Show PROFESSOR IN HARD LUCK storms early arrival spoiled his chances for fame we can recall no rainmaker from the time of plutarch or any rain ice tor for of the indians or any rain sorcerer of the african tribes who has played tn in harder luck than prof meyers has just encountered in the adirondacks he arrived a few days ago with a fine collection of balloons and bombs and got all ready for opera operation tiona on tuesday on the evening of that day he announced that he should end up E ome balloons with powerful aomos with rith lighted fuses attached and that rain would rould follow the explosion almost immediately A a matter of fact rain preceded th the e explosion just as the professor was about to cut the ropes of his balloon a tremendous thunder thunderstorm stor ri came up advancing with ter riffle speed and deluging the region with water QU ee nature had got on to the j professor professors s little game and forestalled him but imagine the airs of the professor if he had got his balloons up about fifteen minutes ahead of the shower no rain doctor that the haorld has known would have been in it with him then new yolk commercial advertiser |