Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-07-30
FROST IN AUGUST
MUCH SEVERE WEATHER PRE-
DlcTED FOR COMING MONTH
BY REV. 1RL HICKS.
Hailstorn1s, Cyclones, Hurricanes and
Volcanic Eruptions Are Announced
As Sure to Occur - Farmers Should
Be Prepared for Frost.

Hailstorms, cyclones. hurricanes and
volcanic eruptions, cold and frost are
the predictions for the month of Aug
ust made by Rev. Fri Hicks. Accord
ing to his predictions farmers should
be prepared for frost during the lat
FOR the month are as follows.
After heavy storm and buster about
the Sd, 4th and 9Th look for rising bar
ometer, westerly winds, and cooler.
The disturbances of this period,
whether or not West India storms
come UP from the south. may be ex-
pected over most interior parts of the
Tuesday, the 18th, the elimination
falling most likely on the 18th and
10Th. Vicious thunder storms and high
gales will center about Sunday, the
14th. If equatorial hurricanes or cy-
clones should make their presence felt
about our southern coast at this time,
the storms that visit interior states a
few days later will be followed by UNI
seasonably cool weather. otherwise
the heated term will not be broken eff
fectually until after the storms OF a
subsequent period
Reacttonary storm conditions will
return on and next to the 10Th and
20th. The period will be within the
brace Of earth's autumnal equinox and
near the center OF the Venus period,
thus increasing the probabilities of
equinottial storms on the south wat
ers and along the southern coast.
There Is almost scientific certainty
OF such storms In such parts of the
earth before the end Of August.
Hail Storms Sure.
1t is we'll to remember that destruc-
tive Venus hail storms are almost
sure to attend the storms, especially in
the great northwestern grain regions,
during the last half Of August. WE do
not know what precautionary steps
can be taken against such visitations,
but whatever may be possible or prac-
ticable should not be neglected
Change to rising barometer and very
much cooler, especially at night, will
follow for some days the reactionary
storms centering about the 18th and
10th.
The last regular storm period for
August is central on the 26th extend
Ing from the. Gath to the 29th. Within
this period the moon Is at full on the
25th, in apogee on the Goth and on the
celestial equator on the 2sth This
period Is also at the center OF the
Venus perturbation. ana fully under
the pressure of the earth's September
equinox. We may therefore confident
~ anticipate some very marked storm
disturbances at this time. Whether
hurricanes and cyclones have or have
not come up from the equator to oti
southern waters and coast, during
previous August periods, in every prob
ability such storms will appear at this
past period. These storms will touch
inland sections, and counter storm
areas will be induced from northwest
ern extremes, bringing many heavy
and some dangerous storms through-
out the southern and central states.
High Barometer.
The indications are, that the general
disturbances Of the last period will be
followed by general high barometer,
with fierce high winds and unseason-
ably cold weather out Of the north-
west. II frosts make their appearance
over the northern to middle regions
Of the country during the last few
days OF August, our readers may not
be wholly taken by surprise.
The dates upon which volcanic and
earthquake disturbances are most
likely to reach a maximum, generally
over the globe will be the 9th to the
18th and the Gath to the 2Sth of Aug
ust. We shall name Thursday, the
18th. and Thursday, the 25th, as CEN
trail days of these probable seismic
periods of disturbance.