The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1902-05-31
Hicks Forecasts for June.


The regular Vulcan storm period is centrs
on the LIST, extending to 5th The presence Of
the Mercury disturbance will prolong the Vul.
can period, causing cloudy, threatening and
rainy weather, perhaps, into the reaction.
ary storms central on the 9th and 7th. The
Moon will be in perigee or nearest Earth, on
the 9th, and at its north extreme and New
Moon on the 9th.
There can be no reasonable doubt that the
peculiar conditions last summer were the
direct results of the unusual concentration of
planets; and that the appalling seismic horrors
now falling upon many sections of our planet,
are only the sequel to this same astrouomic
combination, all OF which have been fore
shadowed in our charts and forecasts for ten
years, no one can reasonably disprove.
AT the Vulcan storm period, central on the
18th, and covering the 9th to 10th, an excess
of lightning, with many thunder squalls, SOL
stice downpours of rain in many limited
localities with scattering tornado storms aud
seismic disturbances will be most natural
We caution our readers against taking
refuge from thunder storms under trees and
similar places at this and all other periods,
especially in June. There seems to be a
maximum OF lightning strokes among the
green, sappy trees during this month Heavy
hail storms, and marked, sudden changes to
very cool, may he regarded as certainiies IN
many sections, especially iu the central, west
ern and northwestern parts of the country,
from about the 1Ith to 18th, centering on and
next to the 18th, the date of the Moons pass
age over the celestial equator. A few days
and nights of much cooler weather will follow
the storms of this central Vulcan period.
During The 10Th to 2lst inclusive, marked
storm conditions will return. The tempera-
fura WILL fr>b b.s.l al
will fuctuate and fall, cloudiness and hu.
mildly will increase. aud more storms of rain,
thunder and wind will pass eastward over the
continent All through this part of June
there will be an abnormal tendency to con-
stant and startling displays of lightning. As
evenings come on great banks and cones of
summer clouds, black, brassy, leaden and
snowy, will hang all round the horizon, each
point of the compass being regular maga-
zine of nervous lightning, far into, and all
through the nights. Let no one conclude
that all this beautiful display portends danger
and disaster. Asa rule these solstice displays
of electricity are harmless.
Under the combined influences of the Venus
equinox and the June solstice, thunder show
ers and hail storms will most likely repeat
themselves for several days in succession. SO
that the reactionary storms beginning about
the 18th, will most probably run into the regu.
lar Vulcan storm period covering the 22nd to
the 9th. This Vulcan period, which is central
on the oath, promises to be one of the most ac-
tive, if not violent periods in the month. We
name Monday the 23rd to Friday the 9th, as a
period of severe and prolonged perturbations.
during which days the daily thunder storms
beginning about the 10th in, most parts of the
country, will reach their cnfIhinating stages in
many storms of rain, hail, wind and thunder.
Some of the greatest downpoars of rain for
the summer, amounting 10 cloudbursts in
many quarters, may be reasonably looked for
at about this timed Continued showers, with
local water spouis probable here and there,
will entail great ineonveniehee and loss upon
hargesfers,s while exposed Structures and
properties along narrow defifes and valleys
are liable to severe loss, and damage.
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