The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1891-10-08
FOSTERS FORECASTS.
HE CLAIMS TO HAVE BEEN HITTING
THE BULLS EYE EVERY TIME.
Look Out for the Cold Storms About October
18th, and Soon Thereafter Jack Frost
Will Nip the Sorghum Patch
and the Garden Truck.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo-, Oct. 5.-In my las
letter mentioned an important storm
period extending over the first half o
October and gave the dates, LIST to 5th
on which the first storm wave of tn,
month would cross the continent
From 9Th to 18th clearing weather may
be expected to cross the continent
from west to east and the next storm
wave will be due to leave the Pacific
coast about the 18th, cross the centra
valleys from Sth to 10th and reach the
Atlantic coast about the 18th. Follow.
ing this storm ] expect the turn to
come toward wintry weather. Not all
over the countryas has been stated by
some, but beginning in the highlands
of Colorado and the DakOtas and
gradually reaching the central val
leys much earlier than is usual. [
also expect that frost will about COM
plete the destruction of tender vege-
table growths as far south as Jack
sonville, Mobile and San Antonio.
The September drouth and heat of
the central valleys will have disap-
peared and the first two storm waves
of October 1st 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 Septem-
Der. September storms spent their
greatest force in Europe.
WEATHER AND SCIENCE NOTES.
The hot wave in the west from Sep
TENDER 10Th to the oath did not accord
with my calculations. | overlooked
an important element. During that
hot period the atmosphere on and sur
rounding the western continents took
up vast amount of moisture by
evaporation from the seas. Electric
energies were very great and our at
mosphere experienced great eXpan-
sion; 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 it has been passing.
The earth and lesser plants were in
position to cause cooler weather after
18th, but Saturn and Jupi-
ter had not occupied similar positions
relative to the earth and sun for fifty
nine years, and the records of 1882
being very imperfect, [ was at loss
to know what their influences would
be. The earth was near it's equinox
and passing nearly through the CEN
ter of the planes of the equator of these
two great planets, and consequently
nearly through the centers of their
greatest electrical influences. On this
account [ felt some uncertainty, but
was conscious of the fact that while
an error would greatly injure me, the
prediction might influence producers
to hold their products, in which case
| we'll knew that they would obtain
better prices.
The general failure of crops in Eu-
rope, Asia and almost all countries
outside of our own will cause a 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 frosts in the northwest are 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 in
terest of spectators and this tamper-
ing with the reports is making them
wholly unreliable. 1t is veil known,
however, that a great failure has oc-
CURED in foreign crops and 1 am still
of opinion that the product Of our cot
ton, corn, wheat and other staple ar
ticles has 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.
THE ELECTRIC THEORY.
Harry Raymond Rogers, of Dun
kirk, n. Y, is gaining quite q reputa-
ton as scientific writer. His "new