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Show Groundhog Goes Back Shadow Shows Plainly Spring Coming Delayed When Mr, Groundhog emerged from his whiter bed this morning, squinted at the Sparkling sun and then cast his eye on a long thlh shadow upon the ground, he gnashed his teeth and muttered, "back to the frozen ground for six long weeks while the wind howls and the snow lays a blanket over city and countrs ." Ylih this unpleasant procedure otr vsith Mr. Groundhog lurnei disgustedly to his hole and disappeared dis-appeared to again dim his heavy ;aln mas and set the alarm clock for not earlier then March 9. H now la snoozing again for six long weeks. I If the old-tinu? method of determining de-termining the actions of the Weather means anything at all. ogden s in for one month and two weeks of winter yet. before the tibrlng sun dries the snow and hiings tlie buds on the tree limbs. i Today the sun shown brightly, ; allowing the groundhog to 'llsi ern , a long, black shadow and Indhat-ing Indhat-ing that spring la yet six full weeks ahead. Had the day been cloudy and the groundhog unable. t' pick out this outline upon the froaen ground, spring would be Just around the corner and ready to open her act. according to the old-time old-time Idea of the groundhog and I his shadow. ' . |