Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1895-12-05
Hicks Predictions for December.

| Rev. Ira l.. Hicks weather predic-
lions are as much sought after now
as when first promulgated. His al
manac for 1896 is now ready and may
be obtained by addressing him at
st. Louis, Mo-, inclosing sl.00. Fol-
lowing we take the liberty Of copy
ing his predictions for the current
month:
"The month opens as the mercury
period runs out, but with full moon
and reactionary disturbances central
on the first and End. These reaction
a-y disturbances will bring warmer
weather, lower barometer, followed
by rain, sleet and snow, winding up
with sharp polar wave. Heavy
gales will be natural about the End.
A regular storm disturbance runs
from the 9Th to 10th with moon att
last quarter and perigee on the 9th.
From about the 9Th to to 9Th. very
decided storm conditions will pre-
vail. First it will grow warm with
low barometer to the west, causing
southerly and easterly winds in most
sections and resulting in more rain
and snow as the crisis moves east
ward. On and about moons perigee
on the 9th the disturbances will break
into violent gales on land and sea,
and as winds veer to the west and
north, high barometer and frigid
temperature may be expected. At
this perigee disturbance the annual
winter solstice period begins. From
this time until near the end of the
month, there will be many violent
atmospheric disturbances, especially
on the north Atlantic, and shipmas-
ters will do well to note the fact. On
and touching the 18th and 18th, storm
conditions will be intensified and
rain and snow will visit many sec
tions. In all probability there will
be continuation of general disturb
ances past the new moon on the 18th
and into the Vulcan period central
on the 18th. About the date of the
new moon it will be much warmer in
most parts, with general tendency
to rains, but rains will turn to snow
in the northern and central sections,
and general cold wave will have
reached all parts of the country be-
fore moons apogee on the 22d.
About the I'D, a change to falling
barometer and rising temperature
will be noted in western extremes,
and by the 25th, these conditions,
resulting in more rain and snow as
they progress to the east, will have
crossed the country. Another cold
wave will come in promptly behind
the storms, being central on and
about Christmas day. BY the time
that we pass out of the earth's soils
tice period, we will have had many
active storms on land and sea- many
parts Of the country will be under q
blanket Of snow, and blasts Of very
cold waves win have touched most
parts Of the country.
December ends in a regular storm
period, with moon at second full, at
her extreme mort declination and
near her perigee, on the last day of
the month. No one need be caught
unawares, if terrific gales and biz
yards occur at the close of the month
or il they continue into January,
ending in extreme cold. We desire
to warn all our readers against ex-
cessive storms and hard winter
weather in January. The storm dia-
gram for that month, as may be seen
in our 1896 Altman, !, shows a COM
bination of astronol ical causes that
must in the nature Of things produce
many violent perturbations in our
atmosphere and earth. We say con-
corning January and part Of FEBRUARY,
1896, as we said Of October, that if
heavy atmospheric disturbances do
not occur, seismic shocks will GER
tainly be felt in many parts of the
globe. We feel that we do our fell
lowmen u timely and conscientious
service in putting them on their
guard against hard storms and many
dangerous extremes in January.
Reasons given in our almanac for
1896 aud in January issue of Word
and Works.
Spending the Holidays.