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Show 8jaAL st: it net: flags. A Key lo lite Displays IteiiiK lliuuj Up by Uncle Sum's Weather i'roplmt. The weather signal llaj,rs displayed over the board of trade building mean as follows: Number I White llau1, six fect square, indicates in-dicates clear weather. NumberS Blue Bag, III feet square, indicates indi-cates rain or snow. Number II w hite am) blue tin ar (parallel bar-, of white a;id bine i, six feet square, indicates indi-cates that local rains or showers will occur, j and lhat the rainfall will not be general. Number 4 Black triangular flair, four feet at the base ami si feet iii leiieth, always refers re-fers to temperature; when placed above number I, :J or 8, indicates warmer weather; when placed below numbers num-bers 1, -J, or 8, indicates colder weather; w hen nol displayed, the In- ideations are that the temperature will remain re-main stationary, or that the change in tern peraturc w ill not vary more than four degrees de-grees from the temperature of the same hour of the preceding day from March to October inclusive, and not more than six degrees for (he remaining months of the year. Number 5, while Hag, six feet square, with black square In center, indicates the approach of a sudden and decided fall iu temperature. This signal is not to be displayed unless it is expected that the temperature will fall to forty-two degrees, or lower, and is usually orderetl at least twenty-four hours iu advance ad-vance of the cold wave. When number 5 is displayed, number 4 is always omitted. When displayed on poles, the signals should be arranged to read dow nward; when displayed from horizontal supports a small streamer should be attached lo indicate the point from which the signals are to he read. IS TEKI'KKTAKIllN Of DISPLAYS. No. 1. alone, indicantes fair weather, stationary sta-tionary temperature. No. 'J, alone, indicates rain or snow, sta-tioary sta-tioary temperature. No. 8, alone, indicates local raiu, stationary station-ary temperature. No. I, with No. 4 above It, indicates fair weather, warmer. No. 1, with No. 4 below it, indicates fair Weather colder. No. !,wlth No. 4 above it, indicates warmer weather, rain or snow . No. with No. 4 below It, indicates colder weather, rain or snow, No. 8, with No. 4 above it, indicates warmer weaHi t with local ranis. No. 8. wilh No. 4 below it, indicates colder with local rains. No. 1, wilh No. ," above it. indicate fair weather, cold wave. No. with So, above it, Indicates wet wt athi r, col. I wave. Money to Loan. 1 have money to loan in amounts to suit on long or short time. Sam J. Kcnyou, room 80, Hooper (dock. |