The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-03-22
CORRESPONDENCE.
Scientific MeteOrolOEy.

theory, this should be remarkably stormy year. and
this month and the fore part of April should be
thing almost unparalleled. Professor Tiee claims
that spots, earthquakes, auroras, and oyclonie
storms, and indeed meteorological phenomens gsnsr-
ally, more phases Of electrical phenomena having
their origin in the electric currents generated by the
planets, when near their equnoxes or periods when
their days and nights equal in length. 1t having
been observed by others, that there . period Of
about eloven years and one-third, between the maxi
of spots, sesmilic and aurora, penomena, and
this vsry nearly corresponding with the period of Ju
ptsrs revolution about the sum- the Professor seized
upon Jupiter and resolved to hold him chiefly respon
sbe, not only for these but meteorological disturb
ances generally.
Accepting - An approved scientific fact for all the
world the popular belief that at the times the sun is
vertical to the equator there throughout the
earth the greatest meteorological Disturbances the
Professor carries this notion the heavens, and i'm
poses it upon the planets. They become highly elee
trhed At their equinoctal periods, and charge the
earth by induction. The earth being charged, su
percially currents discharged through the inter
ior, through part, nonconductng medi., and thus
earthquake shocks produced, while the sureharg
ed polar regions pour out into the air streams of cleo
tricity, Over certain areas the particles
Of air becoming charged, repel each other and
pellsd by the earth, whence they flow upward and
out, while other air rushes in to supply its place
This will produce high and low barometer, and storms
of intensity "co-varant" with the intensity Of the
electric excitement If We know, then the periods Of
the recurring equinoIss, may foretell storms for
many years to come.
This the Professor has kindly dons and before the
writer il table Of equno1es calculated mp to 1884,
inclusive From this table, learn that Jupiter il
hsva fislp his nd
the Professor therefore calls it the Jovia year. Tho
precise period whom his days and nights Of equal
length, will be August lst-a thing that won't occur
again until July 9Th, lSS3 Now, not only il this q
"Jovial year." but it il "Saturnian year." Saturn
dancing to the line November l2th 1877. Mars equi
noxes March 2lst, at which time old Mars and Madam
Earth will join hands, and dance on the equinoctial
line Thus We should fairly expect laundering time
about that time But to add to the intensity of these
planetary electrical phsnoma on March I'D Mercury
squnoxes; and the 18th, "Vulcan' equinoxes right
top of him! Vulcan, be it remembered, has never
been seen by any other astronomers, except Mona
Loscarbault, March 26tb, 1852 and by Tce, Septem-
bsr 25th or 26th, 1859. Tice first thought it was
transit of Mercury, but subsequently, remembering
that Mercury had NO business transitng. then he
thought 1t must have been louse his eyeash, and
90 thought no more Of it, until he needed planet
every W nelp support nis enSoSs,
when he promptly revived Vulcan 1t may bs said in
passing, that although the Sun has been hourly pho
tographed for many years, floating speok of vul
can has creased the Suns disk, and it pretty
certain that the spsck by Tce and Lesearbault
was in their eye, their eyelashes.
Professor Tice's representation for the winter
months past, were completely failure that even
the accommodating "abeut," with spot earth
named for his weather to occur, failed to him.
But We are for trying him once more. We then, for
him, upon astronomical tables, do now and here
prophecy foretel and predict That about the 10th Of
this month there will be low barometer in place
and rather higher barometer in another That b.
tween that and the 26th these barometer will change
places the high will rush in thsow with violent
gyratery Motion producing storms Of great violence,
followed by cooler clearing weather and rising bar
ometsr again. About that time, ahipwrecks will be
heard of; earthquakes viii be severe in South Amer
ica and Sam. Lappin that he will come homo,
and give hmsslf up to Randolph, who will forcs him
to read his report and then Sam will expire, and
atone for his great crime About the first of septsm
bsr, cholera will mako its appearance in Europe and
cross TO this country next year. Storms will be nu
and particularly violent and the earthquakes
very destructive all through this Jovial and Saturn
inc year. Venus will equinox April 3oth, and every
liz days thereafter tAagust eoth and December 9th)
Mercury viii equinox again, May 9Th, and every A
dsys thereafter, tJsns 2lst August 4th, September
18th, Ostober 3lst and Decsnbsr l4th-) Vulcan if
was vulcan) will equinox again, April 18th, Nay 9th
and 3lst June sd, July 10th, August sth and 3lst,
September I'D, October 18th, November sth, Deeem-
Der LIST and 2ith. Now, with these dates every man
can calculate the weather for himself; for it will
storm about the dates given All storms will b se-
we're, because they "Joval- this year, and Sat
urnine."
The critical periods arey March 20th to 18th; Nay
9Th, when Vulcan and Mercury both equinox; june
2ist 70 sd, when they do IL again. July l. rather
stormless, and iii not for Jupiter and Saturn
would be dry, for it only has Vulcan the 10th to
give trouble. About the middle Of August is to
some ssingen Jupiter on the Ist, Vulcan the sth
and 3lst But il ID about September 10th to a3d We
expect the storms and eathq which shall settle
Sam Lappin. Mercury comes IN on the 18th, Vulcan
the I'd Earth the 2ist and Jupiter less than 50
days away. Cholera bad in Europe
Now, if these predictions don't come true shall
abondea Hee, and henceforth stand squaroly on the
goose bone; the GroundHog having fooled 70 this
year, that shall never trust him again.
Your, truly, HELIX.
P.S A some Of your readers nay Ike to know
how Tiee hit it for January and February viii add