The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1908-10-07
Disappearance From Sky of
Three Dark Spots Re-
moves All Doubt.
NO RAIN UNTIL NIGHT.
Mrs. Snith-WilkinS Predicts
Defeat for Both Boston
and Chicago.

A prognosticatIon party, personally
conducted by Mrs. Eva Day Smith-wil-
llins, the new weather seer OF Syracuse,
climbed to the roof OF the Hotel Gotham
at 1880 A. NJ. to-day and read the signs
in the sky. Mrs Smith wilkins was
deeply gratified TO notice that three dark
spots that have been frowning over the
city for the last four or Ave days have
vanished.
II have been greatly puzzled over those
dark spots" said Mrs. smith wilkins. as
she slowly led the little group of mete-
geological MISUNDERSTANDING the roof
Tell me-" she asked. "is there anything
in which the city is intensely interested,
anything that has caused gloomy FORE
holdings to the citizens of this fair VII
lage?"
Yes" replied one. there has been
almost universal apprehension that the
cubs would beat the Giants in the rae.
for the pennant." Then the baseba n
situation was explained at more length
whereat the Syracuse weather Cassan-
dra replied
The Giants Can't Lose.
The Giants will win. | noticed yes
terday that one of the three dark spots
was fading. That must have meant
that the New York team would van
Guish the Boston team yesterday. The
passing OF the other dark spots means
the ultimate victory of the Giants over
Boston and Chicago.
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York team to-day. A great many peo-
pie will imagine that 1t looks like rain.
1t IL cloudy, but II will not rain for nj
least twelve hours. The wind tells me
that, though the wind blows from the
east. The shape. movements and con.
dition Of the clouds tells me the rest
At night when the stars are out they
tell me more, and l am very familiar
with the aspects of the moon"
Mrs. Smith wilkins is fifty, tail
handsome and determined She is 4
guest of Mrs. Farraday. of Syracuse. al
the Gotham. She and Mrs. Farraday
came to New York to make weather
prophecies and to organize a society
! to be known as Daughters OF tn.
American Wars This will include al
ing societies.
Il have only taken up weather proph-
ecy lately" said Mrs. Smith Wilkins as
she levelled her lolsgne,tes at a dirt
little cloud that raced around the south
east corner of the Gotham roof Il
shall 40 TO Washington in a few days
and tell the weather. people there few
things they have overlooked
Signs That God Put In Sky.
u made a splendid record In SYRIA
cess for twenty-three days do not
need any instruments or maps Such
things are all nonsense. Furthermore,
they are not as accurate az the signs
that God put in the sky.
Now just look over there to the east
and watch that custard coiored cloud.
That 10 dry cloud. That smudgy- look
ing one that is passing 1t is a wet cloud
but you will notice that the custa I'd
cloud has the major intensity. II Will
control, ! am sure for AT least twelve
hours Then there may come along a
preponderance Of wet clouds and IA in -
What do YOU go by when there are
no clouds" Mrs SmithWilkns was
asked.
Il go by the breath OF the wind on
my cheek" replied Mrs. Smith wilkins
''or by the sniT Of the breeze in my
nostrils Then the horizons tell me
much. Instruments are no use. / shall
advise the Weather Bureau officers in
Washington to throw theirs away"
Mrs. smith wilkins lives at No. IL
Columbia avenue. Syracuse she is a
widow wealthy and descended, she
says, from the very oldest Colonial
stock,