The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-07-18

jUrN W;Ngi.EE PRED!cIIuNs.-lf our
| headers vii IUIn IN rage IcXt to .9G nf the
! June CUiHrUDr they Will find the weather
| predictions for thai month clearly set forth.
! By careful comlal!S0 wi II the published
| reports nom all arts otthc country-datcS
! Us well character of the sto,ms--it Will be
seen thH; the predict made by the CUiE
rutor have hot !N,lcl in s,nglo instance TO
! the date 4! rhiS writings J nc Rev. lrl K.
| Hicks, Of -. Louis Mo, who makes the pre-
! UicsioH-, - - poaS unr=>UminE man, study
| irs carefully and cautiously the causes that
| give ri,"tr storm periods Writing TO us
recently, i" sa.I &c Wal making Ian honest
| effort Ia cH,i3'!tcu ;hc Tc-p'c III regard TO
storms. ii Mt they might pCcgar" for billiards..
eye ones, and tomatoes. c'c.. aud thereby
| escape less loss and Suffering
The JocG.H period, Ecv. Mr.. Hicks says is
| '8t the bottom" OF our bal weather for the
| pas, few years and will lie responsible for its
| continuance during the IrcErut year. lie
| explains hy st.tinG that the planet Jup:tYr is
| nearly 'r'."' Of cur years i'll going one,
| around the sun that Is twelve years on the
| earth is on" year on Jupiter As there are
two cQu.nc~rs every year-onC every six
! months far the earth. SO there are two
cquiuoXc, every JUv'au ycar--unc in about
every SIX y,ais--ior Jupiter. These Jupi-
ter cGuiIVA,S cause lrIiu aui continual
CXciIuti. us the electrical clements 0f our
earth, aNG .Jr tie whole planetary system,
lasting more than two nf our years for each
equinox of Jupiter. This is what he calls
| the .iorim ">r,gI
according - hi. theory, in which many
pcop;c have the fullest confidence, during
til. iovjan cried there !, II greater rca Ii.
ucsS in the meteorological elements Of the
earth 10 cypress IhuUar!ycS in every kind
Uf phenomenal common 10 our e. Itc. The
lugri'.v st"'m periods csusrd by the cqui-
H"xc> OF the >ina.Cr planets. AMI shown in
the storm char. are mu ohlitcra,ed or
changed BY he Jovian periods ATE found 10
be n"ct! mere active aud continuous: they
arc simply r,jriorcci and intensified by the
steady Pressure ui the JvrjrH p, rioI
1t is mot to hc wondered At, says Il recent
writer. tia; 4 imam whose thoughts and eyes
are constantly turncd hcavcnward. shoull
discover ihe.ccr"' = The changes ui the vle-
mcuis above us. This is what the Rev. Irl
l.. :ick-, Of -. /. uis. has Guue. lie
j. u-;or -! the Olive Branch Congrcga-
ticmri chw ch, and II 'cvy modest, energetic
and Popular minister. lie is fur,y-two years
oil AMI hss from the time hc w.s n boy
been ,ingulaily f.nh cf studying ami rpecu-
lai'ng aH"n weather changes. Years ago he
.rIiycu at the c,rciu.;on that astronomy
held the cN2.ana' ion of all the weather phc-
nomcna "a, seen ly rhr inhabitants ut the
c&'tA.
i.v past D.v,.,h has lcca such :, remark
ab,, ,.c N tie ;uat.,r Of ihe electrical an
other destructive storm, that We find al
"HClrEr.s prevailing 10 know what July has
in s;ur, ;rr lhc people. Rev. III Il. H!c&S.
tie -. l. ,@i4 storm ur,. .,hc; h- kindly cent
jhc tath:..y ;,H ;.,;NN' &C sheet ci his July
!uv.c@,-t-, Gated Jane Is, and which arc copy
Y.gh;cd ior - Word oH Er.'i&,' hia exec laut