The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1908-10-14
WEATHER SIGNS.

by starting more thaa ordinary and
appearing in other respects restless and
uneasy.
Hogs crving and rInniug unquietly
up and down with hay or litter In
their mouths foreshadow a storm to be
near at hand.-Thomas Willsford.
Kline, when they assemble at one
end of field with their tails to wind
ward often indicate rain or wind.
When birds of long fight hang about
lion,e expect storm.
Migratory birds fly south from cold
and north from warm weather. When
severe cyclon Is near they become
puzzled and fly IN circles, dart into
the air, and can easily be decoyed.--
North Carolina.
When birds cease to sing rain and
thunder will probably occur.
Birds and fowls oiling feathers ~
dicate rain.
II fowls roll in the dust or sand
rain Is neal at hand.
Bats lying late in the evening indi-
cate fair weather. Bats who squeak
flying tell of rain tomorrow.
If cocks crow late and early, clap
ping their wings occasionally, rain is
expected.
IL the cock goes Growing to bed,
He'll certainly rise with watery
head
Chickens, when they pick up small
stones and pebbles and are more
noisy than usual, afford, according to
Aratus, a sign of rain.
When chimney swallows circle and
call, they speak Of rain.
When cranes make a great noise or
scream, expect rain.
One crow flying alone is sign OF
foul weather, but If crows fly in pairs
expect fine weather.
If the geese gang out to sea,
Good weather there will surely be.
If crows made much noise and fly
round and round, expect rain.
Wild geese flying past large bodies
of water indicate change of wealth
er.
Guinea fowls squall more than usual
before rain.
Clamorous as a parrot against rain.
Shakespeare.
Parrots whisting indicate rain.
Gulls will soar aloft, and, circling
around, utter shrill cries before a
storm.
When the peacock loudly bawls,
Soon we'll have both ram and squalls.
When herons fly up and down, as if
in doubt where to rest, expect rain.
Martins fly low before and during
rain.
When fish bite readily and swim near
the surface, rain may be expected.
Fishes in general, both in salt and
fresh waters, are observed to sport
and bite more eagerly before rain than
at any other time.
Blackfish in schools indicate an ap-
preaching gale.
Air bubbles over clam beds indicate
rain.
When pike lie on the bed of stream
quietly expect rain vr wind.
Trout jump and herring schools
move rapirly before rain.
The appearance of great number
of fish on the west coast of the Gulf
of Mexico Indicates bad weather and
easterly winds.
A bee was never caught in a show
err
When bees to distance wing their
flight,
Days are warm and skies are bright;
But vhen their fight ends near at
home,
Stormy weather is sure to come.
When ants at situated on low
grounds their migration may be taken
as indication of approaching heavy
rains.
Expect stormy weather when ants
travel in lines, and fair weather when
they scatter.
Ants are very busy, gnats bite,
crickets arc lively, spiders come out
of their nests and flies gather in houses
just before rain.
If spiders are indolent, rain general |
ly soon follows. Their activity dur
ing rain is proof of its short duration.
When flies congregate in swarms,
rain follows soon.
When flies bite greedily, expect rain.
Spiders Strengthening their webs in
dicates rain.
If garden spiders forsake their cob /
webs, rain is at hand.
Plants are also better weather proph-
cts than men. In the following vari-
Gus ways they show their wisdom.
The odor of flowers is more appar-
ent just before a shower (when the
air is moisD than at any other time.
Cottonwood and qualSing asp trees
turn up their leaves before rain.
When the leaves of the sugar maple
tree are turned upside down expect
rain.
The convolvulus folds up its petals
at the annual APPROACH of rain.
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