The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1882-11-07
WEATHER PREDICTIONS
Louisville Courier journal.

Vennor made most dismal failure of
his prophecies for October, and he has
demonstrated himself TO be utterly I'M
trustworthy at all times and at all seasons.
He has the impudence to put out his
blackboard for November. however, as fol-
lows.
81 to 5-A good amount of rain proba-
BILE, with frosty snap about the Sd or 4th,
and scattered snow furries through Wes-
tern and Northern sections.
.t5 to 1s-The neighborhood of the It'll
probably stormy with rains, sleet or
snow, also 18th ard 18th wet and
dreary.
'12 to 19-Probably fair in most sections
up to 14th or 10Th. After these dates
very stormy weather, with heavy snow
falls, will prevail over large portion of
the United States and Canada. Snow prob
able in Arkansas and Missouri; storms at
ST. Louis: cold in Northwest; cold and
stormy in Scotland and England; 18th and
10th very stormy weather and snow
falls general.
10 to ga wintry week generally.
Cold snap due about goth and 21st; frosts
far to the southwark; nefghborhood of oath
and 25th snow storms and in Newfound
land gales.
''26 to 30-High winds in Northern sec
tons entry of week. Storms Scotch coast
and generally on the Atlantic. Cold
weather in Northwest, winter in Canada
Stormy up to end of month on Atlantic.
Prevalent winds nolthwesterly and wes-
terly.
This may or may not be fulfilled Most
anybody can sit down and make such a
guess of November weather.
WINTER PRoGNosTTCs.
A Springfield Qll.) correspondent of the
Inter- Ocean, noticing statement in that
paper that "the weather prophets are
very confident that, in both Europe and
America, the coming winter will be excep-
tionally cold" says: There is one excep-
ton to be made among the prophets, at
least to the cold weather theory, and
think the only one who has yet ''arisen" in
whom much reliance can be placed. /
have given the subject of meteorological
science a good deal of attention the past
three years, to discover, if possible, whether
or not it might be classed as a science and |
by which forecasts of the weather might |
be made So far as / have been able to |
observe, there is a modest gentleman, a |
resident of Rock Island in our own state, |
who is a scientist for the love of it, whose |
planetary system of meteorological science |
IS worthy of good deal of confidence I!
Mr.. Manselps predictions so far this year |
nave been singularly correct and reliable |
He does not pretend to know what kind |
Of weather we will have on given day,
Dut predicts for the month, giving the |
lines about when storms may be expected.
His representations for the last two
months of 1882 are as follows:
''November-The temperature will av-
,rage above the mean of the season for
his month, both in Europe and the United
States, with strong storms from the Sth to
he 18th, 18th 30 the 18th, and from the
sd to the Goth
December temperature will aver
Ige above the mean of the season during
his period in Europe and the United
states 1t will be stormy, with the rain
urther inland, and considerable thunder
md lightning for the season."
He further says: THE winter of 1882
% should average mild or warm, followed
y fair spring and mild temperature
l have found Mr.. Mansen so reliable
heretofore that l look with good deal of
onfidence for a verification of his proph-
cy by experience. AT all events, whether
here there is anything in the planetary
ystem or not, it is worth worth while to |
i've it fair trial by observing results
he predictions in this theory are based
pom planetary disturbances in each month
which are explained by remarks and illus
rated by charts, so that at least one has
ne satisfaction of knowing why the pre- i,
lotion is made.