The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-02
REV. HICKS ON MARCH.
Predicts Plenty OF Storms OF MUCK
Severity.
TEMPERATURE TO BE VARIABLE.
Cold Waves to be Succeeded by Soft Spells.
Sleet, Snow and Rain viii Sue
coed Each Other.

First Storm Period, Reaction.
ary:-Thls period IS central on
the 1st, End and 3rd. The full
moon in perigee and on the equa-
tor at this season, is always suf.
ficient admonitlon to watch the
storm indication on land and sea.
There are two such occasions du-
ing the present month and no one
can possibly foresee which one
will be attended with the most
violent phenomena. We believe,
however, that the closing week of
March will be time Of more gen.
eral and violent disturbances
But no one should be off his guard
from about the first to 4th. Heavy
rains and SHOWS are also quite
probable over interior parts Of
the country, with a blizzard in the
north and west.
Second Storm Period, Regu.
lar:-This period will express it..
self about the 5th, 9th, 9TH and
8th. This, as we'll as all the Pc
riods in this month, is dominated
by the March, or spring equinox.
The weather will be unsettled
and bleak at the opening of this
period. 1t will grow warmer
progressively from the west, as
the period advances, followed by
cloudiuess, rain and snow.
Third Storm Period, Reaction
ary:-This period is central on
the 18th, 18th and 18th. Barring
the presence of the March equi.
nox, and the moons apogee on
the 18th, there is only one other
disturbing factor at this time
On and about March 18th the
earth's equator IS presented to
ward the north pole OF the sun
on account of which fact there is
a regular, annual perturbation
attended by an excess Of electri
cal and magnetic phenomena lr
the earth and atmosphere. Fall
ing barometer, higher tempera
ture and wide area of rain and
snow may also be expected about
the 18th and 18th. Higher ba
rometer and cold clustering gales
will follow, progressively about
the 18th to 10th.
! Fourth Storm Period, Regu
lar:-Thls period covers the 18th
to 21st. The disturbing causes
are, the earth near the center o.
the vernal equinox, the Mercury
disturbance at it's center, the reg
ular Vulcan equinox, and th'
moon on the equator and at III
CONJUNCTION with earth and sun a
an eclipse node. The conjunction
of the planet Jupiter on the 26tl
will also be factor in the dlstur
bauce at this time. The nev
moon falls on the 10Th, passing
over the celestial equator on tn
18th, hence marked change Il
warmer, with rapidly falling ba
rometer, will begin about thes
days, followed quickly by wild
reaching and violent storms o
rain, wind and thunder. What
ever speculative and variant view
may be entertained on the sub
ject, we contend that when tn
moon passes an eclipse node, al
it does on March 10th, phenomen,
out of the ordinary, in the way o
storm, tidal wave and earthquake
follow, as rule, within 40 to O.
. hours of the moment of moon
conjunction with earth and sun
, Let US watch the worlds recort
, from about the 18th to 18th O
March. Before the close OF thi
, fourth storm period, storms vii
take on the form of billiards. owe
much of the country north an,
I west with dangerous easterl.
4 gales along the Atlantic. This
I another time when destructiv
Q sleet and rain will be a naturs
Q and certain consequence.
al The fifth storm period Is cer
tral on the 23th and Gath, and tn
. sixth period is central on the 29t
!. beginning on the eth.
a OF course q March cold wav
will "wind up" the month.