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Show I -d, February and March. I tVjSear the hour of mlddight on the I thinst., February will slide oil tho I calendar. No physical disturbance is pcrdlctcd other than tho striking of I some lonesome clock and an occasional I bucksaw harangue beyond the bed-I bed-I room walls. The supply of bed-bugs I may exceed tho demand, thusshiftlng I tho scenes of dreamland paradise to that of the horrors of a Spanish bull I light. February has been full of cxclt- ing events and amusements. It is generally claimed that Fcburary lias I been the coldest month since tho I liquid air experiment at tho 11. Y. C. I The snow-ball and mint Jullp have I bloomed at tho same time, and the I snow has been as deep as the mud I usually is In Logan. Take February I all around and through the middle, it I stood at an angle of 180 degrees from I the month of July and on a line with I' next season. No weather forecast I V' nor thermometer has been gultly of 1 " success so note carefully the following predictions for March. I 1st week Turning polntof the year. I Thermometers will rise about two I Inches on the first wind and go down I with the sun. Fatchesofcoldstrcaksarc I expected from tho north and animated I balloon Juice from cast of the Hercules' I plant. About 203 years ago tho Fopc I remarked that "Wo arc, and should I be in existence forever, and our pros- I pcrlty should observe Easter with a I new bonnet, a light suit of clothes, and four dozen hard-boiled eggs colored with cheap calico." Sudden storm I from the castand similar one from the west which will remove all the cracks from the between the palings of the fences, and furnish us with postholcs, augur holes, bung holes and a whole I lot of dust mixed with rain. Sun rises irregularly and the moon gets full. A good time to set out lettuce bushes; also potato trees if you want I to plant them In the light of the M moon. If it is too early to break sod for fall pasture, the farmer might bo H begin on their mustangs so as to have them ready for the Armour Packing House's spring buy-up. Ilorscs arc expected to be totcrably high next H spring on the mountains. Look out for moderate hall storms, cuchro parties and tougli beef. If rains are Tv too heavy don't try to lift them. Tho week will close by the lamb absorbing the lion. H 2nd week. This week is expected H to be a warm member, although you H won't need a refrigerator to save the butter. Keep him in the barn and feed him old cans, soap signs and cost- off clothing and he will fare well. The H ilrst ducst storm will appear on the H 10th, and if the dust becomes too H thick it may be thlmcd wltha clothes H brush. Apply gently at first, adding H speed and elbow grease as necessary. jH The weather will continue cooling B somewhat towards midnight. If it H rains more than three times a day, jK write a letter to tho weather bureau H at your nearest station. More squalls H and fiddlers. Keep a sharp lookout H on the clouds and Insurance agents. H Probable frost on the mountains. H Look out for hot winds about this H time or you may not see them. Valcn-K Valcn-K tine and Washington's birthday being H over you should begin to prepare for H tho 4th of July. It may seem a little H early but it takes time to save money H for powder, sky rockets, confetti an d K rubber balls. Hj 3rd week More sunshine and bed- H bugs. Saturate tho skin and put your H card "not at home" on tho door. IK;, Mosquitoes also begin to appear. Be K'"V" careful not to insult them or they pK may present their blll,,which you can X not file away. Hard winds and soft B water may bo expected. Another m cold swell will appear near the end of JK. the week, followed by cold ham, cold m r 'cet and cold tongue. In 1877 occurr-K occurr-K ''da great train robbery. A man m ' ioso name we havo forgotten stepp- K- cd into a western railroad station and m took a train for the small sum of 15 K cents and three collar buttons. Ho K went only two miles to the next jKi station and thero was arrested by tho K smiles of an old maid. Moro gentle nHt breezes. This week will closo with a Wm great reduction in the price of under- K wenr. IB 4th week This Is tho best week of JN& the year to plant dried apples. Apply Jg a littlo water at the roots and watch K them grow. If tho wind continues In H tho right direction tho Hercules Power ljfl Houso will bo located In tho city. Ei Wind entirely too strong for work to K advance on City light plant, also for MB tho erection of new telephone system. HE: Small boys beginning to acho for tho jR old swimming hole. More cold strca ks Hllf with bluo fringe. Dry weather will 9Mp4 sot in and stay with us twenty niln-ffljKk niln-ffljKk 7 utcs. Ice cream begins to become Jjmljl more popular. Tho following receipt WiM is found to bo successful. Take two Ik parts chalk, thrco parts soft water, four parts eggs, not too old, and mix like a politician. Servo with paper napkins and pickles. Look out for wind and patent medicine men. They generally come at the same time. This month will melt into April about the 31st. |