The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1903-07-30
1yeathor rorecnsts for Ausust.

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and published in the Word and Works;
The who,c month " August will feel
more or less the influence of the equi-
nox Of the planet Mars. The Mars dis
,urbgncc is central on the 10Th. extend
ing from the last Of July well into Sep
! tcmbcr. We have frequently referred
to the fact that shc Mars influence NJ
ways tends to tiX aud pcrpctuatc any
4! weather conditions that may exist nj
the time of entering his cpuinoctial
! periods. n nj the entrance of II Mars
period II Is dry and warm, il IL sah' to
I say that the same kind uf weather viii
largely prcdoninaic until his period Is
passed. " we come well into u Mars
period with tendency Ia wet and stormy
weather. look for prcdoninancc uf
such weather for several week., Ard
So. through all the scasuns of the year
I it is proven fact that the kind of phc-
nomcna prevailing at the beginning oi
! n Mars period. is almost sure IL hr pro-
loncrd during the lif" If that period
! The regular storm Period will not bc
oblitcrnt,d. but IN" disturbance at
these regular times will De- modified or
! aggravated in the direction of existing
conditions when the Mars period was
entered Hence. If the present case Is
not an exception 10 the rule. we may
expect in the main, the kind of wealth
rr existing the last week in July.
throughout Angus, and into Scptrm-
her. Regular storm disturbances will
bC due from the lat To the ith of Aug
ust. The probabilities are that the
natural warmth to bc expected at this
season will grow into a crisis Of sum
ircr heat about the isi. I'd aud 3D.. tn
be- followed progressively from the
west by low barometer, threatening
clouds and severe clustering. Local
rains--somc Of them quite hrayy--may
attend these storms. hut the general
supply and diffusion of rains over the
country promise To he short and poor
~ distributed. Rising barometer and
chargc to more pleasant conditions for
u few days will bc natural behind the
pcriurbations AT this time. extending
eastward over the country by the lih
and 9TH. The rractionary storm peri
I'D exists uu the 9Th. 9TH aud Sth dur
ing when days .look for increase Of
warmth, falling barometer and mark
cd tendency io black clouds, thunder
and stormncss. These disturbances
| will eliminate on and touching the Sti
~umc cent raj Ia northern parts Icing
visited by severe summer squalls.
Change to rising barometer. westerly
| winds and cooler weather will press in
from the west and nuril, as low larnin-
cicr aud storms move oastwardly out
nf III" wry bringing partial respite
| from summer heat for two or three
DAYS one of The heated terms" oI
The mouth will appear from about the
lth Ia the 18th. VI the beginning oi
/ this period the warm wave will start in
western sections. attended by low aud
| falling barometer; castcrly lO ,uuthcr-
/ ~ winds will Increase the heat over al
sections east uf the actual storm cen.
tcrs, AS The low barometer moves
casl ward, threatening clouds with sr-
we're local storms will visit many see.
tiuns with fayorabl" conditions fu'
soiuc generous nid-summcr rains. :,
Mercury disturbance is also ultra
near The center uf this rCguIar storm
pcriod. This greatly increases the pre-
liability of rain from about the lltn I,
the 18TH. While the heat wave and
storms are still passing central aut
east pnr's of the country, change 1,
cooler will hr advancing from the wcsr
aud north, so that 10y the 10Th and 1871
most parts of I'll" country will haV,
felt the change 10 cooler weather. Il,
mcmhcr this, and BE- able io ausWrrac
curding to their folly. those who say
"Ilicks said it wul!'d hc rcd hot Ever,
where from the nth to the 18th
fhcr" will he pcrccptablr reaction I,
rising temperature. falling barometer
and return To clOudincss aud storms uI
aud touching the 18th aud 18th, follow
I'd 10y another return Ia cooler. NOR
pleasant weather about the 18th 1
2l-t IT the pcrturlntions uf the Mar
pcriud, to bc central ON the 10Th, tax
on the nature of violent atmosphere
displaccmcnts--a result rather To Il
cNpcctcd-thr regular storm period cN
tending from the .lst Ia the 27th wi
develop some violent and drngcr1u
, West India storms. The situation wi
he more critical from the fact that III
moon Is in pcrigcc on the 2lsi, new q
the I'D and on the celestial equator q
, the Path. The Earth will also have ~
tered It's autumpal oQuinoctial M ia
time. We do not hesitate tn war
those who live along coasts ard on II
seas and islands directly exposed
the fury uf West India hurricanes m
cyclones, Of the possibilities of SUE
yisiiatiuns at this time. Such storm
always follow after days Of unmistal
able indications, and those who do n,
took for indications and heed them
they appear about this time, may ha,
To pay heavy penalty. We do not II
firm that such disturbances must M
: will appear nj this time. bat We do =,
that they are possible and probabl
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