Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-10-04
OCTOBER WEATHER.
Effects of Storm Waves the
First Half of This Month.
PLENTY OF RAIN PROMISED.
Early Frosts will Complete tho Destruction
of Vegetables-The October Storms
Apply More to the South than
Thoze of September.
Special 10 the Gazette.

! Special 10 the Gazette.
ST. JOSEPH. Mo-, Oct. 3-In nv last let.
| ter mentioned an important storm period
! extending over the first half of October
! and gave the dates, 1st to 9TH, on which the
| first storm wave of the month would cross
| the continent. From 9Th to 18th clearing
weather may be expected to cross the con-
tinent from west to east, and the next storm
wave will be due to leave the Pacific coast
about the 9TH. cross the central valleys
from Sth to 10th and reach the Atlantic
| coast about the 18th. Following this storm
expect the turn to come toward wintry
weather. Not all over the country, as has
been stated by some, but beginning in the
highlands of Colorado and the DahotaS and
gradually reaching the central valleys much
earlier than is usual. / also expect that
frosts will about complete the destruction
of tender vegetable growths as far south rs
Jacksonville, Mobile and San Antonio. The
September drouth and heat of the central
valleys will have disappeared and the first
two storm waves OF October-lst to 18th
will produce more rain in the West than
did all those of September. The October
storm waves will take routes more to the
south than did those of September. Sep
TENDER storms spent their greatest force in
Europe.
WEATHER AND SCIENCE NOTES.
The hot wave in the West from SepteT-
Der IL to "a did not accord with my calcula-
tlonS. / overlooked an important element.
During that hot period the atmosphere on
and surrounding the Western continents
took up vast amount of moisture by evaD-
Grafton from the serS. Electric energies
We're very great, and our atmosphere eXpe-
ricnced great expansion: consequently the
atmosphere now carries vastly increased
amount of moisture that must come down
again as snow and rain during the fall and
winter. as our earth moves away from the
electric currents through which 1t has been
passing.
The earth and lesser planets were in po-
sition to cause cooler weather after Sep
TENDER u, but Saturn and Jupiter had not
occupied similar positions relative to the
earth and sun for ffty-nine years, and the
records of 1892 being very imperfect, was
at a loss to know what their influences
would be. The earth was near its equinox
and passing nearly through the centers of
the planes of the equator of these two
great planets, and consequently nearly
through the centers of their greatest cleo
trical influences. On this account | felt
some uncertainty, but was conscious of the
fact that while an error would greatly in
lure me. the prediction might influence pro-
ducers to hold their products, in which
case well knew they would obtain better
prices.
The general failure of crops in Europe,
Asia and almost all countries outside of our
ownNvill cause greater demand than the
United States will be able to supply and
whatever tends to holding American crops
will aid in bringing better prices to our
producers and therefore if my predictions
of early frost in the Northwest were not
fully verified the prediction was on the side
OF our own people and the mistake hurts no
one but myself.
Crop reports are too much in the interest
of spectators. and this tampering with the
reports is making them wholly unreliable.
Itsis well known, however. that greats
failure has occurred in foreign crops and 1
an still Of opinion that the product of our
fotton, corn, wheat and other staple articles
Phas been overestimated. We want all the
gold of foreign countries we can get by fair
means, and this is our opportunity. Hold
your products for better prices.
1.-THE ELECTRIC THEORY.
Harry RAYMOND Rogers of Dunkirk, n.
2, is gaining quite a reputation as scien-
tifc writer. His New Philosophy of the
Sum-" published 1886, attracted considera-
BILE attention. He recently read a paper be
fore the Chautauqua society of History and
Natural Science. paper that is worthy of
wide circulation, and give it below:
Science asserts that the moon shines