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Show PROFESSOR IN HARD LUCK. Storm's Early Arrival 8polled His Chances for Fame. Wo can recall no rainmaker from the time of Plutarch, or any rain doctor doc-tor of tho Indians, or any rain sorcerer of tho African tribes, who has played In harder luck than Prof. Meyers bos Just encountered In the Adirondack. Ho arrived a few days ago with a fine collection of balloons and bombs and got all ready for operations on Tuesday. On the evening of that day ho announced that ho should eccd up some balloons with powerful bombs with lighted fuses attached, and that rain would follow tho explosion almost Immediately. As a matter of fact, rain preceded the explosion. Just as tho professor was about to cut tho ropos of his balloon a tremendous thunderstorm came up, advancing with torrlfflc speed and deluging tho region with water. You see, naturo had "got on" to tho professor's little gamo and forestalled him. But Imagine tho airs of tho professor if ho had got his balloons up about fifteen minutes ahead of the showorl No rain doctor that tho world has known would havo boon "In It" with him then. Now Yoik Commercial Advertiser. |