Courier Democrat., 1894-03-29
APRIL FORECASTS.

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APRIL FORECASTS.
April will open with temperature
reacting into warmer, and during 1st
to 3rd, secondary storms will pass from
west to east. The cool to cold weather
following the last storm in March, will
not give away to the reactionary change
to warmer and storms in extreme east
ern parts of the country until about
April End and 3rd, at least that much
time being required for storm condi-
tions to. develop and travel from the
points of their beginning in the west.
1t will be wise to anticipate hail with
any we'll 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 everv general disturbance. From
the 5th to 9th falls storm period, with
the new moon at an eclipse node on
the 5th. By that date warm wave of
marked intensity will show itself in
western parts-the barometer will be
low and falling, and storms of rain and
hail. with snow falling in the north,
will start on their eastward career. It
will be prudent to count on general
and severe disturbances from the 5th
to 9th, and to expect cold, with frost
and light freezing as the storm area
works eastward of intermediate 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 con-
ditions existing at the end of the period.
intermediate sections, therefore, will
get their storms and changes during
central 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 aud 18th, thermome-
ters and barometers will swing back
to storm readings, heavy showers, with
hail thunder and wind, will strike all
sections i'll their march to the Atlantic.
The opposition of the planet Saturn on
the l1th, is the supposition of many
worthy investigators be true, will add
much energy and violence to all dis
turbances during the first half Of April
and especially during the perturbations
from about the l1th to 18th. Very
cold weather, with frosts, will succeed
these disturbances.
The 18th to 2lst will constitute the
next regular period. The crisis of the
disturbances will be reached from the
18th. to night of the Goth, the full moon
on the 10th having tendency to CEN
teralize disturbing forces on that date.
The showery conditions, usually exist
ing all through April, will take on new
power and organize into storms of
great extent and energy at this period,
as we'll as all the dates of central dis
turbances. Very cool nights with
frost generally, may be expected be-
tween 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 end with growing warm wave
with storms advancing from western
extremes of the country.
Without useless foreboding and
dread, we may reasonably expect torn
adic storms in many places during the
storm pariods in April. Those who
nave made preparations for such visi-
tations, and who haye learned that
they never came to any section without
ample time and and plain indications,
can afford to live in 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
sure refuge. The times of greatest
earthquake probability will be about
the new moon on the 5th and the full
moon on the 10Th. Before the end of
April the season will be well opened,
with a propitious outlook for all who
have their agricultural interests we'll
in hand, and who are planning for
good crops.
st. Louis, March 18TH.
MARRIED.
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