Salt Lake Telegram | 1902-02-03 | Page 5 | Rainfall, Commerce and Politics

Rainfall Commerce and Politics tics Mr Clayton of the Blue Observatory Observatory Observatory tory has a suggestive paper In the Popular Science Monthly on the Influence of rainfall rainfall rain rain- fall fan on commercial and political affairs Every severe financial panic In the United States has been closely associated with a protracted season eason of deficient rainfall The outbreak of the Boxer war var In China Chin was at least partially r I due to the Impoverishment impoverishment le re db eh s of the people by drought O A severe se as- vere lotion lution tl n winter The W precipitated Russian y t saying lt the ft that French ef January revo revo- and was February exemplified are r by tf two the l Invincible disastrous 11 l I s 1 Generals Moscow campaign of 1812 In Tn the year 54 l B B. C C. C Caesars Caesar's legions In Gaul were defeated on account of their scattered stations and the stations were fl placed d wide apart because a scanty sh harvest had made this disposition fo foa a necessity These are arc only a few of many examples that might be cited N. N N. N Y Y Sun