Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-07-01
WEATHER FOR THE WEEK.
PROFESSOR gosTEWs FORECAST
FOR SEVEN DAYS.
A Great Storm Wave to Cross the
Country This Month--Aiso an
Unusual Hot Wave In
Store for Us.

wave 10 cross the continent from June
30 to July and the next will reach
the Pacific coast about July 6. cross
the western mountains by close of the
9Th. the great central valleys from 7th
to 9th and the Eastern States about
the 10th.
This will be storm of considerable
Importance and win develop its greatest
force In the Mississippi valley about
the sth and viii be somewhat favorable
TO the development Of tornadoes.
The warm wave viii cross the west
ern mountains about July 6. the great
central valleys about the 7th and the
Eastern States about the 9th. The cool
wave will cross the western mountains
about the Sth, the great central valleys
about the 10th and the Eastern States
about the 18th.
The rainfall of July will be excessive
In places but will average below the
normal taking the whole country over
spots OF drOuth in various places VIII
do considerable damage to growing
crops during the first ten days of the
month. while other places Will be dam
aged by floods. After the 10th rains
Will become more general and viii run
less to extremes
The hottest waves of the month Eylll
cross the continent from west to east
about June 2gth TO July Cd and July
2sth to August l. The coolest weather
viii be from the 10th to goth and the
greatest fall Of temperature follow
ing the storm waves crossing the con-
tlnent June 80 to July 4 and July 20
to August ..
For the United States and Canada.
as n whole. July viii be a fair average
crop month. The rains Will range well
to the north during the first half OF
the month and well to south during the
last half.
The most destructive storms will &C.
cur from LIST to 10Th and VIII include
some severe hail storms and tornadoes.
This viii also be a danger period on
the lakes and Atlantic.
Cgu-e- of lprth'A Rotations.
There are two old theories as to tho
cause OF the earths rotation. one of
these Is that an original impulse, an
unexplnlnable miracle. set the heavenly
spheres In motion. The other is that
a universe OF matter fell In on itself
causing motion and great heat Each
OF these theories Is the sllllost nonsense
not worthy Of serious thought and
Ftil they have wonderful hold on
the human mind. Such ideas might do
for monkeys but should ind no place in
the minds OF men.
Let reason have chance and cleo
trlcty hearing. In firing a cannon
or other nrearm the impact of the
powders expansion against the atmos-
phere causes what Is vulgarly called
n "klclT' backwards. The wheels OF
the Chinese fireworks Is caused to ro-
tate with great speed as 1t throws on
the sparks. the expansion force OF the
exploded powder pushing one way
against the atmosphere ana in the OPP
posite direction against the periphery OF
the wheel and thus causing the latter
TO rotate while the atmosphere ID
thrown off In tangent.
A wheel OF iron spOlJef with me OUT
er ends OF the latter sharp .1inled ana
turned at right angles backward VIII
rotate when heavy charge OF elec-
tricity u sent into 1t through It's axle,
the ends OF which correspond 20 the
poles OF the earth The electricity es-
Gaping INTO the atmosphere from the
turned back spoke points acts on the
atmosphere and on the wheel precisely
az the discharge OF the ilrearm does
and the "kick' or Impact causes the
wheel to rotate with great rapidly
the electricity going one way and the
wheel turning In the opposite direc-
ton.
The earth is a spherical rotating
magnet, the electricity coming to II
as It's north and south poles, meeting
at and going on into space over its
These electrical currents move in
splrals Imagine yourself off and fac
Ing the north magnetic pole Of the
earth, With your pencil begin at the
pole aud make circles TO the right,
..asN FT.. ~. -
and each circle nearer the equator. Not
complete circle, but a continuous
line called n spiral, The electricity
coming from space moves with that
system OF circles which Ia called right
handed spirals.
Now face the south pole OF terres-
trial globe or imagine yourself on and
facing the south pole OF the earth
and this time draw a left handed spir-
al Begin at the south magnetic
pole and circle from right to left, with
the sun as You face Il, never lifting
the pencil each circle nearing the
earth's equator. and you will have
the left handed spiral, the movement
OF the electrical current In the earth's
surface ns II comes from space and
neRla the earths equator from the
south pole.
You Will readily see that both north
and south Of the earth's equator the
electrical currents as explained above
would move from east To west, and this
" IN accord with the magnetic records
In the geodetic surveys
II VIII further be readily observed
that the currents coming from the
north and south poles OF tho earth
are moving toward sunpet, while the
earth revolves toward sunrise and IL
they go OF into space they act upon
the earth as explained In reference
TO the Wheel and the impact on the
earth would cause the latter to rotate
eastward
Magnetic observers In Europe, Asia
and America have discovered three
toreos afeetlng the Northern hemi-
sphere OF the earth. One OF these az
fecis the north pole; one comes di-
reotly from the sun and affects the
sunlight side Of the earth and the
third Hes In the direction OF sunset
The nrst two would probably have
no effect on tho rotation of the earth
ON Its aka, hut the force lying ia
the Direction OF sunset would certainly
cause the earth 20 rotate.
Electricians claim that In magnets
or conducting wires II cannot IA the
present state OF scientific research, be
known which way the current moves.
but as 70 the earth, Il Is known Prof.
bigelow OF tho national weather bu.
reNu says that one OF the three forces
comes 10 the earth at an angle 81
u degrees north ct the perpendicular
for about eight days, suddenly Changes
direction and goes from the earth nj
the same angle for about nineteen davs
and then again far eight davs cor,a.