Evening Republican, Volume 23, Number 254, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 23 October 1920 — OCTOBER CRIES “BOO” AND JACK FROST VANISHES [ARTICLE]

OCTOBER CRIES “BOO” AND JACK FROST VANISHES

’■ I ■■ . Where, oh where are the “melancholy days" of which the poet sang as always coming in October? October has certainly been on its good behavior and people in Rensselaer have talked of little else during the past few weeks, even unto the excltision of politics and other important subjects. The first killing frost in this section usually makes its appearance in October, but September has provided the only killing frost this year and then it was

only killing in spots, many garden spots having remained untouched. Tomatoes continue to appear <on the . market in large quantities and nothing has happened in the way of low temperature this month to interne with late vegetation. People 'are giving an evidence of a new kind of restlessness, something akin to spring fever, produced by the unusual weather conditions. The sparkling cool mornings, the iodg, pleasant evenings have combined with summer temperature of midday to , invite people out of doors.

There is a feeling prevalent that such weather as this is too good to be true, and that one must make tiie most of it because this day may be the last Snow may fall tomorrow and ice may come. But in 'the meantime we are beginning to realize what is meant by the designation “Indian Summer.” In respects, other than the temperature, conditions have been very reminiscent of autumn. The countryside has assumed its weirdly picturesque garb, while all over -the city multicolored leaves are being wafted to 'the sidewalks, inspiring the beautiful bon-fires, warm reminders of the actuality of summer.