Marietta daily leader. (Marietta, Ohio) 1895-1906, 1900-10-03
Forecasts for October,
Prophet IfI |. Hicks.

An important factor in storm and
weather causes for October is the Mars
equinox. shown by the storm diagram
to be central on the ith. As often eX-
planned in our paper and Almanac, the
general weather conditions dominant
at the beginning of a Mars period, are
almost certain to be, in great degree,
perpetuated throughout the Mars
period. If this rr'P is no, reversed
this month the storm an ltlther of
much of September will be repeated,
in character if not in intensity, to the
end of October. Of course the weather
will grow more autumnal storms and
temperature approaching more nearly
winter aspects
The first three days of the month
will be central days of Vulcan storm
period, with Neon at first quarter on
the 1st The change to warmer wealth
parts the last days of September, will
reach central and eastern sections dur
ing the 1st, 2nd and 3rd of October, at
tended by cloudness and rain. Brisk
autumnal winds, with electrical storms
in some localities, may be expected
and change to rising barometer, west
erly winds and much cooler will follow
from about the 3rd to the 9TH, the
change setting in behind the storms in
the west and following them up dur
ing the successive days named above
About Saturday. Sunday and Mon
day, the 9th 7th and Sth, a reactionary
storm disturbance will be central.
This period will be intensified by sew
eral cause.-the near proximity to the
center Of the Mars period with Moon
on the celestial equator on the 9th, in
perigree on the It'll, and full or in op-
position to the Earth and Sun, on the
Sth. As may be seen in the September
storm diagram. these conditions are
almost identical with those existing at
the time Of the great cyclone which
destroyed Galve ton, the exceptions
being that the awfully perturbing
power of the Venus equinox is not
present at this time, and earth is fur
ther removed from the most critical
part of her own autumnal equinox.
While we do not expect anything like
a repetition of the fatal storm, we
may Reasonably lcOk for marked storm
conditions on the next to the 9th, 7th
and Sth. All localities in which the
temperature becomes high, with south
winds and low barometer will most
likely experience thunder storms and
high winds Early snow in the north
and west need n-J surprise any one,
and a very general change to much
cooler ard frost will be natural behind
the storms, say about the eighth to the
tenth inclu,ive.
The next Vulcan storm period is CEN
tral on the 18th, covering the 10th to
the 14th. Moon is at greatest north
declinltlon on the 18th, suggesting
that warm, southerly winds will blow
during the first days of this Vulcan
period, causing pleasant days, but
leading mp to falling barometer and a
return to cloUdiness and more storms
Of rain and wind with probable snow
northward. The storms of this period
will eliminate about Friday the 18th,
to Sunday the 14ch, being progressive
from west to east on and about these
days, but present in no locality fer
more than a few hours, or one day at
most. Another change TO rising
barometer, northwesterly winds and
much cooler weather will follow in the
immediate wake of these storms, bring
ing bright weather and frosty nights
10 much of the country, say from
about the 14th to 18th. This change,
our new readers must understand, is
progressive frcm west to east, it being
a physical impossibility for any condi-
lions or changes to exist or take place,
all over the country at the same time.
The critic in the east who does not un-
derstand or who wishes to misrepre-
sent, charges that the storms or
changes to cool, fair weather are not
present in his section at the first of the
periods. and the same critics in the
west will point to the fair, colder,