Putnam patriot., 1909-05-07

 cntiiie, that our own especial satellite should have interchangeable relations with mundane conditions. II she con trois tidal waves, why not atmospheric currentss But these mysterious intiuen- ces are beyond our present eognixance; and our present query relates merely to the weather. On the face of 1t there would seem more probability of atmo- spherie influences resulting from the se-eailed changes than from horizontal or perpendicular position upon renewed appearance. Having to turn upon her own and the earlh's axes, describe a succession of "epicycloidal curves, provide far varied "pertnrbationsn and "oceultations with all this, she can so regulate her movements as to make the tip of her horns correspond with coming atmospheric conditions VIC leave her votaries to explain. And yet, despite improbabilities, that hori- zontal new moon, in a fair evening sky ], is an alluring object, and actually l seems to be oftener followed by fair weather than the straight up-and' dow n Nariety.i
 Lunar aspects under atmospheric con ditions give more tenable indications That strange, weird, phanlomlike Ike an- pearanee, known as "the old moon in the new moon's arms, has proved Il haleful portent to many anxious watch ers--and has been recognized in song l and story.
 aI fear a deadly storm 1 saw the new moon late yestreen Wi the old moon in her arms, And if we gang to sea, masters, fear we'll come to harm.h This appearance and also the blurred out line of the horns Is due to high at. mospheric disturbance, and often pre- cedes very hard and general storms. A close halo around the moon k Of like ominous significance, and The popular ..sign" thar the number of days before a storm advent Is signified by the num- bers of stars inclosed In 1t has some weight. The larger circle formed by low vaporous clouds has no prophetic value.
 Whether the moon has power to ward off an approaching thunder shower is a mooted question. In view Of the fact that the orbits of moon ard shower are coincIdent, we might query why, 1T the moon can scatter the cloud, she allows its appearance. We note that clouds coming up in face of the moon do hide their diminished heads, and slink of to some other quarter, and also that they have . way of swinging round the circle and foiling their opponent by a flank movement. The moon cannot hold her own against developed elec- tric.
 I believe that the moon, whether achieving the full at midnight or mid- day, has power In her rays to dispei the low, earthly, vap0rous clouds of my First Division and have many times witnessed their dispersion. But think that fuiiy-developed forewarned cer- ritic storm from the westward defies moonlight manipulations. A full moon lurked behind the clouds of that terH- ble snow storm,, Nov. 30, 1898, when the Portland was lost and such great damage inflicted. And many other in. stances have occurred when the failure of the full moon prophecy was as con- spicuous and even more disastrous than that of the inauguration day Weather Bureau.
 Thompson Hill, April io. 1909.
 stirring Up the Public onsciiss.
 4 citizen of Hartford who wanted some necessary Improvements made and falling through ordinary appeals, was inspired to try a poetical appeal wrote the following, which the courant printed:
 "Oh, noble City Fathers,
 Attention 1 woul | claim,
 For piece of wretched sidewalk,
 iHht II uhs Wph HiuSn WI ia'iS*
 Across from Bodwell Stree School
 And for some space below,
 This sidewalk is abominabIe,
 Unsafe for heel or toe.
 And ohl in rainy weather,
 When puddles form and stand,
 We need an airship or boat
 To bring us safe to land.
 Now have told my story
 And so will close 1t here,
 And hope the street commissioners
 Will see their duty clear.
 And they did see their duty and the sidewalk was repaired. We print the story for two reasons: one to show our readers that if one method does not suf- flee to get some needed work done, try another. A poem will attract most at tenlion, ani nearly any one can write as good as the sample we print for their edifieation.
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