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Show PREDICTS A REAL COLD WINTER general 'old-fashioned' winter conditions. condi-tions. "The coming winter will he one lonft to bo remembered and will break up suddenly In .March, 102:i, with terriflt rains and floods. Those who .inked at my predictions of an easy winter one year ago today will grin the other way this year." Long Distance Weather Prophet Has Been Good Guesser. Last Year He Was the Only Prognos-ticator Prognos-ticator Who Stuck Out for Mild, Open Winter This One Will Be Real Rough. Packervillc, Conn. Twice every year for twenty-three years the Pack-erville Pack-erville "Cloud LHgger," an unidentified weather prophet, conies out with his predictions of the weather six months ahead and has made many wonderful. I correct progiiMstieatioiis, including the Galveston storm, California earthquake, earth-quake, the earthquake at Jamaica and the volcanic eruption on the Trench West Indies. Last year the "Cloud Tu'.-'er" was j lhe only longdistance weather prophet j In America who emphatically pro- , claimed a mild, open winter and was 1 much laughed at. j This year, as the sun crosses the line in a northeast wind, "Cloud I'ig-ger" I'ig-ger" says: "The winter of 1022-2.'! is to be a hummer and one long to be remembered by residents, young and old. Unlike the few last years, winter win-ter this year will be upon us early in December and the old weather man w ill pass out all kinds of gales, storms, high tides and severe cold snaps for four long mouths. "All natural indications point to a cold winter. Great abundance of nuts, fruit and berries are one indication, the activity of animals in storing their winter supply, another. The thickness of shucks on all kinds of nuts, corn husks and animal furs i another indication. ;-nd planetary con-ditions, con-ditions, rouphl with a northeast wind at the oquiiioxial period, another. One storm will follow another all winter long. More snow will fail this winter win-ter romii.g than has f.dkn for many years, but look out for inure rain than snow, L'round covered with ice and |