The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-09-01
UNUSUAL NUMBER OF. BIG STORMS
Vulcan, Mercury and Venus in Conspi-
racy to Deluge Us Next Month.

TdCY 10 Oeluge US NeSt MOntn.
Rev. Irl r. Hicks, the st. Louis
weather prophet. makes these predic-
tions for September.
First storm period extends from the
4th to the 10th. Quite a combination
of disturbing causes bear on this per
iod, namely: Vulcan, Mercury, Venus
and Earth. 1t is plainly evident to
every careful student of our storm
diagrams that this is period in which
very general and perhaps violent
disturbances are reasonably to be eX
pected. 1t is also quite apparent
that this period promises to run into
a continued spell of threatening and
stormy weather. In addition to all
the causes named from about Sep
TENDER to Is is an annual period in
which the Earth passes a maximum
of magnetic and electrical disturban-
ces. AS early as the 9th look for
growing warmth, falling barometer
and other decided indications of APP
preaching storms. About the eth to
the 10th reaching and severe
storms of rain, thunder and wind will
sweep over most parts of the country.
This is time when dangerous equi-
noctial gales and hurricanes are more
than probable in all the gulf and
South Atlantic coast regions. Very
warm weather will precede and attend
these storms, and tornado develop
ments will be most natural over many
inland sections.
The second storm period. which,
is central on the II and 18th, is so di-
rectly connected with the declining
first period that we may as well con-
slider as one. We believe that dis
turbances will bridge over the inter
val between them, and that the gen
eral perturbations will not,cease until
after the 18th. At the winding up of
these disturbances, a rushing high
barometer and cold, northwesterIy
gales will come out of the northwest.
attended with frost in northerly sec
tiOns. On and touching the 9th and
10 seismic disturbances will be report
ed from many parts of the earth, and
dangerous equinoctial tempests will
be encountered on many seas.
Third storm period runs from the
10Th to the 21st. The result at this
period will depend upon the character
OF the disturbances at previous Sep
tember periods. During the last half
of August and the first half of Sep
TENDER, violent solar energy will &C
cumulate around the earth's equator
ial regions. If this energy should
find vent in very heavy storms to this
third storm period, the chances are
that disturbances will be comparative
ly moderate at this time. But if warm,
placid weather with only light pertur-
bations should leap up to this time,
the cumulative forces will reach
climax between the 10th and Goth of
September.
Fourth storm period is central on
the 23rd, Gath and 25th. In every
probability, some of the most general
and violent disturbances of the month
will transpirewithin forty-eight hours
of noon on the Gath. The last stages
of these disturbances from the north
west will bring touches of early SNOW,
with high barometer, cold winds and
frosty nights.
Fifth storm period is central on the
Goth, reaching from the 27th into Oc-
tober. Under the influence ofthis pc
riod September will come o its close
growing decidedly warmer, the ba-
rometer will be falling in the West
ern states, with areas of cloudiness
and rain. By the 30th well-defined
storms will be noted in the West,
which will advance eastward over the
country during the list and end days of
October. Change to cooler and rising
barometer in the West as September
ends.