The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-07-10
4 DROUGHT PREDICTED.

| Rev. ri q. Ilick~ pcclarss that . Hot
brought a a. Hand. which VIII hc
severe On Grow ing Crops unis~~ A'vsn-
tagc IL Taken of the rrc~rnt % t'o-h
them Forward The GcNeral Forecast
az July Weathcr-Th MAin Force ~ ths
storm Period spent.
ST. LorIs July Rev Ir' r. IIiclss'
forecast for July gives warming that .
long. hot drought is near ~ hand.
similar 10 what was experienced last
summer. and In conversation with y
United Press reporter he said:
Farmers should take warning that
the approaching drought will he severe
on their growing crops unless they
diligently stir the earth around them
from now on II they would plow their
corn while the earth Is yet wet and
keep II mp twice week they would
make splendid corn crops. but other
wise the yield will BE- very small"
| lie thinks that the storms announced
| in his June forecast have spent the
greater part Of their force. and a a
natural result. there will be shifting
Of air currents 70 westerly. with low
temperature on and about the "a and
eth. when II will grow very warm. and
result i'm secondary storms on the 5th
and 9TH. On the afternoon Of the 5th
the new moon will add to natural storm
tendencies for at least twenty
four hours thereafter, and cooler
air from west and north will
follow obout the 7th. 9Th and
9th. giving partial respite from heat.
About the 10th. he says, Il will grow
very warm. increasing in heat during
the nth. the central day Of regular
storm period. and into the 18th. or I'M
til gathering storm forces organize and
move eastward Storms at this time
are almost sure to develop 10 the north
west. and move 10 southeast. attended
by blaclScr clouds and greater buster
than the amount Of rainfall. This
will be true Of all the disturbances Of
the month. The temperature. he
SAYS may not change permanently,
and the atmosphere may have re-
peatcd spasms Of buster and stormi-
ness until after the moons first quarter,
on the 18th. when gracious fall II
Temperature may be expected. though
/ il may be of short duration. About the
18th and 18th he predicts as much heat
as will be- wanted. which, he says. will
show great tenacity Of purpose to stay
with rs. although rcactionary storm
puffs may beat against il from
the northwest about the after
moons and evenings Of the 18th
and 18th. whom. If any breathing
spell! ut all follows. it will he i'm
mediately after these dates. A storm
period beginning about the a3d will,
he states. insure an increase Of heat for
that and the days following. The fall
ing Of the equinox Of Mercury
on the Goth. with the moons last
quarter on the 9th. may. he says, cause
continuation Of settled. unmitigated
heat mp to the rcactionary disturbance
about the 10Th. but rainfalls are likely
about the cath. a5th and Goth, and
the Goth and 30th ought to bring storm
durries and cooler atmosphere for the
months closing hours lie is positive
that this summer will not only be
warmer than last summer, but that the
winter will be more severe, and next
sumner still hotter. when = reaction
will set in. giving milder summers and
winters, till the opposite period il IT.
tanned. and so on. from mild TO severe,
like the swinging Of a pendulum to and
! fro