Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 37, Number 26, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 April 1905 — MARCH THE BEAUTIFUL. [ARTICLE]

MARCH THE BEAUTIFUL.

The month of March 1905, is r ow a part of history; and if ever a month of that name made a consistent record for saintly goodness of oonduot and teauty i f disposition, this in tne very oue. In spite of every opportunity and no doubt evi-ry temptation, to follow the example o e/. ry other Marci within tne mi-mory of men, and to wander often and gr-'vioualy from the path of rectitude, this Marcn started in the right rohd on its v-ry first day and continued in th-tocursi-, with soarcely a quaver, un it its very lati-s tour. And what slight UpS'-H it did hive from the path of virtue and bene-volenc- 1 , were more than made up by i icreaaed excel, lence as soon as the brief paroxysm of naughtiness hid passed. There were hi days in the month and 24 hours ia every day, and except fer tbe fev houri of actual storm there was not an hour in the whole month too severe for being out doors with oomfort. For two solid weeks there was no i-torm at all except a couple very slight ‘ sktftb” of scow, which sipped in in the night when uoDidy was looking, and slipped out again next morning when old Sol got his eyes on them. On the 15 h there was the only formidable storm of the month, a heavy but mild fall of snow, five inches in depth, but not a vestige of which that did not disappear before tbe warm rays if tbe snn, and balmy breezes of tbe south, before noon cf tne second day. • There were five more or less rainy days, with a total precipita. t on, including rain and melted snow of only 1.73 inch s, which ia very light for Mtrch. The most in any oae day was .56 of an inch. There were 8-clear days, 12 partly char and 11 recorded as cloudy. The warmest weather was 78 degrees, on the 28th and the ooldest 16 degrees on the 15th. The 14 b was tbe only day during wbioh freezing weather prevailed all day.