The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1906-10-05
"Open and shet.
A sign Of wet"

A sign Of wet"
If the meaning Of this seems vague,
IL may be said that If the sky Is nlied
with clouds through which patches or
blue appear rain may come at any
time, says the New York Tribune:
Thousands of sailors believe implic-
itly In this old rhyme:
"Red at night the sailors delight;
Red in the morning, sailors, take warn
Ing"
The same valuable forecast Is given
in the old ceuplet:
"Eyening gray and morning red,
Bring down rain on the travellers head.
Equally trustworthy is the old coup
let:
"Rain before seven,
Clear before 'leven."
| Or, the old saying:
"a cold, wet May,
A barn full of hay"
The cat would no doubt be sur
prised to know how potently 1t con-
trolls the weather. Many believe that
IL "a cat meows on the doorstep or
scratches wood it is 'ssure sign" OF
rain. N Some say that If a cat sits fac
ing the north and washes its face with
It's left paw, tits sign that the wind
is in the northwest. The paw used
by the cat and the position 1t assumes
are said to indicate the quarter from
which the wind is blowing.
What country-bred boy does not
know that IL he kills snake and
, hangs its dead body from the branches
+ of a tree rain will result? Should he
, wish to insure fair weather he must
bury the dead reptile.
Should it rain on July 10, which Is
St. Swithin's day, certain old farmers
!. in the East look for forty days of rain
!. in the next two months. They also
:. believe that thick corn husks portend
|. q cold winter, and that II cattle lie
down at once when turned out to pas
!. ture in the morning 1t may be accepted
as proof that it will rain within twen-
q ty-four hours, or If chickens come out
# while 1t Is raining the storm will not
J. last long, but If they keep closely I'M
= der cover it will be long rain.
q There are those who swear by the
IL old saying that the sun shines every
! Ior1k IN "a
No date, however, is given for the sim
n gle Saturday ON which the sun will
IS not shine for single moment.
t. Birds, dogs, oxen and geese are also
le supposed to have some sort Of ocuh
n faculty of foreseeing the weather and
u forecasting 1t by their actions. Even
is the tiny ant is believed to possess pro
Mt phetic powers, and If one finds little
re ant hills in the garden or lawn paths
of in the morning they are accepted by
some as proof of fair day.
The old saying that "all signs fai
In dry weather" must be comforting tt
st many weather prophets, WHO, in err
he ing, want some saying to fa1 back on
re Rural postmen now carry Hags indi
ed eating weather conditions, ind whel
,ft these forecasts do not make good
ok the weather prophet says with certain
]. truth: Uncle Sans got ut to leari
of yet about the weather" nd yet, al
ak though the United States Weather Blu
on reau occasionally fails to make goo'
raj its representations, one should not un
lat dervalue Its services on thai accoun,
ak One cannot inquire into iti achieve
on ments without discovering tat 1t Is
90. most valuable government Institution
or, and that 1t 10 steadily Incl easing Il
las efficiency. 1t unquestionany save
is hundreds of lives and a wait amour
the of property. According to |ne insul
on ance company, the UNITED State
No Weather Bureau saves no less tina
he 100000 worth Of properly annua
the ~.
10 Thought He Saw 'Em.