmers wife brings
forward quite q number Of these. Some Of
the better Nrown of these are the following:
II February gives much snow,
4 fine summer it doth toreshow.
Certainly there was snow enough in Febru.
ary this year To give assurance of The finest Of
summers. if this aiage is to be relied upon.
Who dotl> his coat ON a winters day
Will gladly put II on in May.
The man who had no use for coat every
day the past winter certainly took grave
chances.
'Warch, damp and warm. will do the farmer
much harm.
On St. Pa,rick's Day March IL the warm
side Of stone turns up and the broadbacked
goose begins TO lay.
On March I9. s.. Josephs Day. and on
March -, 81. Mary Day. if It be bright and
clear We are assured that also tollOweth
fertile year
March flowers make no summer bowers ~
The warm March of 1902 aud March 1908,
we're certainly followed by summers in which
1t was hard to grow anything.
II the buds come slowly We are advised to
remember that
March many aeainsrs rsIned and 5!owed,
Bat March grass never did good.
|, is an old expression. It'll Aprils dead
change no, a thread This shows Us that it
ia April
Snow 20 April IS no uncommon occurrence,
for We have had considerable falls uf suoE
wrji into Nay. and not long aEo, on May s.
lsaf the eastern, northern and central parts
oi NeS EDgIant hsi a snowfall of y inches.
SaoN does not often fall in the Middle States
during April and May. but there are quite a
number o' records Of snnwia.ls IN the Nes
EaE.aad States
In su ola ssorc at E4es Falls. Ne. there IS
vriJssu on the wall.
April lst, S43. snow WAS SIX feet on =
level.
IN April. ls52. there vas q suo~falI Of four
inches 10 Nrs EaEaad, and On April ~ and
= oi tho same year several inches Of snow
friL The same ~as 'rue on April 2, ls45.
and aa April p 1897. il snoWr3 81 dAv. and
faly - much fell ~ iu April OF the present
yeAr. ln April, isaS, there wvrr three sBo~
storms and whether there NAV BE- any cnunec-
iion bci~e~u thc.~ April suoz storms and the
asAlher ot tbe taiia~gog months ~ not, ls .
Interesting ta aoie that she suunrrs tDitoWtug
ihem Errc Abayr The ase-sE. 90 warmth, and
tbe summer ioilaefHg the s1ow storm gi Aay,
lS4t sas ldra. l- ey-ry respect
The late fFslsts 4gs ,urpos-i fu bs very hard
an rragrs-a-i sa.u was there rveg a spring
-bcr he peach crop ~as uo' sPaije39 Hos
ever. i ore -s tl aeiiry- shr folklore. &c is ao}
rvai'y 'hs latr .prus bai Prohab,s oniy the
frgsfs eaHafrs after % sss.saa sf ssr1s Sralhsr.
pre el# b-E 81 ts.N lore saF-s
A late aPrrux, gfvsi dressing.
Aaa zEssas
BETTER ais sFstrg ard l.~Aas sban rAs.y bios
sa.a and b ttf
Ps-Hzis rs- aasl lH;-rr.HuE t.f ut .ars g'
gats rarare Is i.ana gu sa ali h,t~ruih ,yaiary
usa8asrf7p; 5u phica the s9'i5@sug PruEupsii.
eair1n rs made
ii Chrystasas pay on ,hc FRIDAY b..
The fsrssr 1t utatr- hsr.t sh4ibc,
VISA frost zai snu4c atfa sads,
Bat she AISLE cr3e thereof ys gnai~.
Arzln Ihr saaer shalIhe Euot, also
S3rsas~ vau4Eh CatssgmAs pAy of ,hs pas;
sin,eF assazily ,e.I on Ffiay. To ghase 50
perstjlazs'y suc5nei Ehss saaaa csrtAsniy
gsrsasc ,aa, su 1904 '',hc s5arr shall BE- good
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