The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1911-02-24

Hitch Your Wagon to a Star If you
Want to but Steer Clear of Those
Pretending to FOrteII Climatic Con-
ditiOns and the Velocity of the Pre-
vaiIing Winds.
Why, when and where is a weather
prophet? We would like to have some
wiseacre answer that coterie of ques-
tons Or if it please you more, why,
when and where is not a weather pro
phet? Any way you want it suits US
provided of course the answer is forth
coming. Why should one phophesy the
weather? When should one prophesy
phesy the weather? Or how can one
prophesy the weather? If some Eek
ial Malachi or Habakkuk would set up
in business in this day and specialize
on the weather he would certainly do
a land office business. A straight line
on the weather would be a great thing
and of more profit that the judgment
of the oppressors. We have no fault
to find with the prophets of old, but
we will wager hat that none of them
could handle an Idaho spring. And be-
lieve US, none of those old prophets at
tempted to put their finger on the
weather in Idaho day after tomorrow.
Laying aside the example of jeremiah
there are men today who do not hest
tate at prophesying at the weather
with or without provocation.
In fact in this generation it's a pref
ty poor man who has no prtentions
as a weather prophet. Now for in
stance take Doc Nichter. Doc Nichter
has spent thirty years or more studying
heaves, ringbones and the bots. He
is an authority on horseology and all
the Affections peculiar to the horse.
Does he confine himself to discourse
on equine variola? Not on your life
Doc Nichter will any day cast an optic
at the moon and tell you what the
weather will be for nine days running
1t makes no difference that he never
strikes it. He will prophesy as cheer
fully after missing it as before. 1t is
the same with Jake Horn. Jake thinks
he is prophet for fair. He has an
idea that deep study of Weldon Brinton
Hepburn will incidentally shed little
light on weather conditions, that are
to be. A thorough understanding of
Weldon Brinton might give one some
| appreciation of the immovable solidity
of Gibraltar but it will elucidate the
weather to no considerable extent. Aud
again there is Cormac J. Shorb, who &C
cording to DR.. William Judson Boone,
carries the archives of the city in his
head or in his pocket or somewhere
about his person. Now Shorb knows
what the weather was during the ad-
ministration of Dr. Isham, T. K. Little
John c. Rice, D. D. Campbell, even
back to that of NJ B. Gwinn, and he
naturally thinks that gives him a little
edge on his competitors In this line
If he would stop and think he would
known that the atmospheric condition:
of Caldwell are considerably different
under the administration of Mr.. ]. p
Gowen than they were under DR.. A. f
Isham, and consequently he has moth
ing on any of us When 1t comes t.
the weather Mr.. Shorb Is no better thar
the last arrival In the city, Cazier TO
instance
Now Doc Nichtor and Jake an,
Shorh Just prophecy They hay,
neither rhyme nor reason In their sys
tenn. There are others who have signs
II. s, Kneedler has great faith In oil
cock Robin, while w. T. Sterling pin
his faith to the ground squirrels, Tn
robin and the squirrel may be authori
ties In their native heath. but they d
not know slclm about this siccifi
> land land sicclfio in more ways tina
one, authority Abe Waldradt, on tn
I, one side and r. W. Cakes on the otheI
!. Alex Ballantyne, ut this time of tn
year, bases his calculations on tn
grounding. The grounding is not I
be depended upon. He has not keI
pace with the progress of the worlt
II would seem that a critter who mad
special study of one day in the yes
and kept accurate record of his obsel
vatlons. would be able to prophes
, Alright one time in five, which accort
il Ing to Brigham Young Is very goC
i, average. But the grounding Is a fall.