The Bottineau pioneer. (Bottineau, N.D.) 1885-1895, 1893-08-19
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August Forecasts.

Word and Works: On tho Ind and Srd Of
August VIII center u reactionary wave of
great warmth, resulting in severe storms
within the period embraced between the End
ana n;gat CT the 4th. AT this time we will be
nearing the center OF the Venus equinox,
and the phenomena will take on the charac-
teristics sa often defined as resulting from
thai dtsturher, Excessive heat Is apt to end
in lightning, thunder. hail and wind, and a
sudden change TO aenorlaally cool on the
very heels Of great heat. The storm period,
Sth to ls,h. promises the most active and
dangerous storms Of the month, having as
thu disturbing causes "Vulcan' centrul on
tho sth, Venus central on the 9th, New Moon
OH tho l!th, and Mercury central on the 18th.
There is reason to apprehend violence liz the
elements between the Sth and 18th. TIL heat
will become intense before the storms APP
pear, the barometer will he depressed gener-
ally, reaching phenomenal CLOVIS" at some
points, and cloud formations will be black
and ominous. Heavy hail. thunder and win
may be expected. and "c~loudbursts' are sure
to result here and there.
There will be sudden revulsions from great
heat to very cool, with probabilities of tenn
perature falling almostor quite to the frost
line in northern regions-say from 18th to
18th. About the 18th, reactlonary temperat-
ure with southerly winds will most likely
result in another spell of storminsss. and be
followed b. another northwesterly thrush
of cool air.
From the 18th to End, falls another period
Of heat and storms. We name the 10Th, Goth
and 2lst as days OF which the chief disturb
ances will be at their crisis. The moons first
qnarler on the morning of the 10th. IN con-
nection with the prevailing Venus electric
strain, is very apt to produce gales aud thun-
der squalls within "a hours Of q p. m. on that
date. Another series Of disturbances for two
or three Gays will be natural during this per-
iod, but the barometer. wind currents and
temperature Will plainly an nouncew when the
storm elements have been reduced to the nor
mal-the wind coming cool and steadily
from the west and north-the barometer
moving upward, and the temperature fall
ing. After these disturbances there will be
a close approach to the frost line in The
north. Pleasant days n very cool nights
will follow VI to reactionary changes and
storms OH and touching the 2eth and 27th.
The full moon on the 9th will tend to cent
ralize the disturbances on and around that
date, and will help to p~recipitate any tend
ency to seismic throes that may exist, such
being more than probable at the time, If
electrical storms should not have been fire.
yuentahd hard during the month. August
ends with the first stages Of a storm period
coming into a~ction-that is, barometer will
be falling in the west, with temperature ris-
ing in advance of it, fed by the southerly air
currents hat transport moisture, heat and
electric force. from tho equatorial regions.
August storms in most parts of the northern
hemisphere, will devolve and move from
the northwest, the first marked indication
Of their coming being generally . dark or
ieaden bank across the northwest ut sunset.
There is cause for this. 1t is the return OF
our globe toward the utum equinox,
and an effort of nature to let in through our
polar gates cooler ozone and atmosphere
from outer space.