Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-03-29
HEAVY RAIN In APRIL
Foster Forecasts . TREMENDOUS
Downpour on the 7th-
FORCE Controlling The UNIVERSE
Seientine Data Conserving the Esoiution
OF Motion-How the Earth asd
sss Are Held IN Place ana
Made To RcSoiss.

Special 10 the TEissRAx-EEsALp;
ST. JosEPH, Mo-, March 2s.-My last
letter gave dates and detailed forecasts
OF the storm wave TO cross the CONT
nent from March so to April 3. The
next will also be an important disturb
ance, both as TO its force and the large
amount of rainfall that will accompany
1t. II will be due to leave the Pacific
coast about April 4, cross the Rocky
Allegheny valley from 5th to 9TH, and
reach the Atlantic coast about the sth.
This storm will be at its greatest force
about the time IL treaches the Mississlppi
river. ana will cause dangerous gales
on the lakes. In Mich gan rpennsyivanls
and New York about the 7th. Heavy
rains may be expected in the Southern
States and IN the country southeast OF
the Great Lakes, between them and tho
Atlantic coast. The center of the low
barometer of this disturbance is ex-
pected to keep we'll 10 the north and
the cool wave anu frOsts following It
will not damage vegetation south OF the
10th degree of north latitude.
Why tho Earth DO Move.
Cause of motion is the great query.
Whence comes the power that moves
matter? Before progress is possible this
point must be determined. Scientists
say that sunlight and heat cause the
earth TO revolve on its axis. but it is not
conceivable how this can be, for sun
light would have as much force In
turning the earth one way as another.
Why does the earth move around the
sun? These same scientists say that 1t
is because of its momentum impaired
to 1t in the beginning which has not vet
spent its force. can not accept any
such a theory. We make steam which
is pushed out by the force in the boiler
through pipes as conductors. That
gaseous transparent steam IS as clear
as the atmosphere and has no appear
ance of water from which it came. 1t
is as invisible as electricity and We only
know of il by its force and after it has
changed both itself and the atmosphere
into fog by coming in contact with
the latter. Steam and the atmosphere
have similar qualities and we know that
condensations of the atmosphere con-
stitute water. Changing water to
steam or to atmosphere or changing
atmosphere or steam to water originates
force. The one is pull, the other
push. Water changed to steam re-
auires more space and pushes out into
space. Atmosphere changed to water
requires less space, causes a vacuum
and atmosphere is pushed into the
vacuum by the outside pressure. A
change of volume originates force.
Force the Result Of Changes.
In the zinc battery We have a similsr
cause Of force. The zirc changed to
electricity requires more space, and
therefore is pushed out on the copper
wire conductors; whereas If the zinc
was being formed out of condensations
Of electricity it would require less
space, and the outside matter would
close into fill up the space vacated by
electricity, and this would originate
force. So we have force both by
changed solid matter to electricity and
by changing electricity to solid matter.
We know that every form of, matter
may be changed into electricity. and
why not electricity into every form of
matter? Every atom of matter is at
tended by an electric atmosphere, and
when matter has q current of electricity
circulating through it the matter IS
called u magnet, but being a magnet
does not deprive that matter of its quiet
electric atmosphere which causes what
we call magnetism, the result of which
IS that every body of matter is attracted
by every other body. When two atoms
or other bodies of matter come together
they have surplus of electricity whicn
is thrown of, originating force, and as
nature is never IDLE, but constantly ac-
cuuiulating or disintegrating matter,
the electric current is constantly NOV
ing either to or from matter, accumu-
latng or disIntegrating it.
How the sun Was Formed.
According to this theory our sun was
formed In space, beginning with an
atom whose electric current condensed
into matter and whose electric atmos-
phere, or attraction, drew to ii other
atoms, forming q molecuie which con-
tinued to grow, both by condensing
electricity and by drawing other bodies
of matter TO il, the current of electri-
city which circulated through the sun
| constituted or 1t a magnet. caused 1T
and still causes IL to revolve It's axis.
Herein we have the cause of all motion.
The electricity condenses into matter
that goes to build the sun and the ether
of space condenses 10 renew that elec-
tricity, thus originating all the force. or
motive power, that is to be found in the
universe. and this very principle Is the
origin Of all yegetable-and animal life.
In this am no, controvertng any re-
ligIous idea. The preacher still has an
abundance of ground on which TO
stand. The constant law which thus
organizes matter is beyond the power
of scIence to explain. W. +. Foster.