The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1894-03-30
SCRANTON, MISSISSIPPI, FRIDAY, MARCH 30 1894
FORECASTS FOR APRIL,

The weather prophet of the st.
Louis Word and Works, Rev. Irl r.
Hicks, whose forecasts for March have
been verified, has published the fol-
lowing forecasts for April:
April will open with temperature re-
acting into warmer, and during LIST to
3rd, secondary storms will pass from
west to east. The cool to cold weather
following the last storms in March,
VIII nOtgive way to the reactionary
change to warmer and storms in cx-
treme eastern parts OF the country
until about April End and 3rd, at least
that much time being required for
storm conditions to develop and travel
from the points of their beginning in
the west. 1t will be wise to antici-
pate hail with any well defined storm
from this time to the end Of April.
Very warm days will usher in each
regular storm period, and sudden cold
is apt to bring up the rear of every
general disturbance. From the 9Th
to 9th falls Il storm period with the
new moon at an eclipse node on the
9Th. BY that date warm wave of
marked intcn ity will show itself in
western parts-the barometer will be
low and falling, and storms of rain
and hail, with snow following in the
north, will start on their eastward
career. 1t will be prudent to count
on general and severe disturbances
from the 9Th to 9th, and to expect
cold, with frost and light freezing as
the storm area works eastward Of in
termediate points. In extreme east,
don't expect at the beginning of the
period the conditions prevailing in
the west, and at or before the end of
the period, in the extreme west expect
just the reverse of conditions existing
at the beginning of period. Interme-
diate sections, therefore, will get
their storms and changes during cen
trail parts Of the period. This law of
storm movement is not yet under
stood by the masses as it should be,
and it is the business of ignorant, or
envious and mercenary critics to pre-
vent its being understood. On and
touching the 18th and 18th. thermom-
etcrs and barometers will swing back
to storm readings, heavy showers,
with hail, thunder and wind, will
strike all sections in their march to
The Atlantic. The opposition of the
planet Saturn on the 1lth, if the sup
position of many worthy investigators
he true, will add much energy and
violence to all disturbances during
the first half of April, and especially
during the perturbatiOns from about
l1th to 18th. Very cold weather, with
frosts, will succeed these disturb
anCcs.
The 17th to 2lst will constitute the
next regular storm period. The crisis
of the disturbances will be reached
from 18th, to night of the Goth, the
full moon on the 10th having ten
dency to ccntralize disturbing forces
on that date. The showery condi
tions, usually existing all through
April, will take on new power and Or
ganze into storms ofgreat extent and
energy at this period, as well as all
the dates of central disturbances.
Very cool nights, with frost generally,
may be expected between the storms
of this period and the reactionary
changes and storms due centrally on
the oath and 25th. Another cool
dash-severe enough to bring frost in
the north-will follow storms about
these dates. The month will en1
with growing warm wave and with
storms advancing from western eX-
tremes of the country.
Without useless forcboding and
dread, we may reasonably expect tor
nadic storms in many places during
the storm periods in April. Those
who have made preparations for such
visitations, and have learned that
they never come to any section with
out ample time and plain indications,
can afford to live 10 quiet and at ease,
so far as the tornado is concerned.
They are ready to recognize the first
breath of the destroying monster, and
at the critical moment to step aside
into place of sure refuge. The
times of greatest earthquake proba.
bility will be about the New Moon on
the 5th and the Full Moon on th 10th.
Before the end of April the season
will be well opened, with propitious
outlook for all who have their agricul-
tural interests well in hand, and who
are planning for early crops.
St. Louis, March 18th.
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