The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1902-05-30
Hicks for June.

The regular Vulcan storm period is cen
trail on the list, extending to 9th. The
presence of the Mercury disturbance will
prolong the Vulcan period, causing cloudy,
threatening and rainy weather, perhaps,
into the reactionary storms central on the
9th and It'll.
The June or summer solstce prevails
from about the 9th to near the close of
the month. A Venus disturbance covers
the same period. We have not yet passed
entirely out of the effects of the Jupiter
equinox, and the concentration of all the
planets, except Neptune, virtually exists
STILL in and near the same celestial longi-
tude occupied by the Earth at this time
Since the summer of 1901 Saturn has
passed east of Uranus, and Jupiter has
gone smartly east Of Saturn; but to what
extent the changed relations of these
planets will modify or aggravate phenom-
ena in the Earth and atmosphere, is
problem that time can only fully solve.
1t is to be hoped that they are sufficiently
separated from each other now to segre-
gate the stream Of soar energy which
was concentrated upon them last summer,
and which visited upon our globe as we
passed through it such fearful heat and
drouth. In such event, not only June but
the whole summer of 1902 will be charac-
terized by alterations of great warmth
and phenomenally cool. intermin gled with
many more electrical storms, and attended
with more precipitation than last summer.
There can be no reasonable doubt that
the peculiar conditions last summer were
the direct results Of the unusual concen-
tration of planets; and that the appalling
seismic horrors now falling upon many
sections of our planet, are only the sequel
to this same astronom:c combination, all
of which have been foreshadowed in our
charts and forecasts for ten years, no one
can reasonably disprove.
The annual tendency to electrical and
seismic disturbances from about the 10th
to near the end of June will be increased
this month by the causes enumerated
above. At the Vulcan storm period, cen
trail on the 18th, and covering the 9th to
10Th, All excess of lightning, with many
thunder squalls, solstice downpours of
rain in many limited localities, with scat
tering tornado storms and seismic dis
| turbances, will be most natural. The OPP
position Of the planet Uranus on the 10th
will be another factor in the perturbations
&C ,efc
will find the phenomena of this period a
| most vital and instructive study. We
caution our readers against taking refuge
| from thunder storms under trees and SINH
| lar 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 be regarded as
certaipties in many sections, especially in
the central, western and north western
| parts of the country, from alb Dut the 18th
to 18th, centering on and next to the 13th
the date Of the Moons passage over the
celestial equator. a few days and nights
| OF muCn CDOltT Weather VIII lOliO" luc
storms of this central Vulcan period.
| During the 10Th to 21>t, inclusive,
marked storm conditions will return.
| The temperature will rise to high read
inys, the barometer will fltictuate and fall
cloudiness and humidity will increase,
and more storms of rain, thunder and wind
will pass eastward over the continent.
Under the combined influences of the
Venus equinox and the June sol>tice,
| thunder showers and hail storms will most
likely repeat TIL Cmsclvcs for several days
in succession, so that the reactionary
storms, beg inning about the 10TH, will
most probably run into the regular Vulcan
| Storm period covering the 22nd to the
9th. This Vulcan period, which is cen
trail on the cath, promises to be one of the
most active, if not violent, periods in the
m onth. Added to all other disturbin 9
ciuses before nrmel, on tn 25ri the
and Sun, only few hours from the Goa.
junction of the planet Neptune with Earth
and Sun. We name Monday, the 2Ird to
Friday, the eth, as perio of severe and
prolonged pertuI bations, during which
days the daily thunder storms, beginning
about the Goth ia most parts OF the coun
try. will reach their eliminating stages in
many storms of rain, hail, wind and thun-
der. Some Of the greatest down-pours OF
rain for the sunni II, am DIlting to cloub-
bursts III many q nrters, may be reason
ably looked for At about this TIM.