The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1914-11-04

his views regarding the wether. At l this season Of the year woodpecker pecks at the bottom of a tree when ] the winter is to be a mild one. The higher he goes to do his pecking, the ! colder the coming season will be. If field 1arks travel in hocks during the Autumn, 1t is another indication of a | fierce and speedy onslaught of King ! Winter. The busy bee is depended upon as a prophet by many farmers. When he coats the interior of his home with an extra coat of wax, as he is now said to be doing in many localities it is because he expects to need tho ex- tra. protection against winter severity. and declare that their prophetic in- sight never fails.
 Weeds afford additional data on which to base an estimate of the coal supply needed When weeds grow ex- ceptionally high, it means that the snow during the coming winter will be exceptionally deep. Beech trees winter by .. heavy growth of moss on their north sides
 But the goesebone is the favorite method of divining among rural Wea- ther prophets. The bones of geese, both old and young, are declared to be much heavier than usual, and that about settles it, in the mind Of one who pins his faith to goosebones, that the winter is to be severe.
 If a goosebone is- thick and covered with red spots, you can bet your last dollar. that we will have a severe win tsOn the contrary. if the bone is light and not spotted, the winter will be mild The goosebone never fails. It is the old fashioned way of foreteH- ing the weather, discQvered long be- fore costly instruments were invented, IA 45,r sf,-.ev
 A maiden who wants to know the identity, or at least the appearance, of the man she will wed, Is advised to stand before a mirror at midnight to- night, with candle in her hand, ana repeat the following verses:
 Round and round. ye stars so fair. Yes travel and search out everywhere; pray tonight to show to me The one whose bride I'll surely be.
 At the conclusion of this verse the maiden will see in the glass the face of her future hl1sban maybe.
 Another test for Hal1ow en is to place four glasses on a table, one containing dirty water, one clean wa ter, one milk and the fourth empty. The maiden is the blindfolded, the glasses are changed in position and she is invited to advance and place her hand in one Of the glasses If. her fingers go into milk. she will. have 2. wealthy and handsome spouse: if in- to the dirty water, she will wed a worthless scamp; if into the cIesLn water, she will have a widpwer for husband, while if--al her choice falls on the empty glass, she will have no husband at all, at all. but live and die a spinster.
 Fears are expressed lest the girls are starting in to embroider Christmas neckties or suspenders Perhaps a. few words firmly spoken as to the ex- cefIence of these articles as sold at the retail stores. may avert the caIan- .ity.
 The candidates can not be expected to feel again that keen interest in the welfare of yourself and family until a little less than two years from now.
 Miss Kathlyn Graham and Miss Katherine Kelly, Of Mattawan, N. J.. reached Washington, D. e., on sshike" from Philadelphia They de- nied a rumor that they are seeking .eugenic husbands.
 If you have occasion to suspect that a. lunatic asylum has broken loose for the next few days, just remember that it is the season for paying election bets.
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