The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-11-26

ST. Joseph, Mo-. November 25.--(Copy-
rightcd. 1899, by w. T, Foster. My last
bulletin gave forecasts OF the storm wave
to cross the continent November IS 10 De-
cember 2. and the next will reach the Pa
clhc coast about December 3, cross west
of the Rockies country by the close OF inc
dth the great central valleys the ath 10
9TH. the Eastern States the Sth
warm wave will cross west of tho
Rockies country about December ., the
great central valleys the 9th, Eastern
States the lth
Rockies country about December o, the
great central valleys the Sth, Eastern
States the 10Th
Temperature OF the week ending o. M.
December II, win average above normal
in the great central valleys, below in Inc
Atlantic States and on the PacIilc slope
Rainfall viii be about normal In The great
central valleys and below on the Pacific
slope and In the Atlantic States.
December VIII come in with cold wave
In the great central valleys, and warm
waves on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts
High temperature waves Will cross The
great central valleys about DacemLcr >
aud %. and low temperature waves about
December 4. r. 10 and 90,
Temperature OF the month VIII a;c -nsc
below normal generally and rainfall lo We,
Much of the precipitation In the Northern
States win be snow. Tho cold waves noted
Will be severe. and in the blizzard ccun-
tries many lives may be saved b. not ZEN
turing out about the dates set for these
biting cold blasts.
The winter storms of $500 and 1000
VIII long he remembered for their
severity. They will not reach all
partS Of the country in their sc-
crest forms. but, like tornndOes md
hurricanes, VIII he local In their cf-
fects.
The fall months Of 1899 have been aoted
for erea. evaporation. drorth. fpt ibis
has filled the atmosphere with moistu7s,
which must come down during the winter
and spring months In rain or snow.
The atmosphere Is now greatly expand
ed. having been pumped full OF magnetism
through the mechanism Of the sol sye-
ten. and this expansion made II iD1aie
moisture, causing the great drou h that
began IN August and continued three
months In large sections OF North Amtr-
lea.
When these magne ic forces are VIII
drawn from the atmosphere IT will coll
lapse or condense, and then comes tue
food and the blizzard.
Warm weather continues while ne at
mnxphere is expanding. and when the
storms. caused by the magnetism leaving
the earth. stir up the atmosphere, then tie
upper cold atmosphere gets down tc the
earth and we have the cold weather. IL Is
coming.
PROF. CLAYToN's PERIoDIc:TY.
Continuing from last week. Prof Clay
ton says. Next to the sun, the heavenly
body which has obtained most atiehron
as a probable cause OF weather cycles, has
been the moon. A popular belief IN The
influence OF the moon on the weather Is
older than history. and exists In full yigor
today. The earlier meteorologists, at
tracted by this general belief, devoted
much time TO investigating the question OF
the relation OF weather to the moons
positions Considerable data OF various
kinds were accumulated, to which full Iet-
ersnces are found in Van Bebber's Hand
book on the Weather"
Prof. Clayton here introduces charts