The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-10-02
REV. IRL HICKS FOR OCTOBER.
Predicts That the Month Will Begin With
ReactiOnary Storms.


ReactiOnary Storms.
Rev. Irl R. Hicks, in forecasting Oc-
tober weather. says:
October will begin with reaction
airy storms of rain, and possibly snow
to the north, passing eastwardly over
the country. New moon on the 1st
will cause higher temperature, with
electrical storms, high tides and prob
ably seismic disturbances on and
touching that date, but cold gales
from the northwest with rising bar
ometer will follow quickly. During
the Vulcan storm period, 4th to 9th,
the weather will grow decidedly
warmer, beginning in the western
parts and moving eastward. The
barometer will fall at the same time
and clOudiness and rain will follow.
touching most parts of the country
in their eastern progress about Sun
day, the 9Th, to Wednesday, the 9th.
Storms of this period promise to be
general and severe with great proba-
bility of wintry aspects in all norther-
ly directions. Shows with heavy sleet
are entirely probable, followed by
high barometer and cold. The Mer-
curry period is central on the 10th and
continues to the 10th, and this fact
blended with the others will cause
unsettled, stormy weather, perhaps
outside of the regular periods. Much
cloudiness with drizzle and sleet are
results to be expected during much of
the mercury period A rise in tenn
perature and rain and snow storms of
increased extent and energy, will be
natural on and touching the 18th and
18th.
THE Vulcan storm period central
on the 18th and covering the 18th to
Goth is within the Venus period, with
moon on the celestial equator on the
18th, at a total eclipse node on the
10th, and at perigee and greatest
north declination on the 18th and
goth. Without the least desire to be
sensational, we will say that severe
and danger ous autumnal storms and
tides are very probable at this period.
Rain, snow and sleet will visit most
interior sections and a big October
cold wave and very high barometer
will wind up the period. Such are
the probabilities not the absolute GER
tainties. All concerned should be on
the lookout for indications, as no vio-
lent atmospheric or other disturbances
come as a rule without plain and
timely warnings. If an excess of
storms and rough weather fail to ma
terialize at this time, look for unsea-
sonably warm weather, with many
seismic phenomena and unusual per-
turbations of the ocean tides The
fact to be emphasized is that normal
cy will be the rules the astronomic
condition indicates one extreme or
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nal storms will result, followed by
sufficiently cold weather to damage
and destroy exposed, perishable COM
merce. There is no possibility and
no necessity for any attempt at local
izing in these forecasts.
Reaction to much warmer, with
falling barometer and more rain, turn
ing to snow northward, will be natu-
raj results on and touching the 23rd
and Gath. ALI these October periods
will end in more or less storminess,
with stiff, cold gales over the great
lakes and the northwest generally.
By the middle of the month the bor-
cal waves and frost will reach quite
to the gulf regions.
THE last five days of the month
are covered by regular storm period,
blended with the Venus disturbance
at its center, with moon on the celes-
tial equator on the 9th and the new
again on the 31st. The indications
are that storms tropical in kind with
thunder and rain southwark, will
come during the first developments of
this period. But as the rising bar
ometeric area from the northwest in
fringes on the low barometer to the
southwark, rains will quickly merge
into sleet and snow, and boreaI blasts
will spread southwark aud eastward
u1ite over the country ~