The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1901-04-27
Hicks Forecasts for MAY.

Up to May the 9th the Mercury perturbation
which was central on April the 29th. will continue
in force blending its peculiar characteristics win
the reactionary disturbance from the LIST to the 3ro
and with the regular storm period from the 5th 10
10TH The Moon is at apogee ON the End and full on
the 3rd, on and touching which days marked ba-
rometric fluctuations will appear ending in yernai
storms of much energy. A rapid rise of the barom-
eter with cool west winds and frost norhward will
follow these reactionary storms spreading eastward
and southwark before the appearance of the storm
conditions d ne the 9th to 9th.
Look for some very active storms of rain, wind
and thunder from Monday the 9th to Thursday the
9th. Dangerous storms possible but if they ap.
pear in any locality they win be preceded by high
temperature, east to south winds, sultriness and
low barometer, the last named indication being by
all odds the most important and reliable Another
change to raising barometer, west winds and very
cool nights will follow the storms of this period.
On and about Sunday the 18th to Tuesday the 14th
will fall marked reaction to storm conditions. On
Monday the 18th the Moon will be ON the celestial
equator, coming up from her south declination,
hence the crisis of this reactonary period will fall
on and next to the 18th. Vicious thunder storms,
with possible violence probable.
The Vulcan or regular storm period, central on
tine 18th, brings with it Moons perigee on 18th and
new Moon at an eclipse node on the 18th, total
eclipse of the Sun falling on the latter date. This
eclipse viii not be visible in this country. but no
doubt we will see and feel the electric and atmo-
spheric perturbations resulting from the Moons
direct conjunction with Earth and Sun, even on
our side of the globe Great warmth for the season,
very low barometer and heavy storms of rain, wind
and thunder more than probable from Friday
the 18th. to Monday the Goth. Watch the clouds
and other storm indications during this and other
At riodO iohf will
with higher barometer from about the 18th TO the
22nd Frost in the north very probable during
these nights.
reaetionary storm period runs from the 23rd 10
the 18th and the Moon being the celestial equa-
tor on the 26th in all probability the storm condi
tions of this period viii be so prolonged to reach
a cris' IS about that date This is a time when
may reasonably look for daily series of rain and
thunder storms for several days in succession, be-
ginning, perhaps at the New Moon in the Vulcan
storm period. 18th to GOTH
Very cool to cold nights, with frosts i'll many
TONS often follow the breaking up of these daily
May storms. The month goes out in the midst of a
Vulcan storm period which is central on the 30th
A warm wave for the season, falling barometer and
wide storm areas will be advancing from western
extrem, during the closing days of May.
We reiterite our predictions that a partial subs-
dence of destructive rains and floods in the gulf
regions viii set in during this season, that cloud
bursts and local floods will visit regions fronting
the Atlantic, aud that dangerous tendency to dry
ness will visit the grain regions of the interior dur
ing the present and coming seasons although local
"water spouts" and cloud-bursts are probable in
any section The tendency with nature at such
times is her cloud chariots into tatters thus
dumping her watery aecumuations over narrow
areas, instead of diffusng the moisture.