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JUNE 14, 17
The Commoner.
....THE COLD SUMMER OF 1816....
Persons are in the habit of speak
ing of the cold summer of 181G as
the coldest ever known throughout
America and Europe. Having in our
possession some facts relative to this
subject we propose to give them in
order to revive the recollections of
such among us as remember the
year without a summer; also to fur
nish correct Information for such
as feel any interest in matters of
this kind. We shall, therefore, give
a summary of each of the months of
the year 1816, extracted in part
from "Pierce on the Weather."
January was mild so much as to
render fires almost needless in sit
ting rooms. December, the month
immediately preceding this, was very
cold.
-February was not very cold, with
the exception of a few days it was
mild like its predecessor.
. March was cold and boisterous,
the first half of it the remainder
;was mild. A great' freshet of the
Ohio and Kentucky rivers that
caused great loss of property.
y April began warm and grew cold
er as the month advanced, and end
ed with snow and ice, with a temper
ature more like winter than spring.
May, like the one just ended, was
more remarkable for frowns than
fimiles. Buds and fruits were frozen
ice formed half an inch in thick
ness corn killed and the field again
and again replanted "until deemed too
late.
June the coldest ever known in
this latitude. Frost and ice and
snow were common. Almost every
green shrub was killed. Fruit near
which there was no summer." Very
little corn in the Now England and
middle states ripened. Farmers sup
plied themselves from the corn pro
duced in 1815 for seed in the spring
of 1817. It sold for from $4 to
$5 a bushel. '
September furnished about two
weeks of the mildest of the season.
Soon after the middle it became very
cold and frosty ice forming a
quarter of an iiich in thickness.
October produced more than its
usual share of cool weather; frost
and ice. common.
N November was cold and bluster
ing. Snow fell so as to make sleigh
ing. December was mild and comfort
able. We have thus given a brief
summary of the "Cold Summer of
1816," as it was called in order to
distinguish it from the cold seasons.
The winter was raild. Frost and ice
were common in every month of the
year. Very little vegetation matured
in the eastern and middle .states.
The sun's rays seemed to bo desti
tute of heat throughout the sum
mer.; and all nature was clad in a
sable hue and man exhibited no lit-
tie anxiety concerning the future of
his life. Rochester American, 1846.
"When he then served it was in
an army whoso generals included not
only many of his old comrades in
arms, but some of his old opponents
also, as General Wheeler and Gen
eral Fltzhugh Leo. Under him, both
among the commissioned officers and
In the ranks, wore many men whose
fathers had worn tho bluo serving
side by side with others whose fath
ers had worn tho gray; ibut all
Americans now, and nothing but
American, all united in their fealty
and devotion to their common flay
and their common country, and each
knowing only tho generous rivalry
with his fellows as to who could best
serve the cause for which each was
ready to lay down lifo itself."
And the same spirit manifested it
self at tho other celebrations a
spirit that tells of tho truo'patriotism
of tho whole country. New Orleans
Times-Democrat.
ly all destroyed. Snow fell to the x j ,
uepen or ten menes in verraom. sev
eral inches in Maine and it fell to
"1i'e depth of three inches in the
interior of this state; it fell also in
Massachusetts. '
July was accompanied by frost and
ice. On the morning after the 4th
ice formed to the thickness of com
mon window glass throughout New
England, New York and some parts
of Pennsylvania Indian corn nearly
all killed; some favorably situated
fields escaped. This was true of
some of the hill farms in Massa
chusetts. August was more cheerless if pos
sible than the summer months al
ready passed. Ice was formed half
an inch in. . thickness, Indian corn
was so frozen that the greater part
of it was cut down and dried for
fodder. Almost every green thing
was destroyed, both In this country
and in Europe. Papers received from
England' said: "It will ever be re
membered by the. present generation
that the year 1816 was' a year in
HOW THE WORLD SAYS GOOD-BY
In different countries, just as the
manner of greeting is varied, so Is
the habit of saying good-by. Tho
Turk will solemnly cross his hands
upon his breast and make a pro
found obeisance when he bids fare
well. The genial Japanese will take
his slippers off as you depart, and
say with a smile: "You are going f
to leave my despicable house in your
honorable journeyiners. I recard
Failure
to cure indigestion is largely duo to the
.old theory that when tho stomach be
comes inactive it needs" something- to
mechanically digest its, contents, and
cathartics, purgatives, etc., are used,
which give only temporary reliof, be
cause they digest by irritating the lin
ing of tho stomach.
Modern science recognizes tho fact
that it is the nerves that furnishes mo
tivo power to digest tho contents of the
etomach.
, Tho nerves agitate and mix tho food,
and stimulate ' the secretions. ' When
they become weakened they lack
energy, and indirestion, dyspepsia, sour
etomach result.
Dr. Miles'
Restorative Nervine
.will relieve obstinate cases of indiges-
Jtlon, dyspepsia and stomach trouble by
f strengthening these nerves.
' - 44I had Severe stomach trouble. Dr.
Miles' Nervine, and Nerve and Liver
. Pills cured me'. I can now eat any
thing without trouble."
L. C. O'BRIEN, Winston-Salem, N. T.
- Tho. first bottle will benefit, if riot,
the druggist will return your money.
In the Philippines the nartinpr ben
ediction is bestowed in rubbing a
friend's face with one's hands. The
German's "Lebe wohl" is not par
ticularly sympathetic in its sound,
but it is less embarrassing to those
it speeds than the Hindu's perform
ance, who, when you go from him,
falls in the dust at your feet. The
Fiji islanders. cross two red feathers.
The natives of New Guinea exchange
chocolate. The Burmese bend low
and say, "Hib, hib!" The "Auf
wiedersehen" of the Austrians is the
most feeling expression of farewell.
The Cuban would consider his
good-by anything but a cordial one
unless he was given a good cigar.
The South Sea islanders rattle each
other's whale teeth necklaces. In
the islands in the Straits of the
Sound the natives at your going will
stoop down and clasp your foot. Tho
Russian form of parting salutation
is brief, consisting of the single word
"Braschai." said to sound like a
sneeze. The Othaheie Islander will
twist the end of his departing guest's
robe, and then solemnly shake his
own hands three times. St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
F
DECORATION DAY
.
The pension rolls have lately re
ported a marked decrease in the
number of surviving union veterans
of the. civil war, yet yesterday's cel
ebration of decoration day showed
no decrease in the public interest In
the event, in the crowds that turned
out to see and cheer the parades,
and in the patriotic spirit that pre
vailed, That spirit, however, -was
free from all the old sectional bit
terness that once prevailed. A
characteristic, striking and encour
aging feature of yesterday's celebra
tions was the kindly words spoken
of the confederate veterans whenever
they were referred to. The presi
dent emphasized this in hisspeech at
Indianapolis when speaking of Gen
eral Lawton, whose monument was
unveiled there, said of his services
in the Spanish war:
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Buy a Home in Nebraska
FINE FARM LAND VERY CHEAP.
FOR SALE A number of one-quarter, one
holf and whole flections of farm land In Perkins
county, Nebraska.
This land Is all rich prairie land, every acre -of
which can be cultivated.. The soil Is black sandy
loam and very productive.
The country Is healthful, the land beautiful, and
suited to diversified farming.
There are well Improved farms, good neigh
bors, good schools, good churches, and a good
town all In sight of this land.
v This laud is located from one to Ave miles from ,
a thriving town on the BupJIngton railroad.
There are three other good towns in 1'erkins
county. v'
45 BUSHELS OF CORN PER ACRE WAS
RAISED LAST YEAR. ON LAND ADJOINING
THIS LAND. r ;
CO BUSHELS OF WHEAT PER ACRE
RAISED ON THE SAME KIND OF LAND. IN , -
THE SAME COUNTY IN 3000.
ALFALFA GROWS IN PROFUSION NEAR ' .
BY ON THE SAME KIND OF' LAND.
For each year during the past three years tho
' crops raised on land in Perkins county sold for
more than the "COST PRICE of the same land.
Farm this land ono year and Its present selling
price would be doubled. '
t " It is as productive as the best land In Iowa or
Illinois. Sell 20 acres in those states and your
money will buy a quarter section of the land I
am offering for sale. Excellent water at a depth
of 40 feet No better country on earth for raising
all kinds of stock. , '
Oats, barley, and rye are profitable crops. f
Do you want a farm while this lane1 Is within ' ' " ;
your reach? Cheap farm lands Will soon be a
thing of the past A quarter section of this land
will make a nice nest egg. I am offering tills land . ,
for less than one-fourth what the same kind of
soil is selling for 50 miles distant I can verify
every statement made above. If interested call
on me or write for prices aiid detail descriptions.
As an investment or for a home it will pay you
to investigate. Co-operation with other agents - , ', ,
solicited. Audress T
T.S.ALLEN,
LINCOLN, NEB. Room 305, Fraternity" Bldg."
(For reference as to my reliability address Columbia' National Bank,"
or First National Bank, Lincoln, Neb.)
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