The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-12-01
WEATHER MUCH COLDER.
4 DROP OF FORTY DEGREES IN
 TWENTT-FOUR HOURS.

To About 10 Above Zero This Morning
 High Westerly Winds Increased the
 Woes of the shivering Pubiie-Fhe
 Outlook for the Winter-ThanNs-
 giving Day Notes.
 Quite a drop in the thermometer was that of yesterday. The weather man, MT. Tarr. said last evening that the thermometer had steadily fallen from ffty7four degrees above at p. m. Wednesday to seventeen degrees above at s p. m. last evening, and that the thermometer would go down to ten above before daylight this morning. This quick drop from almost the "ethe- rial mildness" of spring to far below the freezing point made the public shiVer and their woes were increased by a sharp stinging northwesterly wind that was very piercing. People hugged the stoves, radiators and hot air registers and trips to Savin Rock and other shore resorts suddenly lost their interest. The heavy OVercoats were brought forth from their places of long repose and the sealskins and other fur wraps. The church services were pretty well attended, as most of them occurred in the forenoon, when the cold wave had not had its full ef- feet.
 The sudden change brought wildly to mind the delightful fall weather which met its first defeat at the hands of Jack Frost yesterday and this morning. It was according to the oldest inhabitants,' about the finest and most delightful and longest ex- tended fall weather in their recollec- tion.
 There was much satisfaction ex- pressed over the fine rainfall which we have just had and which was so greatly needed. And it came gently and continuously, soaking into the ground and filling the wells and streams while yet there was no frost in the ground.
 As to the outlook for the winter there are various theories. The most OplltIltSIlC lS LllG lOltO " AAAS A4OAAA StAN Danbury News:
 It is not hard to believe that we are going to have mild and short winter. We are generally having winter wealth CT at this time of the year, but the de- lightful sort of offering we have been enjoying for over two months still gives every sign of continuing, Thanksgiving is near and then Christ mas will come within less than a month.
 ! When it comes to prognostication. particularly in regard to winter, the i farmers are always to be reckoned with and they are as one in predicting that the cold season will be mild and , of comparatively short duration. All i the signs on the farm point that way. ] There are the goose bone and the corn husk, and the wild geese and the musk rat nests.
 Fur animals are said to have unusu- 1 ally thin coats now and barnyard fowls have not blossomed out in their usual heavy coats of feathers. The winter wheat this fall Is not protected by tough outer covering as it general ly Is, and the tender shoots have noth- ing to protect them from the frost. II is said that some farmers are now turning cattle out to feed on these green shoots.
 Robins have been heard singing within the past few days and mar from over the New York state lin said he saw flock of blue birds on { | lion yesterday while another report! having seen violets in bloom. Al these things are supposed to point tt unusually mild weather between nov and spring.