Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1902-08-30
HICKS FOR SEPTEMBER
mug moNTn Will OPEN WITH
wARm WEATHER AND STORMS.
Frosts Are Likely 20 Occur Abo"tthe atm
7,bm.p storms VIII Occur
with - General Cold Wave
abont the NtddIe offhe
month


month
Rev. Irl r. Hicks, in his forecast
for Septenber says the month will open
with storms distu Dances. From the
lst 70 the 4rh fall the elimination OF a
regular Vulcan pc iod, intensified by
Mercury. Earth aud Mars, with new
moon on the list and Moon ON the cell
estial equator on the Bird, Warm
weather generally will most likely pre-
vail at the opening of the month, with
! falling barometer, growing humidity,
and other storm indications spreading
eastward from west and southwest. On
/ and touching the 2nd TO 4th no one
should be surprised by energetic storm
Of rain. wind aud thunder This is
one of the autumnal equinoctial pc
riods and heavy equatorial storms are
quite probable, in all southern water,
laad around II coasts exposed to the
rayaees of these West India STORMS.
No sane person will be alarmed at this
cautious admonition. Nothing out of
Natures ordinary and normal course
is indicated; but natures ordinary
way, under existing astronomic con-
ditions at this time, might make it
dangerous for people in the sections
named, who give no Thought TO the
subject and pay no timely attention to
Indications
If very low barometer and West In
! dia hurricane reach our south coasts
at this time they will either reach in
terror sections, and travel thence to
the Lakes and St Lawrence, causing
/ high temperature and heavy storms of
rain. wind and thunder over most of
the country. or they will move up the
Atlantic coasts, causing danger in
those regions and bringing high ba-
rometer. northerly winds and quite
cool weather over all northern and
central parts of the country Time
ly and positive indications rs to which
way the matter will turn, will appear
to all who pay attention to the sub
iect. The chances are that frosts will
occur northward about the 4th TO the
18th.
The elements will reach into storm
conditions of more or less energy pro-
crossing from west TO east about the
7th to 9th The center Of Mars period
falls on the llh. and ON and about
this date, it must be remembered, our
globe reaches crisis or maximum of
magnetic and electric excltation, as q
rule causing many curious phenomena
il earth and air Electrical storms,
earth currents, auroral lights, seismic
shivers and all similar manifestations
are common and natural about this
time.
The regular storm pc riod central on
ne 18th will almost certainly bring on
tale of stormy and II nsettled weather
that will continIe in general way in
to the reactionary storm days center
ing about the 18th and 18th. One Ct
the danger periods for September, es-
pecially in localities exposed to equin-
octial storms, will be about the 18th,
18th and 10Th. Watch all indications
at this time, and do not be surprised
by very cool nights and frost, as soon
as the low barometer area aud storms
move out of the way. Sections most
exposed. and most intere sted i'll the
matter of probable frosts at this time,
as well as other Septem Der periods,
might save themselves loss by II COM
mon sense watchfulness Indications
running many hours, and often days,
lead up 70 such results. Watch your
| barometer and hyICneter- pote care
fully which way the winds are com
ing, and hence, whether the storm cen
tiers are. still west Of you, likely to
pass north or south of you, and you
can very nearly figure out the frost
/ problem for your locality.
The last regular storm period for
September is central on the cath ex-
tending over the 22nd to 9th. This
period is at the center OF the Earth $
autumnal equinox. with Moon at
greatest declination north, pcrigee and
last quarter Another series of very
decided equinoctial storms is both pos
sible and probable at this time. No
one can possibly foresee the exact out
come of this or amy other period, on
cav inst where the distribution will
strike with greatest violence; but the
&c tainty of periodic storms, and the
timeness and detiniteneSs of the indi-
, cations always preceding them, give
as effective warning to those wlo Will
r heed as absolute knowledge. The month
closes in a.reactionary storm distur-
/ b,nce, excited by the passage Of the
Moon over the equator ON the 30th
ON that date and into October list
atumnal thuuGer storms will toucI